Good prices won’t last, foresters warned
Members of NCT Forestry Cooperative Limited, which markets timber produced by private and independent timber growers, has been cautioned not to assume that the current shortage of all categories of...
Steadfast ‘Oom Pietman’ retires
' …he has played a part in many important milestones in the local agricultural industry.
KZN Midlands seeks disaster status after fires
'It was estimated that 80 farmers and 8 000 farmworkers in the Midlands were affected.' Issue date 13 July 2007
Environmental disaster looms at Loskop Dam
According to environmentalists, researchers and farmers in the area surrounding Loskop Dam in Mpumalanga, dead fish and crocodiles at the dam's inflow are the first signs of a looming tragedy.
When in a pickle: just add 90 days
There are few British culinary experiences more appalling than the so-called ploughman's lunch.
E Cape celebrates Nerpo’s anniversary
This year is the 10th anniversary of the National Emergent RED Meat Producers' Organisation (Nerpo). Issue date 6 July 2007
Failed trade talks hit cotton
The revived Doha development round has yet again failed to achieve consensus on cuts in subsidies and tariffs.
R38m-boost for land project
KZN land reform estate, CHARLESTOWN ranches, received a major boost last month with the launch of a R38-million raspberry-exporting venture that will eventually be owned by land claimants.
Land Affairs reports back on slow progress
Over R1 billion in unspent funds returned to Treasury, delays in reviewing the willing buyer, willing seller (WBWS) policy and reforming communal land ownership, and difficulties in implementing eviction laws...
KZN outlaws ‘shack farming’
In 2005 SA saw a landmark JUDGMENT upholding property rights after unlawful land invasion had become a real threat to the country's commercial farming industry.
Cane farmers face dairy dilemma
South Africa's cane growers have declared a dispute marking a breakdown in an 80-year partnership with local milling groups over government plans to restructure the industry.
Biofuel strategy remains hush-hush
Government's biofuels task team presented its final strategy document to a ministerial committee on 13 June amid fears that proposed state support would be insufficient to lure substantial investment needed...
‘Promote African competitiveness’ – Mbeki
'There is no doubt that Africa has sufficient untapped agricultural potential.'
SA is set for its best-ever olive harvest
“Olive farmers are experiencing a bumper crop this year,” said Andries Rabie, chairperson of the South African Olive Producers' Organisation.
Europeans come to see SA’s old tractors
No fewer than 29 men and 11 women from as far afield as England, Wales, New Zealand, British Columbia, and Scotland visited SA recently on a Kelsey Publishing Group Tractor...
The benefits of hunting on communal land
A study by two Swedish researchers has found that hunting tourism in Namibia benefits rural households and urban wage earners more than the owners of private game farms and that...
Learners make a difference in Mooi River
The Grade 12 Geography class of Weston Agricultural College near Mooi River in the KZN Midlands won a Merit Award for Environmental Best Practice in Community-based Organisations in the Mail...
‘We made a mistake’ – Parmalat CEO
“With hindsight it is clear that the 2005 decision was an unfortunate one.” This was said by Parmalat CEO Theo Hendrickse, with regard to the dramatic decrease in the farmgate...
‘Get into gear’ says former DG
It is time to stop regurgitating the same issues and start doing something about them.
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