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Agri podcast: Marked decline in veldfires in FS
The recent quantity, size, and intensity of veldfire incidents in the Free State showed a steady decline in the eastern and northern parts of the province, from early September, with a marked decline in the central and southwestern parts from 20 October.
Agri podcast: Public warned of latest brown locust outbreak
The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture wishes to inform the public of the first brown locust outbreak this season that's spreading throughout the province.
Landbounuus-podcast: Drie vas vir veediefstal in Noord-Kaap
Drie verdagtes is in Upington in die Noord-Kaap in hegtenis geneem nadat hulle Maandag in die vroeë oggendure in besit van sewe vermoedelik gesteelde skape betrap is.
Agri podcast: No recourse for scammed farmers
There is no recourse for farmers who have fallen victim to the recent scam in which fraudsters impersonated officials from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
Agri podcast: Brown locusts spotted in Northern Cape
The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture says an outbreak of brown locusts has been reported in the ZF Mgcawu and the Pixley ka Keme regions.
Landbounuus-podcast: Wydverspreide reën deur landbouers verwelkom
Wydverspreide reën is deur landbouers, wat veral in droogtegeteisterde gebiede in sentraal Suid-Afrika geleë is, verwelkom. Nicol Jansen, president van Agri Noord-Kaap, sê wat die veld betref, groei die weiding stadig maar daar is tekens van plante wat begin groei. Hy sê daar is nog 'n lang herstelpad en dat…
Landbounuus-podcast: Misdaad steeds groot uitdaging in NW
Misdaad bly 'n groot uitdaging vir landbougemeenskappe in die Noordwes.
Landbounuus-podcast: VS Landbou bekommerd oor veiligheid lang Lesotho grens
Vrystaat Landbou het sy kommer oor die veiligheid van die landbougemeenskappe langs die grens tussen Suid-Afrika en Lesotho uitgespreek.
Landbounuus-podcast: Nog niemand vas vir aanval op plaaswerkers nie
Niemand is nog in hegtenis geneem ná die skietery op drie plaaswerkers by die Balmacara-plaas op die grens tussen Suid-Afrika en Lesotho in die Vanstadensrus-distrik nie.
Agri podcast: Cost pressures bring down profit margins
Profit margins for farmers are not necessarily at record highs, given the massive cost pressures emanating from fuel prices reaching a record high early in the crop season.
Landbounuus-podcast: Aanplantingsvoornemens vir 2021/22 bekend gemaak
Die Nasionale Oesskattingskomitee het produsente se aanplantings-voornemens vir die 2021/22-produksieseisoen bekend gemaak.
Landbounuus-podcast: Sprinkaanplaag in Noord-Kaap bespreek
Die bruinsprinkaanplaag wat die Noord-Kaap-provinsie, sowel as die Vrystaat en Oos-Kaap in 2020 getref het, is Woensdag 27 Oktober in Upington bespreek.
Landbounuus-podcast: Parlement hoor watter dieresiektes word meeste aangemeld
Die heersende dieresiektes wat die afgelope boekjaar in die Vrystaat aangemeld is, is beesbrucellose, beestuberkulose en hondsdolheid.
Agri podcast: FS farming communities need protection
Recent ongoing threats posed by criminals have largely impacted the safety of farmers and towns in rural communities.
Agri podcast: Input costs pose challenges for food production in SA
The increase in input costs poses serious challenges for the production of food in South Africa.
Landbounuus-podcast: Kunsmispryse laat boere na hul asems snak
Ons staan aan die begin van planttyd vir die nuwe seisoen met kunsmispryse wat boere na hul asems laat snak. Sommige produkte se pryse is amper 70% hoër as verlede jaar.
Landbounuus-podcast: Gunstige reën verbeter grondvog
Die 2021/22-plantseisoen vir somergrane en oliesade het op 'n positiewe noot in die oostelike en sentrale dele van Suid-Afrika begin met gunstige reën wat grondvog verbeter het.
Agri podcast: FS farmer wins long court battle with SAPS
A Free State farmer, who lost 44 head of cattle after police confiscated them, walked away victorious after a four year court battle.
Agri podcast: Shortage of livestock vaccines
South Africa is currently experiencing a shortage of vaccines. It is however not a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines, but rather a shortage of vaccines for livestock diseases.
Voormalige Landbou LUR geskors
Die ANC se Provinsiale Uitvoerende Komitee in Mpumalanga het bevestig dat die voormalige LUR vir Landbou, Mandla Msibi, uit die komitee geskors is asook uit alle ander leierskapsrolle in die party.