Farmer’s Weekly soars to greater heights

The Farmer’s Weekly team has been raking in the awards over the last month.

Good news for WC ostrich industry

The Western Cape’s ostrich industry has reason to be relieved as a recent incident of avian influenza on an ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn would not affect the industry.

Agri SA’s mineral rights ConCourt application fails

The Constitutional Court handed down a judgement today dismissing an appeal against an earlier decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal, in an application brought by Agri SA against the minister for minerals and energy in the North Gauteng High Court.

Kiepersol potholes threaten farmers’ livelihoods

Avocado farmers around Kiepersol in Mpumalanga are losing millions of rand due to the deteriorating condition of the E514 Kiepersol road.

Alleged stock thief tries to sell brother’s cattle

An alleged KwaZulu-Natal stock thief, who tried to sell seven of his brother’s cattle without permission, could land up behind bars.

Millions spent on dryland maize in Northern Cape

Government has invested around R10 million in dryland maize on 954ha in the arid Northern Cape. Planting started in January and is part of a...

Port fees open for discussion

Proposed port fees give with one hand,and take away with the other. Robyn Joubert reports.

Western Cape braces for AHS

The Western Cape faces a challenge as further outbreaks of African horse sickness threaten to spread. Lourens Schoeman and Denene Erasmus report.

A farm is much more than land – De Jager

“It’s a hundred years since the passing of the Native Land Act – it’s crunch time – and we’re a few points behind,” said Theo de Jager, vice president of AgriSA,

Monitoring ecosystem health through counting butterflies continues

The public is again invited to participate in South Africa’s seventh Butterfly Census Week (BCW), from 20 to 28 April, run by the Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa (LepSoc).

Memorandum: issues affecting agriculture

AgriSA has compiled a memorandum listing the 10 most important issues affecting agriculture.

Game ranchers unite to influence policy

The wildlife ranching industry is aiming to reposition itself as an important contributor to South Africa’s GDP and policy decision making processes on issues that affect the sector.

No concerns over drop in national tractor sales

South Africa’s agricultural machinery manufacturers and marketers are not too concerned about the decreases in monthly tractors sales so far this year.

The biggest pumpkin of all

Big ones, pretty ones, fat ones and ugly ones. No pumpkins were discriminated against for the annual Goliat van Gat giant pumpkin growing competition. The only criterion for a prize was that it had to be big, very big.

Feather thieves terrorise ostriches

The ostrich industry is still recovering from the devastation caused by an outbreak of the H5N2 avian influenza in 2011, but a new threat is already rearing its head.

Need for agriculture subsidies recognised

Eastern Cape MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Zoleka Capa said it was becoming increasingly evident that farmers needed government subsidies to offset escalating operating costs.

Western Cape on African horse sickness alert

The movement of horses into the Western Cape has been restricted with immediate effect after outbreaks of African horse sickness (AHS) in other parts of the country.

Summer crop estimates lower than initial projections

The Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) released its second production forecast for summer grain crops for 2013 and all crops – except dry beans – have come in lower than initial projections.

Ladies of labour

In South Africa the most food garden projects in rural and poorer areas are run by women, like the food garden at Langalibalele Dube Primary School in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg that Farmer’s Weekly reported on in 2011.

Rural power price increases higher than urban increases

Rural municipalities will pay 12% more for power from Eskom as of 1 July, while rural customers who buy power directly from Eskom will pay 9,3% more and rates for urban municipalities will rise by 7,1%.

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