Dekalb celebrates 100 years
Monsanto’s Dekalb maize has reached the 100 year mark, making it one of the oldest agricultural products in South Africa.
The Cleaver Awards – Top Butchers announced
Record number of nominations received in competition to find South Africa’s top butcheries. The winners of the 2011 Cleaver Awards were announced last week at an award’s luncheon in Johannesburg.
Royal Show 2012 bigger and better!
Organisers of the Royal Show 2012 announced that this year’s event will boast an impressive line-up in the ever-popular agricultural section.
Rhino hunting norms welcomed
Recently gazetted norms and standards for white rhino hunting in South Africa have, in the main, been welcomed by the country’s hunting industry.
Are these game prices sustainable?
Many say prices in the booming game industry are out of control – and then there’s the ‘colouration issue’.
Businesses frustrated with KZN agri-department’s tender process
Agricultural input and services companies in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed frustration at the way in which tender processes are implemented by the KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs.
Umzimkulu mill reopens
Illovo’s Umzimkulu sugar mill, on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, is due to reopen after a year-long closure.
Wage compromise ends co-op strike
The two-week long strike at six agricultural companies and co-operatives has recently ended with wage increase compromises reached between employers and employees’ labour unions.
Unchecked sand winning a threat to the environment
Illegal and improperly supervised sand winning in KwaZulu-Natal’s rivers is continuing unchecked and is having an adverse effect on river health and water quality.
Frost adds to Free State farmer woes
The relief of Free State farmers over long-awaited rain was short-lived after the showers were followed by frost recently.
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.
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