6+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1121+ words) A helping hand at a time of need makes all the difference to small-scale Ixopo farmer Bukhosibakhe Dlamini. “Don’t be impatient, the dream is happening!” So says Sadoo, aka Dlamean, aka broiler farmer Bukhosibakhe Dlamini at the top of his…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (383+ words) Two family-owned poultry cooperatives in Kariega, Eastern Cape, have received a combined R642 680 through the Imvaba Cooperative Fund to strengthen production capacity and processing infrastructure. By Maile Matsimela, digital editor at African Farming Milani Macethe’s family began producing broilers on a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (941+ words) Sometimes the best farming stories are the ones you never planned to tell. By Maphuti Mongatane, business development manager at African Farming On a recent Saturday afternoon, while attending a family function in Mapela Ga-Mabuela in Limpopo, my thoughts drifted…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (364+ words) Transformation in the South African poultry industry took centre stage on 30 April when stakeholders gathered in Bronkhorstspruit for the first Poultry Masterplan Executive Oversight Committee (EOC) meeting between government and industry since the launch of the Masterplan in 2019. Hosted at…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (516+ words) A new layer-hen project aimed at improving food security and creating income-generating opportunities for rural households was officially launched in Batlharos, north of Kuruman, on Monday. By Maile Matsimela, digital editor at African Farming The project, implemented by the Batlharo…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (556+ words) After a few years of a challenging environment, the South African poultry industry currently enjoys affordable feed prices. While these lower price levels may persist for some time, the longer-term outlook is concerning. There are expectations of an El Niño…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (639+ words) Practical advice on improving animal care, identifying market opportunities and growing sustainable businesses – this was the empowering advice small-scale farmers received at a farmers’ day hosted by Limpopo Feeds Epol in Marble Hall. Makgomo Phiri, an agricultural advisor with the…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) The imposition of the tariffs on chicken imports and the substantial increase in the production of poultry in South Africa have had the desired effects of exerting downward pressure on the retail price of locally produced chickens, which is, in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (301+ words) Waste from the winemaking process shows promise as a replacement for antibiotics to keep broiler chickens healthy. By Amelia Genis, senior journalist at African Farming and Landbouweekblad Although antibiotics can promote growth by combating harmful bacteria in chickens’ intestines and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (338+ words) The poultry industry has been trying for some time now to have the government cancel the United States’ quota of 72 000 tons of duty-free chicken imports annually. Compiled by Michael Acott The quota was imposed on us in 2015 by US negotiators…...