Category Archives: Let’s Talk Fresh

Culture of violence against farmers unacceptable

Agri SA strongly condemns the continued violence that the farming community and fellow South Africans ...

El Niño return threatens summer crop

After showing solid recovery from drought in the previous and current marketing seasons with above-average ...

Higlights of SAPPO’s 2018 AGM

SAPPO’s Board 2018/2019 Charl Braak, Myles van Deventer, Stephen Butt (vice-chairman), Stefan Guizot, Johan van ...

Highlights of SAPPO’s 2018 conference

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Yes, we are making progress, says Kgadi Senyatsi

Derick van der Walt Growing up in Polokwane, Kgadi Senyatsi never dreamt that she would ...

SAPPO comments on land reform proposal

SAPPO presented commentary on land reform after the government has requested input on its proposed ...

ASF in Springbok: Investigation continues

The ASF outbreak in Springbok in the Northern Cape is something of the past and ...

SA Agricultural Employment Down

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey conducted by Statistics South Africa showed a 3% y/y decline ...

Sober debate on land welcomed, but uncertainty regarding compensation persists

“Agri SA welcomes the in-depth and sober debate on the land issue that took place ...

Pork Dialogue

Dear SAPPO member Since our previous update early in May the trade has reported a ...

The Economy the Past Week

Johan Willemse, Agricultural Economist After steadily increasing by 13.1% over five consecutive months (from July ...

Cape Times: Listeriosis: Meat sector bleeds

Durban – South Africa’s processed meat industry has shed about 2000 jobs while bleeding R800 ...