Trevor’s plan for land reform & agriculture
If government succeeds in implementing the National Development Plan, over 11 million jobs will be created by 2030. Denene Erasmus looks at the plan’s ramifications for the agriculture sector.
Europe’s anti-GM attitude weakens
The United Kingdom is showing signs of easing up on their anti-genetically modified (GM) food stance with two supermarkets allowing such food on their shelves.
Organic food doesn’t pay – Sweden
Organic farming has come under fire by one of the world’s leading organic food producing countries.
Battling those bad road blues
Poor maintenance of unpaved roads in the rural North West plays havoc with farmers and other road users. And the problem isn’t only confined to that province, writes Robyn Joubert.
We want title deeds – farmers to Nkwinti
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti should reconsider the new land acquisition system under which black farmers are not given title to land.
Veterinarians support vet bill amendments
Practicing vets in South Africa have welcomed the proposals in the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Amendment Bill, which seeks to amend the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act of 1982.
Veld fires destroy 40 000ha in Mpumalanga
Some 40 000ha of grazing has been destroyed by veld fires in Mpumalanga this August.
Stock thiefs get R6000 bail
The 38-year-old Ronnie Smith and his wife Elbie Smith (35), from the farm Zem-Zem in Bothaville were released on R6000 bail by the Bothaville magistrate's court after the being arrested...
New way to become more environmentally friendly
A tool was recently developed to help farmers calculate the carbon footprint of their crops.
Can we see some results?
Billions are spent on agricultural support programmes, but now MPs are asking why so little seems to have been accomplished. Denene Erasmus reports.
Livestock on the loose
Livestock on the roads of the former Transkei in the Eastern Cape have always been a challenge for motorists.
Organised agriculture questions KZN job plan
Organised agriculture in KwaZulu-Natal has questioned where the money will come from to fulfil an ambitious plan by the KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) to create 28...
Refunds for mutant calves refused
New Zealand’s farmer-owned AI company, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), is refusing to give refunds, or pay compensation, after semen it sold produced mutant calves.
No demand for land reform?
A lot has been said about black South Africans not being interested in farming and the sector not being ‘sexy’ enough to attract more farmers. Now two researchers have taken...
ANC policy swings undermine credibility
Contradictory policies and radical statements make it difficult to decide on the direction in which the ANC is leading the country and what it means for land reform. Is this...
Agriculture still a good investment
Speaking at the recent Free State Agriculture Congress in Bloemfontein, Agri SA president Johannes Möller said farmers should invest in agriculture.
Free trade in Africa bad news for local farmers
Free trade in Africa could be a reality by 2017, signalling harder times for farmers in South Africa, while those abroad benefit.
135 000 ha lost to Free State veld fires.
Nearly 135 000 ha have been destroyed in veld fires in the Free State.
COSATU and Agri SA find common ground
Concern over the vast tracts of unproductive land in South Africa has united Agri SA and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
Mining a threat to food security
Current mining and new prospects for mining could soon have a devastating effect on agricultural production as well as long-term food security implications for the country.
