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No clues to Galloway’s disappearance

Leads as to the whereabouts of former Canegrower’s chairperson Bruce Galloway have been thin, with investigators saying they have very little information to go on.

PJ Hassard goes from strength to strength

Messages of support and jubilation have continued to stream into the PJ Hassard Support Group page on Facebook after the Northern Zululand beef and game farmer’s family announced recently that he was now fully conscious and breathing on his own.

Government on top of Limpopo FMD outbreak

Limpopo’s government veterinary authorities are said to be in control of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak discovered there on 17 July 2013.

Interest in food production catches on

Five years after the formation of the community female farming group ANTS, homestead vegetable farming is gathering steam in the hills surrounding Umbumbulu, in KwaZulu-Natal.

Law-abiding firearm owners unlikely to be prejudiced

Law-abiding firearm owners and dealers should not worry about possibly being negatively affected by alleged corruption within the Central Firearms Registry (CFR).

Entries open for 2013 SA Olive awards

South African olive oil producers have until 29 July to submit entries to SA Olive, South Africa’s official body representing the interests of the local olive industry, for the 2013 SA Olive Awards.

Milestone for Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm

Components for the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape, which recently arrived at the Port of Ngqura outside Port Elizabeth, will be transported to the construction site from Monday 22 July 2013.

R30 000 stud bull slaughtered

A KwaZulu-Natal farmer recently lost a R30 000 stud bull to stock thieves. He did, however, manage to recover another prize bull.

Maize harvest affected by charcoal rot outbreaks

Widespread outbreaks of charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) in maize have been reported in the Free State, in Wesselsbron, Hoopstad, Viljoenskroon and Bultfontein, according to Pannar’s agronomist in the region, AK Geldenhuys.

National pig health survey underway

A national survey to determine whether South Africa is still free of all major pig diseases that can derail international trade is currently underway and should be completed by next month.

Farmers’ union and government clash over farm expropriation

Farmers’ union, TAU SA’s accusation that government’s planned expropriation of a macadamia farm in Limpopo is tantamount to a land grab has been rejected with contempt by the province’s Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR).

SA’s renewable energy use to treble

High energy prices and the call for ‘greener’ power sources makes renewable energy increasingly attractive. Robyn Joubert reports.

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