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Scientists have discovered a remarkable “Pac-Man enzyme” that helps bacteria devour certain types of plastic and may offer new hop...
Protect your upper canopy crop with Philagro’s Macadamia Combo Pack. Combining Samurai® 20 SC and Sumi-Alpha® 200 EW, it delivers...
Commercial beef producers had an opportunity to showcase their veld-raised breeding animals at the Royal Veld Heifer Competition,...
Observed annually on 16 October, World Food Day draws attention to hunger, malnutrition, and the need for sustainable global food...
The global Wagyu industry has considerable room for growth, but protecting the integrity of the premium beef brand, improving mark...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on commercial banks to ease lending restrictions for emerging farmers, saying access to finan...
The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) has defended expenditure of more than R81 million on its proposed foot-and-mouth disease (...
Scientists have discovered a potential new weapon against a devastating fungus that threatens rice, wheat, and barley worldwide. B...
Eating late at night could be putting your liver at risk, according to a large study led by Oregon Health & Science University. Re...
Every farming operation has its own equipment needs, cycles, and long-term goals. John Deere Financial offers personalised financi...
A fruit farmer, an organic vegetable producer, and a collaborative citrus development were recognised at the 2026 Agricultural Wri...
A major study found that several cancers are rising faster among younger adults in England, even as smoking, diet, and other estab...
South African farmers entered the 2026/27 summer production season better prepared for El Niño than they were ahead of the devasta...
From tiny dwarf rabbits to large meat breeds, the rabbit exhibit at this year’s Royal Show in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands offered v...
From tiny dwarf rabbits to large meat breeds, the rabbit exhibit at this year’s Royal Show in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands offered v...
Ice baths, massages, compression garments, and recovery supplements promise faster muscle recovery, but research suggests their be...
Agriculture remains the biggest cause of biodiversity loss worldwide, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). However,...
Zimbabwe government officials are projecting a grain deficit of between 266 881t and 541 881t for the 2026/27 season, largely driv...
Scientists have traced the development of a mouse embryo from its first two cells to the formation of organs, using a remarkable D...
Scientists have developed a model showing that gut bacteria play a surprisingly important role in how many calories we absorb, mea...
As Botswana’s game farming industry grows, professional hunter Luke Blackbeard’s story highlights how wildlife can become both a v...
The KwaZulu-Natal 2026/27 Multi-Planting Season programme seeks to increase food production and help smallholder farmers prepare f...
South Africa’s wheat harvest is expected to fall to its lowest level in eight years in the 2026/27 season, as rising input costs a...
During the annual Agbiz Information Session held in Pretoria on 8 October, Thapelo Machaba, Agbiz agricultural economist and polic...
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