Time to get paranoid about shearing shed hygiene
Despite its high quality, SA’s wool clip is becoming the most heavily contaminated by foreign objects in the world, according to Isak Staats, BKB’s manager of wool and mohair.
Brine discussions continue
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), importers and re-workers of poultry and local producers recently held a meeting to further discuss the practice of brining in the poultry...
Bringing the farm to the consumer
Consumers need a better understanding of agriculture for them to fully appreciate farmers.
Grain transport differential ‘will be phased out’ in future
he South African grain production market is increasingly becoming more sophisticated and that will eventually lead to the phasing out of the Safex transport differential, said Grain SA Maize Working...
African army worm outbreak may be over
Dr Gerhard Verdoorn, head of the Griffon Poison Information Centre, said that the recent outbreak of African army worm was the worst experienced in 20 years.
Constitutional court lets farm eviction stand
The Constitutional Court today dismissed an appeal against an eviction order, against the children of a retired worker living on a Stellenbosch farm.
Exemption from minimum wage not the answer
A lack of criteria for being granted exemption from paying the new minimum wage has left farmers with little hope of finding a solution to the wage crisis.
DAFF unable to account for tractors given to provinces
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) might soon be the subject of a forensic audit after officials were unable to fully account to parliament for tractors and other...
Three KZN farm robbery suspects arrested
Detectives of the Harding SAPS and members of the Kokstad Cluster Task Team in KwaZulu-Natal arrested three men suspected of robbing a farm in the area in January.
Clover’s operating profit lower due to higher costs
Dairy processor Clover’s revenue increased by 10,8% for the six months ended 31 December 2012, compared to the same period the previous year, to R3,98 billion rand.
Government milks wine industry
The wine industry welcomed concessions made in excise duty hikes, as announced by finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, in the national budget.
White paper to be finalised by May
The minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, wants to have the drafting of the Land Reform White Paper finalised by May 2013.
