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Western Cape launches the 2023 Western Cape Prestige Agri Worker Competition

Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, has launched the 2023 Western Cape Prestige Agri-Worker Competition in Hermanus in the Overberg District. The regional leg of the competition, which will be held across 16 regions within the Western Cape, kicks off in June 2023. Participants will compete across 11 categories: general worker, driver, irrigation […]

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The public and agriculture sector are urged to be vigilant following the detection of avian influenza

The Western Cape Veterinary Services has warned poultry farmers that avian influenza has been detected in two commercial layer farms in the Paardeberg area (in the Drakenstein and Swartland Local Municipalities). Approximately 120 000 birds have died or have been destroyed. The first outbreak was confirmed on Friday, 21 April, and the second on Tuesday, 25

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Feathhers of ostriches that achied 26 and 41 k prices

Focus on quality at the 19th Annual Ostrich Auction supports growth and jobs

Two ostriches owned by  PJ Terblanche & Sons were sold for record prices at the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s (WCDoA) 19th annual ostrich auction on 20 April 2023. The male and female pair was sold for R26 000 and R41 000, respectively. Male ostriches from the Oudtshoorn Research Farm received an average price of

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Rugby exchange is rooted in Agriculture and Food Security

On Friday, 21 April, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture,  Dr Ivan Meyer, hosted a breakfast at Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute (EATI)  in honour of a visiting group of French rugby players from the French agricultural college, the Centre de Formation Professionelle et de Promotion Agricole de Beaune (CFPPA). The CFPPA and the EATI  have

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