Starving chickens – state let farmers down
Over 3 000 chickens had to be slaughtered at a broiler government project in Mpumalanga as the chickens resorted to cannibalism after being without food for five days.
Still getting NOWHERE
The 2010 Farm Workers’ Summit was meant to improve working conditions. But it seems that little has changed.
Massive water tariff hikes predicted
Farmers should brace themselves for a hefty hike in water tariffs next year. The increase will help foot the bill of a massive budget shortfall for the upkeep and development...
Buffalo cow fetches R20 million
A new record for the sale of a game species was set at the Piet du Toit Game Breeders Auction on 13 April, where Jaco Troskie bid R20 million for...
Flash trading ‘needs regulation’
Maize producers are concerned about the effect of a relatively new computerised commodity trading practice known as ‘flash trading’ and its effect on grain markets.
Vaccines straining to keep up with viruses
The African Horse Sickness Trust has dismissed a claim by DA spokesperson for agriculture, Annette Steyn, that vaccines produced by state-run Onderstepoort Biological Products, (OBP) for the deadly African horse...
Honeybee food sources running out fast
Commercially farmed honeybee colonies play a crucial role the pollination of fruit crops in the Western Cape.
Green Paper on Land Reform found lacking
Professor of Political Sciences at UNISA, Dirk Kotzé, who was a speaker at the Bien Donné Agri Cape Week in Paarl, criticised the Green Paper on Land Reform for having...
Guava industry worried about wilting disease outbreak
Guava producers in the Western Cape are looking forward to a better year after difficult weather conditions during 2011 caused massive crop losses.
No money to implement suggestions in Land Reform Green Paper
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) does not have the money to implement the suggestions in the Green Paper on Land Reform.
Strikes at co-ops end after two weeks
A two weeks strike action at six agricultural companies and co-ops has ended with compromise being reached between strikers and their employers.
Farmer’s Weekly writer wins an award
Lindi van Rooyen, Johannesburg-based reporter for Farmer’s Weekly, has been named one of 10 Young Leaders in agricultural writing.
Cut out the middleman
Well-trained extension officers should be available to monitor an emerging farmer’s spending and help him buy inputs. In this way, money could be saved and government assistance would be more...
ABC AGBIZ Congress 2012
The Agricultural Business Chamber’s (ABC’s) biennial congresses boast a reputation for addressing the most current topics by speakers who are experts in their respective fields.
A waiting game for Pannar and Pioneer
The deliberations are over, and South African seed breeder Pannar Seed and its US counterpart Pioneer Hi-Bred wait to hear whether their attempt to convince the Competition Appeal Court (CAC)...
Copper theft still climbing
Copper theft continues to escalate, with the value of copper stolen in February estimated at R22,8 million according to a statement by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Guilty coal mine pays up
A Mpumalanga farmer has triumphed over a coal mine in a precedent setting case. The court victory was seen as a warning to mines who don’t comply with the National...
Game meat market untapped
Growth within the game industry is being hampered by a weaker US dollar and an undeveloped meat market.
Mohair picks up steam
Mohair prices improved at the third sale of the summer season, despite fears that the larger than normal offering of 188 150kg would dampen competition.
TAU SA to build agri training centre in Cullinan
The leadership of TAU SA recently approached the minister of the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, (DAFF) Tina Joemat-Petterson to discuss the development of an agricultural training centre outside...
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