Tag: sustainability
FMD war: Industry demands less talk, more action
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
“A little less conversation … a little more action.” These Elvis Presley lyrics represent a good summary of the reaction...
Pioneer’s centenary: The beginning of the next 100 years of agricultural...
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Pioneer, a global leader in the supply of agricultural solutions and seeds, is celebrating its hundredth year of existence. As...
Eastern Cape pharmacist wins Potatoes SA award
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An Eastern Cape producer, Vumile Mzinzi, has been named Potatoes SA’s Enterprise Development Farmer of the Year.
The award, presented at...
Pork 360: South Africa’s self-regulated assurance mark for sustainable pork
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Pork 360 is South Africa’s self-regulatory assurance system: a commitment by the pork industry to hold itself accountable for producing...
Smart stockmanship takes centre stage at 2025 LRF Stockman School
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The 17th LRF Annual Stockman School, hosted by the Livestock Registering Federation (LRF), kicked off with great enthusiasm at the...
Farm audits – from best practice to sustainability
Webinar discussion
The Dairy Standard Agency (DSA) is an independent, non-profit initiative of Milk SA that works with government, processors, and farmers to promote the...
Sim Classics farmers day: Advancing beef farming
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The farmers day held on 27 August at Greenfountain Farm, Kleinmonde near Port Alfred, hosted by Sim Classic as part...
Indigenous breeds: A sustainable solution to climate change
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Climate change poses a serious threat to livestock production in South Africa, with heat stress emerging as one of the...
Western Cape shares water strategies with the world
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Anton Bredell, Western Cape minister for local government, environmental affairs, and development planning represented the Western Cape government at the...
Nestlé tackles child labour for 100% sustainable cocoa
Nestlé is investing $45 million a year in its sustainability programme and making progress reducing child labour in West Africa’s cocoa-growing communities, which form...
