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Arable farms switch to robotic dogs to guard valuable corn crops VIEWPOINT- South Africa Cannot Borrow Its Way Out of Broken Systems Many of the health claims we hear about specific fruits and vegetables in the media are exaggerated, misleading, or not strongly backed by science." How soils changed life on Earth South Africa -Weeklikse Landbou Nuusoorsig - Weekly Agriculture News Summary 22nd April 2026 Weekly Health News Quanlim Health- LifeIselect 22nd April 2026 What Europe Risks with New GMO and Seed Regulations THE FUTURE OF FARMING TECHNOLOGY Vineyards Benefit from Furry Friends VIEWPOINT- South Africa- Government Water Rules Add Pressure on Citizens and Farmers

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Agricultural pesticides and public health remains a major unresolved challenge

The tension between agricultural productivity and public health remains one of the most persistent and unresolved challenges in many countries, particularly those where agriculture employs the vast majority of the population.Agrochemicals play a vital role in modern farming.

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WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- It is time to look after the consumers in South Africa.

With the sharp increase in fuel prices expected in April 2026, the entire value chain will once again raise their prices because of higher fuel costs.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- South Africa’s Foot-and-Mouth Disease Crisis going on

South Africa is still waiting months for critical laboratory results to determine which strains of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) are circulating across the country.

What the commodities crystal ball predicts for 2020

London/New York/Singapore — It’s time for some 2020 foresight in raw materials. After commodities posted a 10% advance in 2019, how will crude to coffee fare in the months to come?

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) situation in South Africa,-April 2025,

The FMD crisis in South Africa began gaining serious momentum inApril 2025, mainly with the SAT2 serotype and some SAT1 and SAT3 cases.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- The high Gold price and the The World Economic Forum's (WEF) latest Global Risks Report

The gold price has surged to record highs of around $4,800–$4,900 per ounce in late January 2026, with many analysts forecasting it could climb to $5,000 or even $5,400 later this year.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- South Africa's ongoing (FMD) crisis has indeed created a stark divide within the agricultural sector. 1st February 2026

South Africa's ongoing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) crisis has indeed created a stark divide within the agricultural sector, pitting advocates for private-sector involvement against the government's insistence on centralised control.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- South Africa's Inflation Frustrations: Facts as of February 2026

South Africa's inflation—particularly the role of fuel prices, food prices, and the Reserve Bank's interest rates—is a widespread frustration among many South Africans. Let's look at the facts in February 2026 and how they align with your points.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Which Agribusinesses Truly Stand with Us During the FMD Crisis

As commercial farmers battling the devastating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak alongside thousands of others, we need to identify which agribusiness companies are genuinely standing with us in this fight.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Financial assistance to Farmers- FMD

Over the past few months, almost every major farming publication and broadcaster in South Africa has interviewed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen about the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Will South Africa disease FMB strategy keep up with the demand.

While maintaining international standards, strict state oversight, and regulatory integrity in South Africa's foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) response is essential and uncontested—ensuring strain matching, vaccine quality, and the state as the competent authority—farmers are raising a deeper structural concern: whether the current centralized control system can deliver the biological intensity and sustained rhythm the disease demands.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- WATER is a humanright -

South Africa is markingWorld Water Day on 22 March 2026 amid growing concern over the state of its freshwater resources, particularly in agriculture and rural areas.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- South Africa -Vaccine is FREE but how long is the waiting list - and the T&C

The FMD vaccines remain completelyfree for South African farmers—the government, through Minister John Steenhuisen, pays for every dose, from buying them abroad (like from Argentina's Biogénesis Bagó and Turkey's Dollvet) to getting them to farms and injecting the animals. No farmer pays a cent directly.

WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) application to family farming under the AgriBEE Sector Code:

South Africa'sBroad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) framework aims to redress historical economic exclusion by promoting broader black participation through ownership, management, skills development, enterprise support, and preferential procurement.