The Weekly Wrap - 6 June 2025

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Join Sindira Chetty and Janine Ryan as they discuss some of the biggest stories making headlines in agriculture this week, as well as highlights from the 6 June 2025 issue of Farmer’s Weekly.

In this episode, we look at new research from Wits University suggesting that puff adders could help control rodent populations, earning them the title ‘friends of farmers’. We also cover progress in South Africa’s containment of foot-and-mouth disease and the alarming mass poisoning of vultures in the Lowveld.

In the magazine, potatoes are in focus, with Potatoes SA CEO Willie Jacobs weighing in on challenges in the fresh produce market, and potato farmer Franelyn Roussouw sharing her story of adapting through change. Plus, we profile June’s featured beef breed, the resilient Beefmaster.
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