Cultural trade baffles NAMC
Informal trade and BEE is presenting its fair share of challenges, and the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) is working towards better understanding and solving the problems facing the farming...
Africa News – 1 June 2007
Kenya's coastline flooded Cattle clashes kill 15 in Kenya Ethiopia gets a seed bank 'Speed up African integration' Issue Date 1 June 2007
Afgri soars despite tough market
Agricultural services business Afgri has seen a 65,5 % increase in their headline earnings for the year to February 2007. Issue Date 1 June 2007
Higher sugar prices boost Illovo
With an operating profit exceeding R1 billion and headline earnings of over R500 million for the 2006/07 financial year ended 31 March, Illovo Sugar has good reason for sweet smiles.Issue...
Speedy land reform plans get a thumbs-up
Much support was voiced for the introduction of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) by Lulama Xingwana, minister of agriculture and land affairs, to accelerate the pace of land redistribution at...
Biofuel concerns linger
The Department of Agriculture recently hosted a workshop on biofuels to provide agricultural sector stakeholders with an opportunity to make additional input before the strategy is finalised and tabled to...
Cold hits the Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape has arguably been struck the hardest by bitterly cold weather that engulfed the country. Across the country important roads have been closed to traffic due to severe...
Mixed reactions to icy weather
The recent cold snap that clutched the country in an icy grip caused mixed emotions across the agricultural sphere. While most farmers welcomed the cold air, others suffered losses and...
Farmers still feel Lulu doesn’t care
Emotions ran high in parliament following the budget vote speech of Lulama Xingwana, agriculture and land affairs minister, with Pieter Groenewald from the Freedom Front Plus going as far as...
Farmers still feel Lulu doesn’t care
Emotions ran high in parliament following the budget vote speech of Lulama Xingwana, agriculture and land affairs minister, with Pieter Groenewald from the Freedom Front Plus going as far as...
Endangered species regulations postponed
The implementation date for the regulations on threatened and endangered species, which control lion hunting and which had controversially placed the black-backed jackal on the threatened and endangered species list,...
Derelict railway lines could lead to grain wreck
SA could face a famine within a few years if our infrastructure - specifically our railway system - is not upgraded, and add to this the low cost of imports...
Toilers of the soil: the earthworm workers
Carmen Nottingham's earthworm farm north of Johannesburg is more than just a business; it is her way of helping to restore South Africa's depleted soil. She is in league with...
Can SA meet US wine demand?
Wine consumption in the US has grown to such an extent over the past 10 years that it is currently regarded as the third-largest wine-consuming nation in the world, swallowing...
Can SA meet US wine demand?
Wine consumption in the US has grown to such an extent over the past 10 years that it is currently regarded as the third-largest wine-consuming nation in the world, swallowing...
Counter herbicide resistance with crop rotation
Herbicide resistance is a major problem facing grain producers in the Western Cape. Long-term trials conducted in the province by Dr Mark Hardy of the Western Cape agriculture department reveal...
Amakrokokroko
Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you are right.” And that's how it is - it's all in the mind. You can only succeed...
Will the consumption boom continue?
Farmers can only produce goods if consumers buy them. Over the last couple of years South Africa experienced a consumption boom. Issue date 1 June 2007
Rosy cheeks for horses
Rosa rugosa, one of many rose species, is not only the rose most commonly used for rose hedges in England, but it is also a favourite on many horses' menus....
Putting BLUP into context
Red Angus stud producer Dirk Giliomee in Bredasdorp, Western Cape, explains that BLUP is a useful breeding concept, but it should be used with caution, taking care not to neglect...
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