Farmer's Weekly

Farmer’s Weekly is an agricultural magazine based in South Africa, targeting the whole of Southern Africa. The magazine is committed to advancing the interests of the region’s farmers and its agricultural industry by serving as a mouthpiece for the industry and by keeping its readers informed of the latest developments in the agricultural sector.

Scrap the sugar tax – it isn’t working

Farmer's Weekly

Revolutionising citrus transport: rail as a catalyst for cold chain efficiency • The status of South African citrus as a top export product can be enhanced by shifting to rail transport, write Ngcebo Parton Khumalo and Wandile Ngcamphalala of the Perishable Products Export Control Board.

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Tshwane children celebrate World Wetlands Day in the Colbyn wetland

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WEEKLY NEWS WRAP

DA takes Expropriation Act to court

Agri Northern Cape warns against misinformation

A toast to wine industry excellence at top event

Grain production down in the Swartland region

Overcoming medics production challenges • The Western Cape Department of Agriculture recently hosted a workshop at Langgewens Research Farm in the Swartland to facilitate discussions about how farmers can improve their medics production. Glenneis Kriel reports.

‘Many people in SA’s breadbasket go hungry’

Academy offers scholarships for cannabis growers

International Space Station crew studies space agriculture, biotech

Brazil to go big with cannabis crop

World in brief

Asiatic redwater behind Free State cattle deaths

SA’s poultry industry eyes export opportunities

SA’s AGOA participation brought into question

SA needs to keep tabs on huge US-China tariffs

Lack of technicians means higher farmer costs

National minimum wage set to increase by 4,4%

Operational efficiency can cut citrus packing costs

SA agri could recover with 3% growth in 2025

Record harvest shows blended finance success

Agri SA sounds alarm on increasing mining activities near farmlands

An overview of the Brent crude oil market • Absa AgriBusiness analyses the trends in local and international oil prices, with global production output and the policies of the new US administration looming large over price movements.

Red meat outlook for 2025 and beyond • The beef and sheep farming industries have faced a couple of very difficult years, but there are promising signs that consumer demand for red meat will pick up as the economy slowly improves, says Dr Koos Coetzee.

Industrial-scale farming is flawed: what ecologically friendly farming practices could look like in Africa • Rachel Wynberg, a professor in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town, talks to The Conversation about the importance of agroecology, as outlined in the book African Perspectives on Agroecology.

Language in agriculture • In South Africa, there are 12 official languages. And while these languages should be celebrated for representing diverse cultures, it does make it difficult to include everyone equally at all times. Janine Ryan reports.

How to achieve ostrich product perfection • Ostrich farming is a well-established industry in South Africa which, aside from meat, produces feathers and leather that are in demand around the world. Dr Anel Engelbrecht, ostrich researcher at the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Oudtshoorn Research Farm, shared tips with Glenneis Kriel on how farmers can improve the quality of their ostrich feathers and leather.

The ins and outs of alpaca farming • The South African alpaca industry is on the rise, says Alison Notley, president of the South...