Andrew Russell, chair of the South African Canegrowers Association, says the local sugar industry is facing an "existential threat" and unless it speedily diversifies it will die.

How does strip tillage impact a corn plant’s ability to access and take up nutrients?

Poor weather conditions earlier this year during growing season continue to hamper European production areas, and kiwis are no exception to this.

Many mango growers have seen reduced volumes as poor weather conditions continue to wreak havoc in some production countries, such as Italy, Spain and Egypt, driving up prices, whilst China has the opposite problem in some areas, with key varieties seeing overproduction.

One of the data points I have been looking forward to this week is the first production estimate of South Africa’s winter crops – wheat, barley, canola and oats. Since the 2021/22 season started, the Western Cape, which is the region that grows more than two-thirds of these winter crops, has received favourable rainfall.

South Africa has not had three consecutive favourable agricultural seasons in a long time.