Lekkewaan: electric workhorse built for modern farming
Lekkewaan electric utility vehicles put to work on South African farms Lekkewaan’s compact electric utility vehicles are gaining popularity among South African farmers, but their...
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SA Extends UAE Livestock Registration Deadline
South African livestock producers have been given additional time to meet registration requirements for supplying livestock for red-meat exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),...
New Holland Launches T7 Tractor Range for Mixed Farming
New Holland has launched its T7 Standard Wheelbase tractor range, designed to give mixed-farming operators greater versatility, lifting capacity and manoeuvrability across a wide range...
Electric Utility Vehicles Deliver Practical Benefits on Limpopo Farm
After seven years of daily use on a busy farming operation in Limpopo, Lekkewaan’s compact electric utility vehicles have demonstrated how low running costs, reliability...
Lightweight Bearings for Agricultural Sprayer Booms
An agricultural equipment manufacturer has turned to a bearing material traditionally associated with the marine industry to improve the performance of carbon fibre sprayer booms....
Western Cape Reaches 82% Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccination
The Western Cape has vaccinated 82% of its livestock herd against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), as authorities continue efforts to contain the outbreak and protect the...
Automated Onion Grading Offers Lessons for Africa
Agrograde’s system can process up to 10 metric tons of onions per hour and reduce grading labor requirements by nearly 80 percent. A new automated...
Field crops face leaner years as margins tighten
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy’s (BFAP) Baseline 2026 Agricultural Outlook (the baseline), launched earlier this month, notes that the sector entered this period...
Zimbabwe Gets First Iron-Rich Pearl Millet Varieties
Researchers at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics have released the first-ever biofortified pearl millet varieties specifically bred for Zimbabwe and the...
Real-Time Agricultural Data: The Next Step in Precision Farming
Precision agriculture has changed dramatically over the last decade. For many growers, the challenge is no longer collecting information — it is turning that information...