TLU SA, the Freedomfront Plus, LWO Employers Organisation, and other roleplayers from the agricultural value chain gathered yesterday to discuss the minimum wage of farmworkers, effective 1 March 2021. The…
The 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA) was a disappointment for the agriculture sector. According to Free State Agriculture (FSA), South Africa, like a commercial farm, cannot achieve success…
Free State Agriculture (FSA) views the coming State of the Nation Address (SONA) as an opportunity for government to realign its policy and objectives with what agriculture and the broader…
Over the past two weeks, Western Cape table grapes producers have been harvesting table grapes. These are to be marketed under the South African Table Grape Industry’s (SATI’s) China Market…
TLU SA is shocked and disappointed that the government will implement the National Minimum Wage for farmworkers from 1 March 2021. The mInister for Employment and Labour, Mr Thulas Nxesi…
One vital task in South Africa’s quest to improve its poultry industry is boosting soya bean production, a crucial ingredient in poultry feed. Evidence shows that roughly 50 to 70%…
Members of the public must clearly understand the two legislative processes currently at play to try establish a principal that land could be expropriated for nil compensation; namely the Expropriation…
Israeli agri-tech startup Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture is due to begin commercial scale field trials of its artificial pollination technology in almond orchards covering dozens of hectares in the Australian state…
South Africa maintains its position as the second-largest exporter of fresh citrus in the world, after record-breaking exports that delivered 146-million cartons of citrus in 2020. Citrus is incredibly important in…