Rising global temperatures could decimate global wine production over the new few decades, according to a study published Tuesday in the science journal Nature.
We are starting another critical period for South Africa's field crops, this time for winter crops. Farmers in the Western Cape will likely begin to prepare the soil for the 2024/25 winter crop production season by the end of April into May.
The rise of industrialised commercial farming — most notably mechanisation and improved seed genetics, coupled with fertiliser and pesticides — has markedly altered global food production and security.