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SA labour laws eroding job creation potential
Government has come out in support of the National Planning Commission’s estimate in the National Development Plan (NDP) that agriculture could create close to a million more jobs.
Retrenchments at KLK-Landbou
Trade union Solidarity said it managed to cushion the impact of retrenchments at KLK-Landbou, in Upington in the Northern Cape.
Low profits mean fewer new farmers
A study conducted by Rabobank International and published in Future of Farming shows that in the US the average age of a farmer in 1974 was 45.
Change agents
Development projects for emerging farmers remain contentious, with some entities taking advantage.
International specialists in Cape Town to discuss air pollution research
More than 350 delegates from across the world are expected to attend the 16th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations’ World Clean Air Congress at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, from 29 September to 4 October.
Ride for the rhino!
To raise funds to help combat rhino poaching, CE Projects will be holding a Rhino Ride in partnership with Harley-Davidson Pretoria and Nelspruit.
Stockman School is one of the World’s Best
One of the world’s best training schools for beef breeders. This is how a leading American beef breeder described the Stockman School that is again to be held from 16 to 18 October at Aldam in the Free State.
SA farmers must make market-smart decisions
South African farmers must make ‘market-smart’ decisions. Interest rates are at their lowest level in 30 years and this creates the ideal opportunity for farmers to invest in technology.
Get online – now!
If your business is not online, you’ll be left behind. The world buys, sells and communicates on the Internet. Change today, and start with a blog, says Greg Miles.
Best spud farmer named
Johan van Zyl from Warden in the Free State was named Potato Farmer of the Year during the recent PSA congress.
World Rabies Week
The Directorate Animal Health, in collaboration with various other directorates within the department of agriculture, as well as provincial veterinary services, will dedicate 23 September to 29 September to World Rabies Week.
Report on African agriculture launched
A new report containing detailed statistics and data on African agriculture has been launched, SciDev.Net has reported.
A new look at cane loading
Compaction caused by in-field loading operations is raising concern in the sugarcane industry. Joe Spencer reports.
KZN police arrest farm attack suspects within 2 days
All five suspects allegedly involved in the attack and robbery of an as-yet-unnamed 63-year-old Bergville farmer and his 60-year old wife were arrested within two days of the crime thanks to a determined joint effort between SAPS structures and community-based organisations.
Early spike in KwaZulu-Natal farm attacks
The number of farm attacks and farm murders in KwaZulu-Natal so far in 2013, with two murders and 23 attacks taking place in the first five months of the year, were higher than for the same period last year, which saw one murder and 14 attacks.
African aquaculture grows 83% in 10 years
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing food production sector, with a growth rate of 5,6%. Farmed fish topped beef farming globally for the first time in 2012, with 66 million tons of fish produced, compared with 63 million tons of beef.
Fouriesburg fire still raging
The veld fire between Senekal, Rosendal and Fouriesburg that started earlier was still burning by 10 o’clock this morning.
North West declared a disaster area
The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NW DARD) has processed more than 19 000 applications for financial assistance after the province was recently declared a disaster area.
