Giel Swiegers’s Boer goats aren’t the farm’s main income, but by grazing once-unused slopes, they play a vital role in keeping his farm, Witrivier, resilient and productive.

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Livestock farmers around the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) quarantine area near Gouda in the Western Cape are growing ...

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa has launched an investigation into the appropriate level of ...

The Gauteng Provincial Government has escalated its response to the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, describing the ...

South Africa has resumed sending foot-and-mouth disease field virus strains to the UK’s Pirbright Institute for the first time in more than a decade, marking a critical step in boosting outbreak ...

Malawi had a bumper tobacco year in 2025, selling more than 221 000t, up 66% year-on-year. Farmer’s Weekly spoke to the ...

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Long-term thinking is critical to the survival of South Africa’s wine industry, as producers navigate accelerating ...

Ankole genetics were introduced into South Africa by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2004 after he visited Uganda. In 2016, ...