The Senwes and Agribel Holdings (“Agribel”) annual general meetings were held on Wednesday, 24 August 2022, both by means of electronic communication and by personal attendance. The meetings were very well attended and shareholders were given the opportunity to vote by proxy and at the meeting as well.
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- 24 August 2022
- Senwes
- 1111
China het Dinsdag, 23 Augustus 2022, sy verbod op die invoer van wol uit Suid-Afrika weens die voorkoms van bek-en-klouseer opgehef.
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South Africa’s agricultural export activity will likely soften this year from the 2021 record of US$12,4 billion. Lower production of key crops, animal disease spread and changes in phytosanitary regulations in key markets such as the European Union (EU), will all weigh on the export activity this year.
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Die Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie (RPO) neem kennis van die afkondiging van die minister van landbou, grondhervorming en landelike ontwikkeling, me Thoko Didiza op 16 Augustus dat alle beweging van beeste opgeskort word vir ʼn aanvanklike tydperk van 21 dae met die opsie om dit te verleng.
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- 17 August 2022
- Senwes
- 1184
Die voorkoms van bek-en-klouseer by voerkrale en op plase in ses provinsies het die minister van landbou, grondhervorming en landelike ontwikkeling genoop om ʼn 21 dae lange verbod op die verskuiwing van beeste landwyd in te stel. Hierdie verbod sal weekliks hersien word.
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- 17 August 2022
- Senwes
- 886
Die besluit deur die buurlande Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho en Namibië om hul landsgrense vir sekere landbouprodukte uit Suid-Afrika te sluit is volgens Agri SA eensydig en strydig met bestaande handelsooreenkomste.
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- 16 August 2022
- Senwes
- 1033
Tydens die onlangse jaarkongres van Vrystaat Landbou, het Senwes met trots opgetree as een van die borge van dié bedryfsorganisasie se gesogte Landbouvereniging van die Jaar-kompetisie. Die wenner van vanjaar se kompetisie was die Steynsrus Distriksboere-unie .
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- 16 August 2022
- Senwes
- 1682
Die verskuiwing van beeste word vanaf Dinsdag, 16 Augustus, verbied terwyl die verskuiwing van ander gesplete hoefdiere, waaronder wild, met groot omsigtigheid moet plaasvind. Hierdie maatreëls is deur die departement van landbou, grondsake en landelike ontwikkeling in die lewe geroep in ʼn poging om die verspreiding van bek-en-klouseer te stuit.
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- 15 August 2022
- Senwes
- 997
Ter viering van Vrouemaand kuier Senwes by ʼn paar #ImmerGroenVroue in sy bedieningsvoetspoor. Volgende aan die beurt is Mariette Swart van die plaas Liddlesdale in die Hennenman-distrik.
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- 15 August 2022
- Senwes
- 1043
In 2022, seventeen years after the inception of the Senwes Spinners Farm School Programme, the programme is donning a brand new jacket, expanding its focus and is being rolled-out on a national level.
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- 11 August 2022
- Senwes
- 885
Daar heers optimisme in die landbousektor oor die nuwe plantseisoen wat in Oktober begin. Volgens Wandile Sihlobo, hoofekonoom van die landbousakekamer Agbiz, dui veral die weervooruitsigte vir die volgende vyf maande, pryse vir graan en oliesade, asook trekkerverkope op ʼn goeie seisoen.
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- 10 August 2022
- Senwes
- 1048
Dis dalk waar dat daar agter elke suksesvolle man ʼn suksesvolle vrou staan, maar wanneer dit by die vroulike boere in Suid-Afrika se landboubedryf kom, staan hierdie Evas sommer mooi en selfstandig op hul eie twee voete.
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- 08 August 2022
- Senwes
- 781
Die Noord-Kaapse veeboer en voorsitter van die nasionale Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie (RPO), James Faber, is onlangs aangewys as Suid-Afrika se eerste Klimaatslim Ambassadeur van die veetydskrif, Veeplaas.
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- 08 August 2022
- SA Olive
- 777
Amid the bad news, the load shedding woes and the ongoing challenges that face producers in South Africa, the good news is that 2022 was a bumper harvest for many olive growers. With the harvest now complete, experts indicate that table olives and extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) from the 2022 harvest will be excellent.
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- 02 August 2022
- Senwes
- 1133
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) has made a final determination in the investigation into the alleged dumping of frozen bone-in portions of chicken imported from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain.
