Market access a stumbling block for emerging farmers
Helping emerging farmers to reach commercial status was one of the goals of the land reform process
Dispute between coal miner and conservation coalition
A war of words has erupted between Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) and the Save Mapungubwe Coalition (SMC) that had previously jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...
Grain prices boost Senwes profits
Senwes announced a net profit after tax of R187 million for the first six months of the 2012/2013 fiscal year. This represented an increase of 65,5% compared to the R113 million profit for the same time the previous year.
No agreement between workers’ unions and farmers
Representatives of organised agriculture have advised farmers to not become worried when workers decide to join unions, but advised them to get well acquainted with what the law stipulated in terms of union activities on farms.
Is there an agreement?
After lengthy discussions following the violent farm worker protests in the Western Cape, Agri SA said that no agreement was reached regarding any minimum wage level.
Vigilant – but no further wage strikes expected
Farmers in the Western Cape will remain on high alert throughout December. This follows after violent strikes that erupted in November, with protesters demanding higher wages for farm workers.
Agri MEC moves on wastage and spending irregularities
Irregular expenditure at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) has been exposed, with dumped agricultural equipment and inputs worth over R5 million discovered at the department’s office in Inchanga.
Fracking can be managed – New Zealand
A New Zealand inquiry into fracking found that the environmental risks associated with the procedure could be effectively managed, provided best practices were enforced through regulation.
Agri SA asks for a national prayer day
Agri SA president Johannes Möller has called on all church denominations to use Sunday, 16 December 2012 as a national day of prayer for a violence-free society;
Controlling acid mine drainage in the Western Basin not enough
Acid mine drainage (AMD) decant at the Western Basin in Gauteng is slowly being brought under control, with the flow halted. Mariette Liefferink, CEO...
Appeal court ruling on water transfers welcomed
Agri SA welcomed the Appeal Court ruling between Goede Wellington Boerdery (Pty) Ltd and Atwell Sibusiso Makhanya and the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs on an application to transfer a water use licence.
The Minister of Labour called for calm during farmworker protests
The Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, has asked workers who took part in an industrial action for higher wages and better working conditions to conduct themselves peacefully.
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