Tag: Farming
Fair Cape Dairies – The 5 Time SA Dairy Champs
Fair Cape Dairies, a leader in sustainable and ethical dairy farming, has once again emerged victorious at the prestigious South African Dairy Championships, solidifying their position as a Champion of quality...
WildX Adventures: a study in how to run a successful recreational business
Rated as the top adventure company in South Africa and among the Top 10 in the world, local adventure operator WildX Adventures husband and wife team, Johnnie and Marisa Borrett, is...
Advanced food processing technologies could make the food industry more sustainable
By Marius Wessels Manager: Professional Services for SYSPRO Africa
Food goes to waste at every stage in the food manufacturing and distribution process – from farming and production to packaging, storage, distribution,...
Farming for the Future
WOOLWORTHS is proud to have a range of indigenous plants, including fynbos and fruit trees, as part of its horticulture range. But rather than being produced by a large commercial supplier,...
SA wine grape harvest passes halfway mark; promising wines underway
AFTER a slow start, harvest time is well underway as more than half of South Africa's 2022 wine grape crop has already been taken in at cellars. The crop is still...
Make kiwifruit part of the agriculture master plan
SA has a distinct advantage over New Zealand, the world's leading exporter of the fruit, thanks to its relative proximity to the EU
Agriculture has a vital role to play in SA’s...
Record grain harvest will bolster economic recovery
WESTERN Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, accompanied by Executive Mayor Sakkie Franken of the Overberg District Municipality and Mayor Paul Swart of the Cape Agulhas Municipality recently visited grain...
Electricity price increases threaten farming sustainability
The ever-increasing electricity price threatens the sustainability of affordable food production. This was the warning Free State Agriculture (FSA) gave the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa).
Dr Jack Armour, operations...
Crookes fruitless endeavours
AGRIBUSINESS Crookes Brothers, which has been actively trying to diversify from its traditional sugar farming base, has taken a big step back on its deciduous fruit foray in the Western Cape.
In the...
Precision farming: The benefits of utilising drones for your business
In tough economic times with increasing extreme weather events and stiff competition from overseas, South African farmers need to leverage every opportunity to maximise area use. And that's where advanced technologies...
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