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- 02 August 2022
- Senwes
- 855
Die departement van landbou, grondhervorming en landelike ontwikkeling het bevestig dat daar tans landwyd 101 gevalle van bek-en-klouseer voorkom. Sewe nuwe gevalle is in KwaZulu-Natal aangemeld terwyl vier nuwe gevalle ook in die Vrystaat bevestig is.
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- 01 August 2022
- Senwes
- 844
Die erns van die Chinese verbod op die invoer van Suid-Afrikaanse wol word op die hoogste vlakke met verskeie belanghebbendes bespreek ten einde die uitvoerproses van wol na China te hervat.
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- 01 August 2022
- Senwes
- 883
The South African government has lodged a dispute with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the EU's recently introduced regulations for citrus imports from the country.
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Bayer en Graan Suid-Afrika het onlangs kragte saamgesnoer om ʼn unieke dokumentêre film die lig te laat sien. Die film, Blessings – Feeding Tomorrow Today, breek ʼn lansie vir die rol van mentors en studiegroepe in die ontwikkeling van kleinskaalboere.
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Die oorsigmaand vir Augustus se brandstofpryse het ten einde geloop, wat beteken die finale oorverhalings is bekend gemaak. Van dié syfer moet die laaste vergunning van 75c per liter op die algemene brandstofheffing afgetrek word.
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- 28 July 2022
- John Deere
- 1334
Designed with the demands of today's job site in mind, John Deere introduces the new 460E-II Articulated Dump Truck (ADT). This John Deere-designed machine delivers ultimate productivity with a redesigned wider dump body, electrical and hydraulic systems, and new drive modes to help you get the job done in various conditions. John Deere can proudly say that this machine is built for the long haul.
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Die sesde produksieskatting wat deur die nasionale oesskattingskomitee (NOK) bekend gemaak is dui, ondanks pessimistiese verwagtinge vroeër weens nat toestande, op goeie oesskattings. In die geval van sojabone is die oesskatting aangepas tot ʼn nuwe rekordhoogte, terwyl mielies se skatting ook hoër aangepas is.
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If Russia keeps to the deal it has signed with Ukraine allowing for the resumption of grain exports, much needed relief will be provided to importing countries, including many in Africa.
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Weke nadat president Cyril Rampahosa gesê het dat adviseurs werk aan ʼn plan om die land se kragkrisis op te los, is dié plan op 25 Julie 2022 bekend gestel.
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The University of the Free State (UFS) has formed a partnership with ZZ2 – a well-known South African farming and fresh produce company. The partnership includes the establishment of a company, FreeFarm Innovation, as a vehicle for combined outputs of the university and ZZ2’s diverse, but complementary capabilities, skills, and resources.
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Na breedvoerige gesprekvoering het Graan SA en Alfa reeds in 2019 besluit om hande te vat en ʼn nuwe ekspo op die landboukalender te plaas. COVID-19 het egter dié planne vir twee jaar op ys geplaas.
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Weghol-inflasie, strengter beleidsiklusse van internasionale sentrale banke en onsekerheid oor die oorlog tussen Rusland en Oekraïne wat kommoditeitspryse en ekonomiese groei beïnvloed, het die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank genoop om die repokoers met 75 basispunte te verhoog tot 5,5%.
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South Africa’s agricultural industries are increasingly pressured by stringent trade practices in their major export markets. The wool industry, which has been closed off from the Chinese market for nearly four months now, is one example.
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Belanghebbendes het 30 dae om kommentaar te lewer op die staat se wildsvleisstrategie. Hierdie strategie en toepassingsplan vir ʼn formele wildsvleisstrategie is gister (18 Julie 2022) deur Barbara Creecy, minister van bosbou, visserye en omgewingsake, in die Staatskoerant (47024, kennisgewing no. 2293) gepubliseer.
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Ondanks verskeie uitdagings in die pluimvee-en lewendehawebedryf was voerverkope van April verlede jaar tot Maart vanjaar op ʼn jaargrondslag 2,2% hoër.
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Due to the dramatic increase in African Horse Sickness (AHS) cases in the AHS infected (endemic) zone of the country over the last several months, many areas have been closed for direct movement into the AHS controlled area of the Western Cape.
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Die brandseisoen in die sentrale binneland is in volle swang, met veld- en struktuurbrande wat reeds in verskeie gebiede in Noordwes verwoesting saai. Eric Stoch, voorsitter van die Noordwes-sambreelbrandbeskermingsvereniging (NWUFPA), sê vier lewens is reeds hierdie jaar weens brandverwante voorvalle geëis en plantegroei is vernietig.
