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Much like the air we breathe and the water we drink, we take the soil in which our food grows for granted too often.

Choosing the right feeding system can mean the difference between a thriving herd or one that just exists according to Dylan Eagleston who recently made the switch to a Trioliet feed mixer.

There are many unknowns about how societies will manage the climate transition. And the associated energy transition from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable energy.

We recently caught up with Dr Mike Barrow to discuss the reintroduction of maize genetics into modern breeding programmes, particularly for small-scale farmers.

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, has assured that the avian influenza outbreak is under control, with 70% of farms not infected by the disease and continuing [...]

The Grain SA Group of Entities, the voluntary industry organisation that provides commodity strategic support and services to the grain and oilseed producers of South Africa, today announced the [...]

Jehiel Oliver, founder and CEO of Hello Tractor, recently discussed the convergence of African traditions, technology, and agriculture. Addressing the continent’s potential as well as its [...]

South Africa has had a number of outbreaks of animal diseases in recent months that suggest there are weaknesses in the country’s biosecurity system – the measures in place to reduce the risk of [...]

Three percent of Earth's water is fresh, and over two-thirds of that tiny amount is unavailable or polluted. The entire human race relies on the remaining 0.5 percent to survive.

Crop rotation is a practice used in agriculture which involves the deliberate and sequential planting of different crops in the same area at other times of the year.