Farmers throw away ‘good’ food – Food Bank

Instead of farmers throwing away or destroying unmarketable produce, the food should be donated to the poor, said Mohamed Kajee, Food Bank South Africa managing director, at a meeting held with minister of agriculture Tina Joemat-Pettersson and TAU SA.

SA’s dairy producers face a tough 12 months

Having to counteract the effects of high input costs and decreased milk prices means South Africa’s dairy farmers face a difficult 12 months

Land distribution targets in KZN surpassed – Kwanalu

According to the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union’s recent audit, almost 49% of agricultural land in the province is in black hands. Robyn Joubert reports.

Price increases and Eurozone, US recession a threat to farmers – FNB

A rapidly growing world population and increasing demand for more protein and fresh products from India, China and some African countries should help to ensure good returns for farmers for decades to come, according to First National Bank’s head of agriculture, Francois Marais.

Interest rates left unchanged

The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Gill Marcus has left the interest rate unchanged.

Full Fracking Report available to the public

The Department of Mineral Resources has published the complete report on the proposed hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo on its website.

More certainty needed to prevent SA slipping further

South Africa dropped two places in the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) – from 50th to 52nd out of 144 countries surveyed.

Stock theft hotspots in Eastern Cape identified

Kommadagga, Adelaide and Fort Beaufort are currently the main stock theft hotspots in the Eastern Cape.

Farmers warned not to react to ‘irresponsible comments’

Farmers tend to find a catastrophe in everything and ‘over-react’ to irresponsible comments from certain quarters, Eastern Cape RPO (ECRPO)chairperson Dr Pieter Prinsloo told delegates at the organisation’s AGM held outside Middelburg recently.

Tragic death of three Agri SA members

Agri SA expressed its shock at the death of three of its members in an aircraft accident in the Cato Ridge area near Pietermaritzburg.

Massive golden handshake likely for Langa Zita

The recently suspended director-general (DG) of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), Langa Zita, could receive a multimillion rand golden handshake.

‘Farmers thrilled about fracking’ – Shabangu

Mineral Resources minister Susan Shabangu believes that farmers in general are “very excited” about the lifting of a moratorium on shale gas exploration in the Karoo, because this would eventually give them access to cheaper electricity.

South Africa and Vietnam join hands against rhino poaching

Efforts to address the ongoing poaching of South Africa’s rhinos will be stepped up when a memorandum of understanding is signed with the Vietnam government in October.

Police to investigate possible fisheries corruption

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has handed its investigation into suspected financial and procurement irregularities,...

Beware of just chasing that 30% goal – Nkwinti

Some 21% of sugar cane land is currently under black ownership, up from 5% in 1994, SA Sugar Association (SASA) chairperson Bongani Linda said at a sugar cane industry event in Durban on 30 August.

Vleissentraal-ARC Special Performance Test Class Award Winner

The breeder and owner of the 2012 Vleissentraal-ARC Special Performance Test Class Award for his Red Poll bull...

Dairy farmers under pressure to reduce carbon footprint

Milk producers in South Africa might soon find that high input costs and low milk prices will be topped with increased pressure to produce milk in a more environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.

Department denies cows left to starve to death

Mpumalanga’s department of agriculture has denied leaving 48 cows to die of hunger.

Possible drought looming

Farmers in South Africa’s summer rainfall area were recently warned not to underestimate the unpredictable rainy season ahead.

Young buffalo bull sets new record price of R26 million

Horison, a young bull bred by Jacques and Carolien Malan, set a new record by fetching R26 million at the recent stud game auction held at Mbizi in Bela Bela, Limpopo.

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