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Tiger Brands will extend operations at its deciduous fruit business Langeberg & Ashton Foods (L&AF) for a further season. The decision was taken after a compact was agreed upon with organised labour, L&AF employees and members of the Canning Fruit Producers Association that allows the Company to undertake the significant risk required to operate the business for the forthcoming season.
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Die Melkprodusente-organisasie (MPO) in die Oos-Kaap sal op 23 en 24 September vanjaar die land se eerste volwaardige melkfees aanbied.
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Vrystaat Landbou se jaarkongres wat op 3 en 4 Augustus 2022 aangebied word, gaan fokus op die lewensvatbaarheid van die landboubedryf. Volgens Francois Wilken, Vrystaat Landbou President, konfronteer die veranderende internasionale en plaaslike omstandighede die landbougemeenskap met nuwe uitdagings.
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An exceptionally good agricultural production and commodity price cycle, together with the unlocking of synergies from recent merger transactions and the reorganisation of the business model of the group, resulted in record results for the financial year.
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Die impak van die voortdurende kragonderbrekings op die landbousektor en breë ekonomie hou ernstige implikasies vir voedselsekerheid en maatskaplike stabiliteit in.
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Met die uitdagings wat beurtkrag aan die land se ekonomie en spesifiek aan landbou stel, verduidelik Pieter Malan, uitvoerende bestuurder: Grainlink Bedryf hoe dié besigheidseenheid die kwessie rondom kragonderbrekings hanteer ten einde ʼn kwaliteit diens aan klante te lewer.
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South Africa's 2021/22 summer crop harvest is in full swing across the country. The feedback from farmers about the yields they are receiving has been encouraging. Hence, we believe that the data from the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) is unlikely to change much over the coming months. The CEC released its fifth production estimate recently and introduced minor adjustments from the previous month.
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ʼn Nasionale werkskomitee, bestaande uit 15 belanghebbendes binne die landbou en landelike veiligheid, is in die lewe geroep om toesig te hou oor landelike veiligheid, misdaadvoorkoming en die uitvoering van die landelike veiligheidstrategie.
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The new John Deere X9 Series Combine is currently the largest grain handling Combine Harvester on the African Continent. Specifically designed for high yields and high moisture crops under challenging conditions. With its ultimate cab design to ensure operator comfort, you would like to stay longer behind the wheel. This machine will allow its operator to move quickly and harvest at a fast pace.
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Gauteng Veterinary Services has alerted all auctioneers of the continuing threat of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Gauteng. FMD is a controlled disease in terms of the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act 35 of 1984) and is an erosive disease which causes great economic losses, not only to the farmer but affects the economy of the whole of South Africa as it has trade implications on the country.
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Daar is lig aan die einde van die tonnel vir die Suid-Afrikaanse lewendehawe-en wildbedryf wat ʼn voortdurende stryd het om aan internasionale vereistes te voldoen.
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The deadline for applications for the 2023-2024 rendition of the Senwes Graduate Programme is fast approaching and all graduates are invited to apply before 31 July 2022. If you are looking for a stimulating, rewarding, learning and growth experience – that allows you to experience the #BestOfBothWorlds - then this 12-month development programme is the perfect fit.
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Landbousakelui is in die algemeen optimisties oor hul bedryfsomstandighede, maar ervaar groot onsekerhede oor algemene ekonomiese toestande.
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Suid-Afrika sal teen 2040 reeds 50% meer toegerus wees met waterstof-en koolstofvrye stelsels wat hernubare energie optimaal benut as dit van mnr. André de Ruyter, uitvoerende hoof van Eskom, afhang.
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The numbers released on 7 June 2022 by Statistics South Africa show that in the first quarter of 2022, agriculture gross value added grew by 0,8% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted).
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Senwes breaks new ground through the acquisition of three John Deere agencies in East Germany namely Schlieper für Landmaschinen GmbH (Schlieper), Landmaschinen Vertrieb Deuben GmbH (LVD) and Bartling Landtechnik GmbH Hohenseefeld (Bartling Hohenseefeld).
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Trekkerverkope van 752 eenhede in Mei is aansienlik, byna 36%, meer as die 554 eenhede wat in dieselfde tyd verlede jaar verkoop is.
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Despite rising prices, South Africans continue to add more meat on their plates, while vegetable consumption has dwindled slightly.
