Poultry tariffs bring quantum of solace
After months of delays, the new poultry tariffs were gazetted on 30 September, and there seems to be consensus that the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) has taken into account the needs of consumers, local industry and importers.
Higher import duties on poultry
Duties on imported chicken have been raised to help the ‘distressed’ local industry and halt job losses, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said at a press conference in Pretoria.
AfriForum to take farm killings to UN
AfriForum will ask the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues to call for the prioritisation of farm murders in November.
All fracking wells fail over time – Van Tonder
There were at least 600 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically-recoverable shale gas in the Karoo, but getting it out through hydraulic fracturing (fracking) could have dire consequences for the Karoo’s groundwater supply.
SA labour laws eroding job creation potential
Government has come out in support of the National Planning Commission’s estimate in the National Development Plan (NDP) that agriculture could create close to a million more jobs.
Retrenchments at KLK-Landbou
Trade union Solidarity said it managed to cushion the impact of retrenchments at KLK-Landbou, in Upington in the Northern Cape.
Low profits mean fewer new farmers
A study conducted by Rabobank International and published in Future of Farming shows that in the US the average age of a farmer in 1974 was 45.
International specialists in Cape Town to discuss air pollution research
More than 350 delegates from across the world are expected to attend the 16th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations’ World Clean Air Congress at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, from 29 September to 4 October.
Ride for the rhino!
To raise funds to help combat rhino poaching, CE Projects will be holding a Rhino Ride in partnership with Harley-Davidson Pretoria and Nelspruit.
SA farmers must make market-smart decisions
South African farmers must make ‘market-smart’ decisions. Interest rates are at their lowest level in 30 years and this creates the ideal opportunity for farmers to invest in technology.
Best spud farmer named
Johan van Zyl from Warden in the Free State was named Potato Farmer of the Year during the recent PSA congress.
World Rabies Week
The Directorate Animal Health, in collaboration with various other directorates within the department of agriculture, as well as provincial veterinary services, will dedicate 23 September to 29 September to World Rabies Week.
