Agriculture & Sugar
New bearings, grease sachets to debut at big agri expo
LEADING supplier Bearings International (BI) is due to unveil a range of new products for the agricultural industry at Grain SA's NAMPO Harvest Day from 14 to 17 May in...
Poultry merger no featherweight deal
SOVEREIGN Foods, the third largest poultry producer in South Africa, recently announced the merger of Sovereign Foods with the Cold Storage Group (CSG), an Eastern Cape...
Big funding boost for SA agri-tech start-up
AGRIGULTURE-focussed tech start-up, Aerobotics has expanded its Series A funding round from $2 million (R29 million). The funding round expansion came through a signed deal...
Rugged diggers up to any task
TODAY, most machinery available on the market is good but what differentiates a brand is the company itself and the level of service it delivers. That’s according to Natie...
EC poultry heavyweight acquires Midrand hatchery
SOVEREIGN Foods, the third largest poultry producer in South Africa, has announced the acquisition of the Blue Hills hatchery in Midrand. The hatchery was previously known as...
Crop estimates still positive but not enough to lift agriculture GDP in the near term
As expected, the latest Crop Estimates Committee’s (CEC) production estimate report showed an upward revision to the February estimate for maize to 10.56 million tons. This...
Uncertainty around land reform eroding investor confidence
LAND reform in South Africa will not take place at the expense of growth and job creation – the two most important issues on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s agenda. That’s...
Design principles for quality measurement
At a recent SAIMC Durban branch presentation, Hennie Prinsloo and John Owen-Ellis provided an introduction to what is required to design a complete analytical system. It...
Fuel price hike will hit farmers, consumers hard, expert warns
THE increase in the price of petrol at 74 cents a litre and diesel around 91 cents a litre, will have a severe impact on the cash flow of farmers. That’s according to Dawie...
No carburettor, STIHL awesome: meet the world’s first fuel injected chainsaw
THE new MS 500i from STIHL is the world’s first chainsaw to dispense with the carburettor in favour of a fuel injection technology. According to STIHL, the new chainsaw has...
Celebrating 30 Years in the water business
HOMEGROWN water and wastewater specialist Talbot & Talbot recently celebrated 30 years in business, a milestone it describes as “momentous achievement” for a company...
Sugar tax blow for KZN
SUGAR farmers have reacted with shock to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s decision to hike the sugar tax by 5.2 percent amidst an imminent industry collapse and extensive job...
