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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 30 April 2014 to submit applications for mandatory grants for the financial year 2014/15.

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 Forest Fires.

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 farmers.

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.

Black farmers more vulnerable to theft

A lack of resources has made black farmers more vulnerable to stock theft, according to the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR).

More tolls for Limpopo on the cards

Farmers will have to brace themselves for another increase in transport costs if more toll gates for Limpopo are approved.

Work on land reform still far from finished – Zuma

President Jacob Zuma said the next administration will need to take forward a number of policies to further redress the dispossession of the black majority of their ancestral land.

Afriforum concerned about water quality

Excessively high E. coli counts in South Africa’s water has raised concerns over the country’s water management systems.

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