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Ongoing communication and cooperation between South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana are critical to addressing challenges posed by f...
What does it take to build a Dohne Merino flock that performs under South African conditions while delivering value to the farmer?
A six-month study suggests that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may offer older adults a powerful advantage: losing body f...
South Africa’s wind-energy sector has entered a new phase, with private companies outpacing the state in driving investment in new...
South Africa’s sugar industry needs urgent intervention to restore profitability and protect its future, as cheap imports, the sug...
Savanna ram Demolisher from Maize Valley Savanna Goat Stud lived up to his name at this year’s Nampo Alfa, defeating strong compet...
South Africa’s red meat industry needs sufficient funding, changes in state animal health management, and stronger farmer particip...
Just seven strength-training sessions helped obese mice shrink visceral fat cells and reactivate molecular pathways involved in bu...
Scientists accidentally discovered a microscopic organism with a genetic code that breaks a rule researchers thought was nearly un...
After a two-year absence, the Royal Agricultural Society opened the gates to its new home at Tweedie Hall in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal...
Not all vitamin D supplements are created equal, and new research suggests that one popular form may have an unexpected downside....
A large analysis of 22 studies found that the trans fats naturally present in dairy foods such as milk, butter, yogurt, and cheese...
An Agricultural Research Council community-based breeding programme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is helping communal goat farmers int...
Giving zoo lions whole carcasses on a feast-and-fast schedule appears to bring out more natural behavior. The lions spent nearly t...
South Africa remains one of the world’s leading table grape exporters despite a shrinking production footprint, but increasing glo...
Namibia has intensified measures to contain its foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak near the South African border after the conf...
In the harsh Agter-Pakhuis area outside Clanwilliam, performance has to be earned. Martin de Klerk uses hard data, rigorous cullin...
Eating more sugar while taking antibiotics was linked to greater disruption of the gut microbiome and increased growth of potentia...
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy's latest brief shows that food prices are barely rising, yet a basic healthy diet stil...
For new-era (emerging) farmers, protecting young livestock is not only about reducing losses; it is an important part of building...
A ketogenic diet increased small-intestinal tumors in cancer-prone mice while reducing tumors in the colon, revealing a strikingly...
Spring brings the grounds back to the top of the maintenance list on farms and estates across South Africa. Entrances and avenues,...
A Brahman bull and a Simmentaler cow claimed top honours at the 2026 Old Mutual Wealth National Interbreed Championships at Nampo...
Strong prices were achieved at the Western Cape Nguni Club/Regainer Nguni auction held in Darling, Western Cape, on 24 September....
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