Tag: Agricultural Research Council

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) confirmed on 1 April that it has released another 20 000 doses of locally produced foot-and-mouth...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes South African marginal areas face significant social and economic challenges, often characterised by poverty, high unemployment, limited access to resources,...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes South Africa’s summer crop bigwigs remain optimistic that most of the country’s summer field crops will be slightly higher than...

Hierdie week het Plaas TV weereens vir interessante kykstof gesorg en vandag is #kykweervrydag. Hier is ’n opsomming van dié week se episodes: The South African Meat...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a growing concern among cattle farmers around the world. It is caused by a poxvirus...

Hierdie week het Plaas TV weereens vir interessante kykstof gesorg en vandag is #kykweervrydag. Hier is ’n opsomming van dié week se episodes: In Junie vanjaar is...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The winners of the 2024 National Master Dairyman Awards were announced by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) on Wednesday, 13...

Hierdie week het Plaas TV weereens vir interessante kykstof gesorg en vandag is #kykweervrydag. Hier is ’n opsomming van dié week se episodes: Get ready for the...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Livestock losses, reduced crop yields, pest and disease outbreaks, and farmworkers’ deaths associated with increased air temperatures as well as...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Water scarcity is a growing problem due to climate change. Agriculture uses the most water in South Africa, so it...