The Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) hovered between 38 and 58 in 2024 and then rose sharply to 70 in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 before declining to 65 in Q2 and 63 in Q3.

The Nguni is a cattle breed indigenous to Southern Africa. A hybrid of different Indian and later European cattle breeds, ...

For six decades, ISUZU Motors South Africa has been deeply rooted in the agricultural heart of the nation. As South Africa’s farmers have worked tirelessly to feed the country and sustain the economy, ...

The sugar industry has welcomed 13 August Government Gazette in which Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau approved a block exemption allowing growers, millers, retailers, and food ...

The success of the T1250 lies in its efficiency, robustness, and adaptability. The ripper’s performance was tested on a farm with sandy soils in the Free State and it came through with flying colours, ...

For half a century, the company has played a crucial part in the agriculture sector, and is now set to showcase their next-generation machinery.

RCL Foods (RCL) has flagged the impact of ineffective sugar import tariffs on its latest annual results, with sugar imports hindering growth in its sugar division despite solid operational performance ...

The Dormer’s ability to pass on its economic traits to its offspring makes it the ideal breed for crossbreeding programmes. The Dormer has many exceptional traits, say Liezel Grobler, secretary of the ...

Annelie Coleman represents Farmer’s Weekly in the Free State, North West and Northern Cape. Agriculture is in her blood. She grew up on a maize farm in the Wesselsbron district where her brother is ...

In December 2015, Dr Erna Blancquaert made history when she became the first woman of colour in Africa to obtain a PhD in ...

In this first article in Farmer’s Weekly’s series on agricultural training institutions in South Africa, we look at ...

The Eastern Cape Development Corporation, in partnership with the Swiss Import Promotion Programme, earlier this week ...