Win a million competition produces five winners and five satisfied organisations.
A total of five Senwes customers found out on 31 May 2012 which part of the R1 million discount on their summer production account they could put in their pockets.
Land expropriation unlikely – analyst
The FW de Klerk Foundation says the Green Paper on Land Reform is ‘racial mobilisation against white farmers’. Political analyst Prof Steven Friedman disagrees. Lindi van Rooyen reports.
ANC’s land reform policy ‘socialist’
Capitalism in South Africa is under attack by a ruling party that is moving towards socialism and away from private property ownership.
North West farmers suspicious of R155 million projects
The announcement by North West’s MEC for agriculture and rural development, Desbo Mohono, that she budgeted R155 million for the implementation of a number of agricultural projects in the 2012/2013 financial year was met with caution by farmers in the province.
Government curbs growth in poultry industry
Government needs to implement a blanket duty on all chicken imports for the local industry to survive the onslaught of chicken dumping.
A fracking change of heart
Right up until three months ago, Prof Gerrit van Tonder was convinced that hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to explore for shale gas would not contaminate the groundwater of the Karoo.
Reitsma resigns from SANSOR as General Manager
SANSOR, the South African National Seed Organization, has announced that Gerrie Reitsma has resigned as general manager, effective 30 June 2012.
Beneficiaries invade own land on land reform game farms
A study looking at the experience of communities that were awarded game farms as part of the land restitution process has shown that beneficiaries could be forced to ‘invade’ their own land...
FPA’s feeling ‘twitchy’ over this season’s fire risk
Fire Protection Associations in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga are anticipating a challenging fire-fighting season this year.
DAFF denies that OBP vaccines are faulty
Agricultural minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has left farmers baffled after denying that there was ever a question over the efficacy of Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) vaccines.
To make a profit, first make a plan
The time you spend planning is just as important as the time you
spend ploughing, or doing other tasks.
Agriculture jobs creation questioned
The most recent quarterly labour force survey conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) show that employment in agriculture increased by 8,8% over the past year.
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