# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, het die land se heel eerste pluimvee-inentingsveldtog aangekondig as proaktiewe maatreël teen die uitbreking van voëlgriep. ʼn Inentingspermit is aan Astral Foods toegestaan wat die maatskappy toestemming gee om sowat 200-duisend braaihoenders in te ent. Dis ongeveer 5-persent van al Astral se aanteelhoenders met ʼn geraamde waarde van 35-miljoen-rand. Steenhuisen […]
# The minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has announced the country’s first-ever vaccination of poultry as a proactive measure to minimise the risk of avian flu outbreaks. A vaccination permit has been issued to Astral Foods, authorising the company to vaccinate about 200-thousand broiler birds. This represents approximately 5-percent of Astral’s total breeding stock, valued at an estimated […]
# Die Suider-Afrikaanse Agri-insiatief, Saai, sê die ware omvang van misdaad op plase en in landelike gebiede word heeltemal onderskat omdat baie voorvalle nie by die polisie aangemeld word nie. Saai-woordvoerder, Leon Lourens, sê die statistiek van eksterne rolspelers en die SAPD se datastelsel, onthul dat slegs 50-persent van alle veediefstalle wat aangemeld word, in die […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative says the true extent of crime on farms and in rural areas is severely underestimated, as many incidents are not reported to police. Saai’s Leon Lourens says the statistics from external stakeholders and the SAPS database, revealed that only 50-percent of all livestock theft reported through organised structures, are recorded […]
# Die DA in die Vrystaat sê hy is geskok oor die wrede aanval op ‘n boer in die omgewing van Kestell. Die party sê die aanval het plaasgevind ‘n paar maande nadat twee mans skuldig bevind is aan die moord op sewe mense op die plaas Lismore in dieselfde distrik. Leona Kleynhans van die […]
# The DA in the Free State says it is shocked about a brutal attack on a farmer in the Kestell district. The party says this follows shortly after two men were found guilty of the murder of seven people on the Lismore Farm in the same district. The DA’s Leona Kleynhans says the party is calling […]
# Die Landbounavorsingsraad doen ‘n beroep op die regering om dringend kleinboere se infrastruktuuruitdagings in die Oos-Kaap, te takel. Die raad sê swak paaie, ‘n gebrek aan bergingsfasiliteite en beperkte marktoegang verhoed steeds boere om hul bedrywighede in winsgewende besighede te omskep. Mthuthuzeli Magadlela van die raad het aan die SABC gesê baie gewas- en […]
# The Agricultural Research Council is calling on government to urgently address infrastructure challenges facing smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape. The council says poor roads, lack of storage facilities, and limited market access continue to prevent farmers from turning their operations into profitable businesses. The council’s Mthuthuzeli Magadlela told the SABC that many crop […]
# Namibië se Ministerie van Landbou het die tydelike verbod op die invoer en vervoer van mieliesaad uit Suid-Afrika opgehef. Die verbod is ingestel nadat Goss-verwelk, veroorsaak deur ‘n bakteriese patogeen, in invoere opgespoor is. Die ministerie se woordvoerder, Simon Nghipandulwa, sê die nuwe riglyne oor plantgesondheid is ingestel om plantsiektes te voorkom. Invoerders moet nou streng […]
