Latest farming and agriculture news from South Africa https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/ Serving agriculture since 1911 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:53:41 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://cax-wp-farmers-prod-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/app/uploads/2020/02/cropped-favfarmers-1-32x32.jpg Latest farming and agriculture news from South Africa https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/ 32 32 Poultry master plan investments are starting to pay off https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/poultry-master-plan-investments-are-starting-to-pay-off/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poultry-master-plan-investments-are-starting-to-pay-off Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:56 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120643 State of the Nation Address solutions ‘impossible without policy reform’, say economists 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