This week  in Farmer's Weekly 

For better veld, bunch your grazers! Israeli farmers make the desert bloom.   ‘Maize deficit will be short-lived’ – Grain SA.   Hugenoot: New president takes breed into 21st century.   Defeating potato pests in the KZN Midlands. 27 January 2012

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Green Paper on Land Reform sets agenda for debate
	The long-anticipated draft Green Paper on Land Reform was finally published in the Government Gazette on 16 September 2011 after Cabinet approval at the end of August. Read more

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Setback for Mtunzini mine
	Mining group Exarro’s plans to mine the quiet conservancy town of Mtunzini, about 140km north of Durban, have received a setback. Read more

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R316 million worth of stock stolen
	Despite optimistic figures from the National Stock Theft Forum, the country’s livestock farmers say that stock theft figures are still way too high. Read more

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2011: Chicken industry faces bad publicity and tough operting environment
	The poultry industry started last year off on the wrong foot with media reports on the industry’s practice of “glazing”. Read more

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Water rights deracialised
	The contentious issue of including race as a criterion in the granting and transfer of water-use rights came to a head last year. Read more

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Government still not serious about border
	Despite an out-of-court settlement with various government departments in 2010, Free State Agriculture was still unsatisifed with the Lesotho border situation. Read more