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Farmers in critical drought-stricken areas receive R12 million in relief Farmers eligible for drought relief in parts of the Central Karoo, Garden Route and West Coast Districts received R12.2m in fodder relief. More than 1 000 farmers located in extremely critical drought-stricken areas and eligible for drought relief, received fodder support to the value of R12.2 million. On Tuesday, 11 May, Western Cape MEC of Agriculture Ivan Meyer said 1 115 farmers in parts of the Central Karoo, Garden R...

Western Cape government warns about avian influenza outbreak in Worcester Share Cape Town - Poultry farmers in Worcester have been urged to be vigilant following the identification of HPAI H5N1 or avian influenza, on a broiler breeder farm in the area. According to Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer, avian influenza is a viral respiratory disease of birds spread by direct contact between healthy and infected birds or through indirect contact with contaminated equipment or other materials. “The affect...

Getty Outbreaks have been detected in Gauteng and the Western Cape. According to the department, the consumer has no reason to be concerned about possible infection. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development warned farmers and producers to treat any increase in poultry deaths as potential avian flu - until proven otherwise. An outbreak in avian influenza was recorded at a commercial chicken farm in Randfontein, Gauteng. It comes after four outbreaks were detected on othe...

Premier Alan Winde, Rens Smit and Dirk Trotsky chatting at the Wings Ceremony at Elsenburg. NATIONAL NEWS - Eighteen officials from the Western Cape Department of Agriculture received their wings after completing the South African Civil Aviation Authority examination to obtain a remote pilot license (RPL) needed for flying drones. The Wings Ceremony at the Elsenburg agricultural training institute was held on Wednesday 5 May. Speaking at the event, Agriculture Minister I...

Premier Alan Winde WESTERN CAPE NEWS - According to a media statement earlier today, Premier Winde will tomorrow (6 May 2021) host his weekly digital press conference on the health platform and vaccine update. The Premier will be joined by the Provincial Minister of Health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo and the Provincial Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete.  According to the statement: This will include a briefing on the health platform and vaccine rollout strategy in the Western C...

• Building economic resilience The Minister of Economic Opportunities and Finance, David Maynier, said: "work done by our Red Tape Reduction Unit is an excellent example of how we are working hard to improve the ease of doing business and create an enabling environment for businesses to grow and create jobs in the Western Cape.  "Since its launch in 2011, our Red Tape Reduction Unit has helped thousands of businesses tackle the obsolete or unnecessary bureaucracy that restricts their growth....

The trees are being felled along the Breede River and the biomass sold back to their native Australia

The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, visited the Trinity Youth Garden based at Trinity Place in Elsies River. Inspired by the Climate Justice Movement and a desire to make a difference in their community, brothers Geronimo and Valentino de Klerk began the garden in a dumping space previously utilised as an escape route by local criminals. The open space has been transformed into a community garden supporting several local feeding projects in the area. De Klerk explains that ...

Cases of African Horse Sickness under control in Cederberg Share Cape Town - Following five suspected cases of the African Horse Sickness (AHS) virus being detected on a single farm in Cederberg, the provincial Department of Agriculture has taken urgent measures to control the spread of the disease. The Cederberg Municipality has been designated as an AHS outbreak-controlled area and, according to Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer, the provincial veterinary laboratory has confirmed that samples, from ...

Western Cape authorities on high alert after bird flu detected in Gauteng 16 April 2021 12:10 PM Share This: The Western Cape Department of Agriculture says it remains vigilant after the reports of a bird flu outbreak in Gauteng. The South African Poultry Association confirmed a bird flu outbreak on Tuesday. Botswana has banned poultry products from South Africa following the announcment. Around 300 birds died of H5 Avian Influenza at a commercial chicken layer farm in Ekurhuleni, in the East R...