Before We Cleared the Land, We Watched It
What a year of repeated observation in Prado, Bahia taught our family about sandy-soil recovery, low-cost digital field records and the value of sharing...
WEDA Unveils New Straw Dispensing System to Enhance Sow Welfare
As a leading supplier of livestock housing equipment to the agricultural sector, WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp of Lutten is presenting a fully automatic WEDA...
From yachts to sprayer booms: marine experience informs agricultural bearing selection
When an agricultural equipment manufacturer needed a lightweight, durable bearing solution for the pivot points of its carbon fibre sprayer booms, it turned to...
Rwanda to Host Milestone 20th Africa Food Systems Forum 2026
E Paul Kagame to lead African presidents, prime ministers and global leaders in discussing investment and delivery.
More than 5,000 people from 50+...
Orbia Netafim Wins “Precision Fertilization Solution of the Year” at 2026 AgTech Breakthrough Awards
Orbia Advance Corporation, Precision Agriculture business group Netafim today announced that its Dosing 5G portfolio has been selected as winner of the “Precision Fertilization Solution of the Year” award in the 7th annual...
Grain SA Raises Concerns Over R600m Variance Impacting Farmers and Consumers
Grain SA says more than R600 million in value could be at stake in the JSE’s decision on how soybean location differentials are calculated...
AI project targets resilient potato and sweetpotato varieties for farmers
Potato and sweetpotato farmers are set to benefit from a new international research initiative that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the development...
ClearLeaf launches non-toxic product to fight dangerous diseases in field strawberries
Costa Rican agricultural technology company ClearLeaf has announced promising results for its non-toxic fungi bactericide, GotaBlanca, in controlling Pestalotia leaf spot and fruit rot...
Women’s participation in agriculture must move beyond subsistence farming
By Zanele Mabelane, Product Portfolio Head of Agriculture at FNB CommercialAccording to Stats SA, there are approximately 40,000 commercial farming units in South Africa,...
Beyond disease control: getting more bang for your buck
By Andries Duvenhage: Campaign Lead: Cereals, Deciduous Fruit & VegCrop protection should no longer be seen as an unavoidable expense to control pests and...