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Hoewel die polisie se nuutste misdaadstatistieke daarop dui dat veediefstal met ʼn geringe 2,5% gestyg het, meen veeboere dit het met veel meer toegeneem.
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Spesifieke ingrypings in die dieselrabatstelsel is ʼn volhoubare opsie om die impak van brandstofprysstygings op voedselinflasie te versag, meen Kulani Siweya, hoofekonoom van Agri SA.
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued the following Seasonal Climate Watch for the period May to September 2022.
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Are you a new graduate looking to start your career in a dynamic corporate environment that is fast-paced and vibrant, but will still give you that hometown feeling? Then the Senwes Graduate Programme is definitely for you!
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Die waterreserwes vir die wintermaande lyk goed in Suid-Afrika se drie mees noordelike provinsies.
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Suid-Afrikaners is geneties geprogrammeer om geleenthede te identifiseer en daarop te reageer en meer nog as dit ten goede kan wees vir die groter samelewing. Medemenslikheid en hoop is immers twee kommoditeite wat altyd in aanvraag is.
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Die Noordwes Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie (NWRPO) het op 25 Mei 2022 hul jaarlikse kongres by Senwes se hoofkantoor in Klerksdorp aangebied met die tema: Gefokus en toekomsgerig.
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Die nasionale oesskattingskomitee (NOK) het in sy vierde skatting vir somergewasse van die 2022-siesoen die produksieskatting van sojabone met 44 850 ton of 2,38% tot 1,93 miljoen ton opwaarts aangepas. Die geskatte oppervlakte van sojabone is 925 300 hektaar en die verwagte opbrengs is 2,09 ton per hektaar.
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Met die La Niña-stelsel wat steeds sterk is vir hierdie tyd van die jaar, bly die risiko van neerslae voor en tydens strooptyd redelik groot tot ongeveer die begin van Julie, meen Johan van den Berg, ʼn onafhanklike landbouweerkundige.
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As direkteur van die Griffon-gifinligtingsentrum en konsultant van die Suid-Afrikaanse Dieregesondheidsvereniging (SADGV), glo dr Gerhard Verdoorn dat ’n veearts iemand is wat kuddegesondheid op ‘n plaas help verseker, en daarop ingestel moet wees om produsente bewus te maak van die gevare van onwettige veemiddels op die plaas.
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Na ʼn afwesigheid van twee jaar is #Nampo2022 iets van die verlede en in die spreekwoordelike sakkie. Vanjaar het meer as 60 000 mense dié landbouskouspel in Bothaville bygewoon en volgens Du Toit Wessels, assistent bestuurder: Nampo en Bemarking, is alle verwagtinge oortref.
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A country’s future lies with its youth, and with an aging agricultural sector, newcomers to the industry are sorely needed. The final session of Nation in Conversation belonged to the youth and Wandile Sihlobo led an expert panel in discussion about the youth’s perception of agriculture, hurdles they must overcome and the future prospects of agriculture as a career choice.
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Nearly all technologies are going digital, and data is said to be the commodity of the future. But what happens with the terabytes of data created by the thousands of sensors across your farm every day? And who owns this data?
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Rising input costs will force some grain producers to look at diversifying their operations by introducing livestock. Integrating livestock into a grain business can add value to lower potential farmlands and improve overall cash flow.
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Consolidation of farming enterprises coupled with higher mechanisation is leading to fewer job opportunities in rural towns and rapid urbanisation. This leaves many rural areas in a state of disrepair because of a shrinking economic base and dwindling economically active population.
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From deteriorating rural roads and rail infrastructure to bottlenecks at harbours, South Africa’s agricultural sector is negatively affected by a lack of investment in efficient logistics. Production areas are often far from the main consumers and export markets, and a breakdown in logistics can have dire consequences for producers.
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Modern chemistry contributed to the agricultural evolution of the past century, but the responsible use of agri-chemicals should be top of mind for all producers, in creating a sustainable management strategy. Facilitator, Theo Vorster and a panel of experts tackled this very topical issue during the second discussion session of Nation in Conversation at Nampo Bothaville on Tuesday, 17 May 2022.
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The world economy is under pressure, and South Africa is not immune to the impact. Input costs are rising, consumer spending is cautious and general turmoil in world markets contributes to a sense of trepidation.
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- 13 May 2022
- FruitNet
- 1162
South African Sharon Fruit growers have started their 2022 harvest, with the promise of a good crop of excellent quality.
