Government on top of Limpopo FMD outbreak
Limpopo’s government veterinary authorities are said to be in control of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak discovered there on 17 July 2013.
Interest in food production catches on
Five years after the formation of the community female farming group ANTS, homestead vegetable farming is gathering steam in the hills surrounding Umbumbulu, in KwaZulu-Natal.
Law-abiding firearm owners unlikely to be prejudiced
Law-abiding firearm owners and dealers should not worry about possibly being negatively affected by alleged corruption within the Central Firearms Registry (CFR).
Entries open for 2013 SA Olive awards
South African olive oil producers have until 29 July to submit entries to SA Olive, South Africa’s official body representing the interests of the local olive industry, for the 2013 SA Olive Awards.
Milestone for Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm
Components for the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape, which recently arrived at the Port of Ngqura outside Port Elizabeth, will be transported to the construction site from Monday 22 July 2013.
R30 000 stud bull slaughtered
A KwaZulu-Natal farmer recently lost a R30 000 stud bull to stock thieves. He did, however, manage to recover another prize bull.
Maize harvest affected by charcoal rot outbreaks
Widespread outbreaks of charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) in maize have been reported in the Free State, in Wesselsbron, Hoopstad, Viljoenskroon and Bultfontein, according to Pannar’s agronomist in the region, AK Geldenhuys.
National pig health survey underway
A national survey to determine whether South Africa is still free of all major pig diseases that can derail international trade is currently underway and should be completed by next month.
Farmers’ union and government clash over farm expropriation
Farmers’ union, TAU SA’s accusation that government’s planned expropriation of a macadamia farm in Limpopo is tantamount to a land grab has been rejected with contempt by the province’s Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR).
Piglet donation causes stink
Electioneering for next year has started in earnest and politicians are using every means at their disposal.
SA’s renewable energy use to treble
High energy prices and the call for ‘greener’ power sources makes renewable energy increasingly attractive. Robyn Joubert reports.
E-studying
The internet can be useful for farmers, and others, who are keen to ‘study further’, says Greg Miles.
AHS movement restrictions in Western Cape suspended
The Western Cape agriculture department has announced the lifting of movement restrictions on horses that were put in place due to earlier reports of African Horse Sickness (AHS) in the province.
North West premier stalls on drought relief
The North West province has gone an entire season without rain, but financial support remains out of reach, as Premier Thandi Modise is yet to declare it a drought disaster area.
First month of fire season – 15 000ha lost
At least 326 wildfires were recorded countrywide during June, the first month of the possibly six-month long fire season.
Astral refutes animal cruelty charges
Astral has denied responsibility for mistreated chickens found at a cull outlet near Johannesburg.
Afasa calls for a separate agri youth fund
Existing financing models aimed at rural youth development in agriculture, were ineffective and not serving the needs of the youth.
R30 000 fine for animal cruelty
A Groot Marico farmer has been fined R30 000 for neglecting to feed a herd of 600 cattle.
Dispossessed Zim farmers one step closer to compensation
South African farmers and former Zimbabwean farmers dispossessed by land grabs in that country won an important victory after the Constitutional Court upheld an earlier judgement that Zimbabwean-owned property in SA be seized to pay a punitive costs order.
