Aerial support to combat locust outbreak in the Northern Cape

Mar 11, 2022

With 33 farming towns already affected by outbreaks of brown locusts, the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform had procured aerial support to combat the scourge. Adult locust swarms have already grown to...

Premiers vow to create jobs through agriculture

Feb 28, 2022

South African premiers are tapping into agriculture, as Africa’s largest employer, to boost their own provinces’ economies and to create jobs for young people in the marketplace. As the premiers of Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape delivered their...

This week’s agriculture events: 24 to 30 January

Jan 25, 2022

Monday, 24 January Register for Combined Congress 2022 The Combined Congress is a three-day, annual congress of three scientific societies, including Soil Science Society of South Africa (SSSSA), Southern African Society for Horticultural Sciences (SASHS) and the...

A message to fellow farmers: work hard and be brave

Nov 23, 2021

Onthatile Nkunika believes the land is available for all to work – as long as people are willing to roll up their sleeves and work hard. It is what she does every day. Even as fences are stolen and petty thieves open her kraals to take what they want, she...

ICYMI: Brown locust outbreak in Northern Cape

Nov 8, 2021

The first brown locust swarms of the season have been seen in parts of the Northern Cape and officials say more are expected following good rainfall in recent weeks. The provincial department of agriculture, environmental affairs, rural development and land reform...