Getting ahead of cutworms: Lessons from 2025 to help farmers prepare for 2026/27
Cutworm pressure may have eased in some areas over the past two seasons, but farmers should not be caught off guard when conditions favour...
Why Large Animal Veterinarians Are Choosing Farm Practice Anyway
Farm veterinary medicine looks very different from a typical day in a small animal clinic. Instead of seeing one patient at a time, farm...
Zinc oxide puts zinc at the heart of food supply and human health
The versatile zinc compound supporting industry, agriculture and well-beingFrom the tyres on vehicles to ceramic tiles, protective coatings, sunscreens and agricultural products, zinc oxide...
Global Rainfed Agriculture Fertilizers Market Set to Reach $85.3 Billion by 2033
According to Research intelo, the global Rainfed Agriculture Fertilizers market size reached USD 51.2 billion in 2024, demonstrating robust growth supported by increasing demand for sustainable agricultural...
Your maize can yield more — when protection goes beyond disease control
For maize producers, the value of a fungicide programme is often measured in terms of disease control. But what happens in the crop after...
Farmers Welcome FMD Vaccine Price Relief, Warn That Testing Costs Pose Identical Risk
FMD Response SA welcomes the precautionary suspension at Onderstepoort Biological Products and calls for the same independent scrutiny of South Africa's FMD testing system,...
New study develops flexible plastic that can be converted into fertilizer after use
Plastic waste is one of the world's fastest-growing environmental problems. According to the OECD's Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 report, global plastic...
Five Years of Progress and Success Against Illicit Pesticides in Kenya
By Benson Ngigi, Stewardship Manager, aak-GROW / CropLife KenyaWhen a farmer buys a bottle of crop protection product, they trust it will do what...
Orbia Netafim Wins “Precision Fertilization Solution of the Year” at 2026 AgTech Breakthrough Awards
Orbia Advance Corporation, Precision Agriculture business group Netafim today announced that its Dosing 5G portfolio has been selected as winner of the “Precision Fertilization Solution of the Year” award in the 7th annual...
Beyond disease control: getting more bang for your buck
By Andries Duvenhage: Campaign Lead: Cereals, Deciduous Fruit & VegCrop protection should no longer be seen as an unavoidable expense to control pests and...