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Die nuwe grense van die bek-en-klouseer beheergebied is onlangs in die Staatskoerant gepubliseer. Dié nuwe grense is onder die Dieregesondheidswet 35 van 1984 afgekondig en vergroot die bestaande beheergebied in KwaZulu-Natal en Limpopo.
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Volgens Johan van den Berg, ʼn onafhanklike landbouweerkundige, is dit tans onseker of die reën wat vir volgende week voorspel word, wel gaan realiseer.
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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) welcomes the announcement by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly that it has recently adopted the resolution to proclaim 12 May as the annual International Day of Plant Health (IDPH).
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Given the extreme uncertainty surrounding the dispensation at the time of going to press, Agbiz Grain members have decided to continue accepting the delivery of maize according to the grading regulations published in the Government Gazette in 2009.
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Op die kort termyn het reënvaltoestande verswak vir veral die eerste tot middelste deel van Meimaand, aldus Johan van den Berg, ʼn onafhanklike landbouweerkundige. Dit volg nadat aanvanklike voorspellings redelike hoeveelhede reën en bewolkte toestande getoon het.
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Een uit elke vyf produsente tussen die ouderdom van 30 en 45 jaar beoog om binne die volgende tien jaar hul boerdery te verlaat en uit die bedryf te tree.
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The agricultural sector remains one of the most resilient sectors in terms of job creation, coming at a time when unemployment levels are worsening in South Africa. Evidence suggests that farms and agro-processors created employment during 2020 and 2021.
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Terwyl die prys van petrol in Meimaand effens daal, moet verbruikers hul staal teen die jongste prysverhoging van diesel, paraffien en gas.
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Belanghebbendes in die rooivleisbedryf het tot en met 6 Mei die geleentheid om kommentaar te lewer op voorstelle vir ʼn nuwe statutêre heffing vir die bedryf.
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“Dit is voorwaar die beurt van die jonger geslag boere om nie net hul passie vir landbou te deel nie, maar ook te wys hoe voortreflik hul dié roeping kan uitvoer. As ek om my rondkyk dan raak ek opgewonde oor die toekoms.”
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- 29 April 2022
- Senwes
- 1014
Veeartse lewer belangrike bydraes tot die gesondheid van diere, mense en die omgewing, en Wêreld Veeartsenydag op 30 April is die perfekte tyd om hul rol in ons gemeenskappe en die wêreld as geheel te vier.
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Dit blyk dat bek-en-klouseer in hierdie stadium tot slegs tien plase beperk is, en dat dit nie die afgelope tyd verder versprei het nie.
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Dr Pieter Taljaard, uitvoerende hoof van Graan SA, het ʼn ope brief geskryf na aanleiding van die reaksie op sosiale media rakende die 2022 Nampo-oesdag se Covid-19-regulasies vir besoekers.
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SA Canegrowers has conducted a survey amongst canegrowers in rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal to determine the impact of the recent rains and flooding.
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- 21 April 2022
- Senwes
- 1713
Shareholders of Senwes Limited (”Senwes”) are hereby advised that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the normalised headline earnings for the 12 months ended 30 April 2022 will be materially higher and are expected to be approximately 55% (fifty five percent) higher than the previous comparable period.
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- 21 April 2022
- Senwes
- 1099
Die gemiddelde vlakke van damme in die Vrystaat staan tans op 106,9%, aldus Sputnik Ratau, woordvoerder van die departement van water en sanitasie.
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- 20 April 2022
- Senwes
- 1138
Redelike swaar neerslae van 30 mm en meer kan vanaf 24 April af oor die grootste deel van die somerreënstreek uitsak. So meen Johan van den Berg, onafhanklike landbouweerkundige.
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- 19 April 2022
- Senwes
- 1077
Die oorstromings in KwaZulu-Natal eis sy tol in die landbousektor en volgens die provinsie se landbou-unie, Kwanalu, gaan die groot skade wat aan infrastruktuur veroorsaak is waarskynlik langtermyn gevolge vir die bedryf inhou.
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The agricultural industry is full of unforeseen challenges, from unpredictable weather and market conditions to potential machine downtime during harvest season.
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- 13 April 2022
- Senwes
- 1638
Laboratoriumtoetse bevestig dat daar nou amptelik 56 uitbrekings van bek-en-klouseer regoor die Vrystaat, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Noordwes en Gauteng voorkom.
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- 13 April 2022
- Senwes
- 1180
Swaar reën kan oor die Paasnaweek en volgende week oor dele van die somerreëngebied voorkom sê Johan van den Berg, onafhanklike landbouweerkundige.
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