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All posts tagged "Business"
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7.0KBusinessFIRST FREE RANGE GUIDE TO AID RSA FARMERS IN MEETING WOOLWORTHS MEAT SPECIFICATIONS
Emerging livestock farmers can now be part of a cohort of supplying Woolworths with free range meat thanks to the High Value...
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2.9KBusinessTractor positive sales continue
The South African Agricultural Machinery Association (SAAMA) announced that tractor sales remained positive despite the lockdowns. Chairman of SAAMA, Greg Cadman, said...
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5.4KBusinessMacadamia industry targets 63 000 ha
The macadamia industry expects growth of approximately 6 300 ha per annum, until 2030. Arguably, this is the fastest growing tree in South...
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3.8KAgricultureMPO – Erratic producer price endangers dairy industry
A strong warning by the Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) that erratic producer prices for milk farmers over the past five years will...
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4.8KBusinessRed meat industry stands up against NSPCA
On 6 August, the National Council SPCA will be heading back to the Grahamstown High Court to support the prohibition of exporting...
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4.5KAgricultureInsurance company targeting precision farming
Global trends in the agricultural insurance industry indicate that insurance companies were migrating to cover electronic farming equipment. “Items such as GPS...
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3.5KAgricultureRSA cherry industry needs introspection
With the global production of cherry expected to decline for 2020/2021, coupled by Chinese and Russian casual rouse in appetite for cherries,...
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4.3KAgricultureAllow smallholder farmers access to markets
Farmers United of South Africa (FUSA) has championed a call for the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act (MAP Act) to be amended....
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3.3KAgricultureAlcohol ban; far reaching consequences for farmers
The second ban on alcohol sales has invited a spirited defense from the entire alcohol value chain. One of South Africa’s biggest...
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Unions seething over drought funding revocation
The Farmers United for South Africa (FUSA) and the Agri SA are seething with dissatisfaction following an announcement by the Head of...
