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Pöttinger celebrates 25 years of sowing technology
A quarter century of innovation and precision Pöttinger, a company previously focused on grassland machines, entered the arable farming sector by taking over the “Bayerische Pflugfabrik Landsberg” (Bavarian plough factory in Landsberg am Lech) in 1975. The next milestone followed 25 years ago in 2001, when the highly acclaimed[...]
Agri X Fusion 2026 launched to align research and industry for South Africa’s red meat sector
Pretoria, 27 January 2026 – Agri X officially launched the Agri X Fusion Series of Events, strarting with the Red Meat Value Chain today in Pretoria, marking the first in a series of initiatives designed to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry and secure the future of South Africa’s[...]
Mumbwa farmer boosts productivity and community service with SARO machinery
A farmer from the Mumba Scheme Settlement in the Mumbwa District has recorded significant gains in productivity and service delivery after investing in modern agricultural machinery from SARO Agro Industrial Limited. Mr Alexander Nakacinda recently purchased a brand-new TAFE tractor and a Baldan PLB Planter from the SARO Mumbwa[...]
From small to strong: Boosting growth with sawmilling systems
You’re cutting timber six days a week. Orders are stacking up faster than you can process logs. You know there’s more money to be made. The demand is there, but your current setup has hit its ceiling. What do you do? Buy a second identical mill? Hire another full[...]
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Nokuzola Capa, will visit the flood-stricken areas in Ehlanzeni district municipality in Mpumalanga
The recent heavy rainfalls have caused unprecedented damage over the past three weeks in Mpumalanga. Public infrastructure such as roads and bridges has been swept away. Farmers are among those adversely affected since their produce and farm infrastructure were damaged, livestock negatively affected, and mobility to the markets was[...]