Farmer's Weekly

Farmer’s Weekly is an agricultural magazine based in South Africa, targeting the whole of Southern Africa. The magazine is committed to advancing the interests of the region’s farmers and its agricultural industry by serving as a mouthpiece for the industry and by keeping its readers informed of the latest developments in the agricultural sector.

Mental health, depression and farming

Farmer's Weekly

The problem with avo waste • Jonas Cromwell, lecturer in food security in the School of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Leeds, UK, explains how avocado waste in Tanzania is hurting farmers and what should be done to rectify the problem.

Goat production

From food rescue to food sovereignty: SA Harvest expands greenhouse network to build climate-resilient communities

Game farming makes a bankable enterprise

NEWS WRAP

Denny problems: firm specific or industry wide?

Table grape season off to strong start in SA

WIETA drives inclusivity for black wine producers

Xhariep AWSA winners announced at ceremony

Delight as Tru-Cape growers achieve record-breaking Pink Lady packout rates • Ceres Fruit Growers managed to achieve nearly 75% Pink Lady packouts this season, the highest in Tru-Cape's history. Octavia Avesca Spandiel established that this is largely due to sound orchard practices.

Crop protection: balancing yields, responsible farming and food safety • Dr Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle, research co-ordinator at Grain SA, spoke to Octavia Avesca Spandiel about the role of crop protection, integrated pest management, and compliance with regulations in safeguarding yields, food safety and the country's agricultural competitiveness.

Egypt reports whopping agri produce exports so far in 2025

Tanzania to up exports to the UK

Africa in brief

Flooding in Pakistan may hamper upcoming potato plantings

Farmers triumph despite weather

World in brief

Agricultural Writers SA North celebrates champions of agriculture • During Agricultural Writers SA North's awards function in October, farmers and agriculturalists were honoured for their contribution to food security and the rural economy. Lindi Botha reports.

Poultry industry wants evidence-based value chain probe, not ideology

Livestock prices rising as the festive season approaches • Nkhensani Mashimbyi, agricultural economist at Absa AgriBusiness, considers the dynamics in the livestock industry to explore what price trends could look like over the coming weeks and months.

A disappointing outlook is loomimg for GDP growth • Despite a marked improvement for the agriculture sector in the first two quarters of 2025, Dr Koos Coetzee believes farmers are still facing challenging times ahead.

Cannabis roots: the untapped value beneath the canopy • Most cannabis growers obsess over canopy management, trichome development, and final flower weight. But there's an entire half of the plant we're essentially throwing away, says Thomas Walker.

Resistance to internal and external parasite control in the beef cattle sector is a worry • Dr Dave Midgley, CEO of the Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa, believes that parasites’ growing resistance to anthelmintic remedies and an increasing parasite load among beef cattle in South Africa is a serious cause for concern. He spoke to Annelie Coleman.

The A to Z of internal parasites in cattle • Internal parasites can cause a loss of production and even death if severe enough. Integrated parasite management is essential for effective control. Janine Ryan reports.

Broilers vs layers: which should you farm? • The choice to farm broilers or layers is perhaps as an ambiguous question as ‘which came first, the chicken or egg?’ As Janine Ryan found out, the...