Farmer's Weekly SA https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/ Serving agriculture since 1911 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:04:25 +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 Farmer's Weekly SA https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/ 32 32 Successful tomato production dependent on holistic approach https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/crops/successful-tomato-production-dependent-on-holistic-approach/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=successful-tomato-production-dependent-on-holistic-approach Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:09 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120641 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 FMD crisis: Zambia closes borders to South African livestock https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/africa/fmd-crisis-zambia-closes-borders-to-south-african-livestock/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fmd-crisis-zambia-closes-borders-to-south-african-livestock Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:00:06 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120637 State of the Nation Address solutions ‘impossible without policy reform’, say economists https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/state-of-the-nation-address-solutions-impossible-without-policy-reform-say-economists/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-of-the-nation-address-solutions-impossible-without-policy-reform-say-economists Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:13:40 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120631 From a reluctant farm worker to a raisin trailblazer https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-business/agribusinesses/from-a-reluctant-farm-worker-to-a-raisin-trailblazer/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-a-reluctant-farm-worker-to-a-raisin-trailblazer Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:00:50 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120568 Agricultural village business units transform rural Zimbabwe https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-business/empowerment/agricultural-village-business-units-transform-rural-zimbabwe/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agricultural-village-business-units-transform-rural-zimbabwe Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:18 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=118589 Ankole bull sold for R700 000 at Lasarus Game Farm auction https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/ankole-bull-sold-for-r700-000-at-lasarus-game-farm-auction/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ankole-bull-sold-for-r700-000-at-lasarus-game-farm-auction Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:16:27 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120537 PropelMapper: turning voice notes into actionable farm insights https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-business/agribusinesses/propelmapper-turning-voice-notes-into-actionable-farm-insights/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=propelmapper-turning-voice-notes-into-actionable-farm-insights Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:00:10 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120486 Crafting excellence in the Green Kalahari https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-business/agribusinesses/crafting-excellence-in-the-green-kalahari/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crafting-excellence-in-the-green-kalahari Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:00:41 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120367 How women are transforming coffee production in Kenya https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-business/empowerment/how-women-are-transforming-coffee-production-in-kenya/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-women-are-transforming-coffee-production-in-kenya Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:00:04 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120472 MEC Vuyiswa Ramokgopa outlines Gauteng’s FMD containment plan https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/videos/mec-vuyiswa-ramokgopa-outlines-gautengs-fmd-containment-plan/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mec-vuyiswa-ramokgopa-outlines-gautengs-fmd-containment-plan Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:00:34 +0000 https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/?p=120492 National FMD disaster: coordination breakthrough or centralisation risk? 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