New land reform and investment bills ‘scary’ – SAIRR
Two pieces of pending legislation could together result in the expropriation of commercial farming operations with zero compensation.
IFAMA world forum to be hosted in Africa for the first time
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Forum (IFAMA) World Forum will be held held at the Cape Town Convention Centre in Cape Town from 17-19 June 2014.
Farm workers injured in Wellington
At around 8.30pm on 19 February, a truck carrying workers from the farm High Fountain to Wellington crashed on Haaskraalpad. One person died on the scene.
Price pressures hamper new potato plantings
Price pressures over the past five years have hampered new plantings of potato crops, resulting in a decrease of 1 200ha during the 2014 production season.
AfriForum receives #RAK nomination and challenges Water Affairs
AfriForum has challenged the minister of water affairs, Edna Molewa, to appoint a Blue Scorpion task team to assist it in its criminal case in which the Madibeng Municipality is...
Wine auction for education
A wine auction in aid of education will be held in Cape Town from 14-15 March.
MPO appalled by failed Vrede dairy project
The Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) is concerned over the negative publicity the dairy industry was receiving as a result of the failed R570-million Free State dairy project.
Water woes for poultry industry
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has revealed that several poultry abattoirs have at one time or another been negatively affected by municipal water supply or quality problems.
Plan to uphold newly reinstated FMD-free status
Plans are underway to increase the efficiency of extension services, expand veterinary services through compulsory community service and deploy mobile veterinary clinics in order to maintain South Africa’s newly acquired...
Police criticised for slow response to brutal attack
Police in Elandslaagte, KwaZulu-Natal, have been criticised for their slow response to a call for help from a 74-year-old woman on Houtkop Farm on 15 February.
Report highlights world energy issues
A total of 1,3 billion people are still without access to electricity, according to the World Energy Issues Monitor 2014.
French attempt to ban GM maize fails
France’s senate has rejected a move by the government to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) maize.
Public comments invited on invasive species regulations
The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs has given interested and affected parties 30 days to comment on sections of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004.
SA red meat industry celebrates regaining FMD-free status
South Africa’s multi-billion rand red meat industry is ecstatic at news that the country has had its foot-and-mouth disease-free status reinstated.
Be part of the agribusiness survey
Agbiz has called on agribusiness decision-makers to participate in this year’s Agribusiness Executive Opinion Survey.
Land reform not successful – Afasa
The African Farmers Association of South Africa (Afasa) has queried the ‘success’ of the land reform programme, saying that President Zuma’s figures are inaccurate.
Deadline set for FP&M SETA grant applications
Companies in the fibre, processing and manufacturing (FP&M) sub-sectors, including forestry, leather, pulp and paper, and wood products, registered with the FP&M Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) have until...
New edition of fire book now available
Foresters and other land managers in SA can update their knowledge and skills on fighting wildfires with the newly released second edition of the Fire Manager’s Handbook on Veld and...
Farmers suffer due to unallocated funds – Afasa
Aggrey Mahanjana, general secretary of the ,African Farmers Association of South Africa (Afasa) has lashed out at bureaucrats who fail to execute their duties at the expense of SA’s smallholder...
Namibia’s livestock producers angered by new SA livestock import regulations
The new SA import regulations will have a severe impact on Namibia’s livestock industry. This was according to Mecki Schneider, chairperson of Namibia’s Livestock Producers Organisation.
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