Magrieta de Lange

World Milk Day – 1 June 2024 : Western Cape Milk Products to the rescue

In celebration of World Milk Day 2024, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (DOA) would like to celebrate the dairy industry and acknowledge the critical role of milk as an essential food product and a “food hero”. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the DOA partnered with the Milk Producers’ Organisation for Project One, donating milk worth […]

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Know your responsibilities when moving livestock in South Africa

Since 30 April 2024, foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks have been reported on three farms in the Humansdorp area of the Eastern Cape, approximately 100 km from the Western Cape border. Western Cape livestock owners are urged to take all possible precautions to avoid introducing the disease to our province. FMD is a highly

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Photo – Left to right. Gerrit van der Merwe: Chairperson of the Citrus Growers Board Dr Mogale Sebopetsa: Head of Department: Western Cape Department of Agriculture Dr Ivan Meyer - Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Justin Chadwick: CEO, Citrus Growers Association Lukhanyo Nkombisa: General Manager, CGA Grower Development Company.

WCDoA presents R2 Million cheque to Citrus Growers Association Sterile Insect Technique Programme

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has presented a R2 million cheque to the Citrus Growers Association (CGA) to support the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programme aimed at suppressing False Codling Moth (FCM). FCM is a phytosanitary pest affecting export crops such as citrus, table grapes, and stone fruit. The support received from the provincial

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Jacky Goliath

South African Flora blooms again at the Chelsea Flower Show in London

Following a partnership between Cape Flora SA (CFSA) and the Western Cape Government, CFSA Board Member and Managing Director of De Fynne Nursery near Paarl, Jacky Goliath will be flying the flag for both upcoming and commercial cut flower producers of South Africa at the Chelsea Flower Show which opens in London today, 21 May

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