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Farmer's WeeklySouth African farmers entered the 2026/27 summer production season better prepared for El Niño than they were ahead of the devastating 2015/16 drought, but economists warn that poor financial decisions could leave producers facing years of recovery.
Farmer's WeeklyThe KwaZulu-Natal 2026/27 Multi-Planting Season programme seeks to increase food production and help smallholder farmers prepare for the anticipated effects of El Niño.
Farmer's WeeklySouth Africa’s wheat harvest is expected to fall to its lowest level in eight years in the 2026/27 season, as rising input costs and dry conditions in the Western Cape put pressure on farmers, despite an anticipated increase in overall winter crop production.
Farmer's WeeklySouth Africa remains one of the world’s leading table grape exporters despite a shrinking production footprint, but increasing global supply, changing trade conditions, and intensifying competition are putting greater emphasis on productivity, quality, and market diversification.
Farmer's WeeklyLower feed costs and improved grazing are bringing relief to South Africa’s livestock farmers, but better production conditions are not translating into the same price trends across the industry.
Farmer's WeeklyLand Bank's Blended Finance Scheme is under renewed parliamentary scrutiny as demand outstrips available funding and farmers face delays that can have serious consequences for seasonal production.
Farmer's WeeklyThe Agricultural Research Council has begun the preparatory work needed to license its foot-and-mouth disease vaccine technology to private manufacturers, but says procurement, regulatory and biosafety requirements must be completed before an implementation timeline can be set.
Farmer's WeeklySouth Africa has entered the 2026/27 production season with El Niño established in the tropical Pacific, with the latest seasonal outlooks favouring below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures over much of the country.
Farmer's WeeklyBroilers offer a short production cycle, while layers provide a regular stream of eggs, but neither guarantees easy profits. Feed, markets, infrastructure, and management can quickly erode margins. Farmers need to know not only what it costs to produce a bird or egg, but exactly how they will sell…
Farmer's WeeklyFor many South African grain producers, the 2026/27 summer season is already on paper. Hectares have been allocated, cultivars selected, input budgets compiled, and planting windows identified. The current El Niño event doesn’t automatically invalidate those decisions. It does, however, change the…
Farmer's WeeklyAs South African grain farmers contend with increasingly variable production conditions, locally tested genetics are becoming ever more important. Driaan Bresler of Corteva Agriscience, shares his knowledge about developing and testing technologies to help farmers maintain yields and build…
Farmer's WeeklyAfrica's agricultural potential will not translate into food security, jobs, and economic growth simply by producing more food, delegates heard at the 10th Africa Agri Expo in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Farmer's WeeklyA century of research at Langgewens, near Malmesbury in the Swartland, Western Cape, has helped transform farming far beyond the boundaries of the research farm, contributing to advances in crop production, soil management, conservation agriculture, and livestock systems.