Africa News – 12 October 2007
UN helps Lesotho with food security 1,5 million Africans affected by floods Issue Date: 12 October 2007
Chicken farmers get R18 million boost
Struggling poultry projects in Limpopo have been given a shot in the arm. The provincial agriculture department has spent R18 million to revitalise eight poultry projects in the Greater Tzaneen...
Big EC sheep bust turns sour
Livestock farmers in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, have reacted with outrage at the release of members of a stock theft syndicate operating in the region without them ever going to court....
Wool broker breaks records
Wool broker BKB - nowadays made up of Ltd, BKBLouwid, Van Wyk Lewendehawe and GrainCo - released the best financial results in its history, due to the highest-ever wool prices...
Santam’s umbrella gets bigger
Santam has strengthened its position in the agricultural insurance market by merging its operations with those of Agri Risk Specialists. The single unit will focus on asset and crop insurance....
Biofuel strategy to be unveiled soon
Cabinet Should unveil SA'S long- awaited biofuel strategy this month, according to government biofuel task team leader Sandile Tyatya. “We've finalised our position, met with the ministers, incorporated their comments...
Another blue-ear disease outbreak in the Western Cape
Pork production is threatened by another outbreak of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), better known as blue-ear disease. Dr Gininda Msiza, chief director of veterinary services in the Western...
New data to aid livestock farmers
The draft policy on the sustainable management of veld and forage resources should be ready soon for further processing and endorsement by Cabinet, according to Victor Musetha of the Department...
Tyranny of the trophy record
The tyranny of the trophy record and award hunting programmes are at odds with the ethics of nature conservation, and destroy the hunter's experience of appreciating and participating in the...
Food prices soar without affecting demand
'As more people enter the formal economy, the demand for food and especially protein-based food will increase Issue date 5 October 2007
Rugby and business – it’s all about management
'This is the essence of management - the creation of an environment within which individuals and teams reach for the stars.' Issue date 5 October 2007
Jozi market backs the small guys
Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market CEO Kgosientso Ramokgopa runs the largest fresh-produce market in Africa, in the province that contributes 47% to the national GDP Issue date 5 October 2007
Huge interest in no-till at KZN conference
The AGM and annual conference of the No-Till Club of KZN drew farmers and extension officers from across the country Issue date 5 October 2007
50 years of Steiger tractors: a golden anniversary
The Steiger brothers, Doug and Maurice, built the first Steiger tractor during the winter of 1957/8 on their Minnesota farm, from truck components and a 180kW Detroit Diesel engine Issue...
Food prices, food crisis?
Jacques Fremy, a retired senior agricultural training and project advisor for the World Bank and the International Labour Organisation, argues that Africa doesn't appreciate the technical challenges food production poses
Humble roots
From humble roots, a mighty tree 12 years ago, Olga Malapane picked up a handsaw and entered the male-dominated timber industry. Issue date 5 October 2007
Mastering crop rotation
Kobus's crop rotation programme currently consists of five years lucerne, followed by one year wheat, one year wheat or barley, one year lupins or peas, one year wheat, one year...
Farming smart and thorough
Kobus Wessels was recently chosen as the Western Cape Grain SA finalist. Glenneis Erasmus learnt the secret to his farming success: precision, passion and using all available resources to the...
