Farming the Sotho frontier
Pieter Vermooten farms on the Lesotho border near Ficksburg in the eastern Free State and suffers increasingly crippling losses from theft - but specifically stock theft as control along the...
A sad farewell to Prof von Holy
Prof Alex von was a brilliant lecturer and presenter. He had a delightful sense of humour and was capable of holding the attention of senior executives, scientists, students and even...
KZN 2007 sheepdog trial champions
The SA Sheepdog ASSOCIATION (SASDA) recently held the first of its seven annual regional trials near Mooi River, KZN where, according to SASDA vice-president Izak Hattingh, approximately 19 handlers and...
E Cape power line to go ahead
The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has accepted the final scoping report and has given the go-ahead for Eskom's Gamma-Grassridge power-line plan to proceed to the impact assessment phase,...
‘Farm fish for the sake of our children’
Children born today may not be able to buy fish by the time they turn 40 because the world's fish stocks will have been depleted. Issue Date 27 April 2007
Project helps emerging farmers go organic
The organic farming industry could provide 100 000 jobs within the next seven years through the Organic Freedom Project (OFP), a newly established non-profit organisation focused on helping developing farmers...
Fruit SA’s Industry Plan to boost local fruit sector
Fruit SA presented its strategic framework for the SA fruit industry to the minister of agriculture and land affairs Lulama Xingwana and the deputy minister of trade and industry Elizabeth...
Unity is the future, says sugar boss
While the SA sugar industry had already begun embracing the necessity for racial equality and integration within its ranks long before the formation of democratic SA, the process of speeding...
Next step of FSC’s Plantation Review under way
The Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) an international timber plantation management certification body, has announced the imminent start of the technical phase of the much-publicised FSC Plantations Review. Issue Date 27...
Wanted: 1,6 million tons of maize
With the latest Crop Estimates Committee forecast 11% lower than the previous forecast, analysts have warned that SA would almost certainly have to import maize to make up for the...
Farmers told to be wary of future interest rate hikes
Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni's decision to leave interest rates unchanged is good news for farmers. Issue Date 27 April 2007
Crime is at ‘unacceptable’ levels
The impact of crime on continued production on farms has reached unacceptable levels Issue Date 27 April 2007
Blueprint for sustainable agriculture
Last week Farmer's Weekly reported on TAU SA's blueprint for sustainable agriculture in SA. This week Stephan Hofstätter follows up with a closer look at some of the arguments contained...
State to put its claim cards on the table
Plans to improve transparency in SA's restitution process and prevent false land claims from being gazetted are taking shape, with a task team comprising farmers, claimants and officials expected to...
Local Herefords get Topp US genes
BonHaven Beef Cattle of Tarkastad, Eastern Cape has partnered with Herefords & Red Angus of North Dakota in the US. This intensive embryo programme will involve bringing some of the...
Vet warns against ‘quackery’
Dr Peter Oberem of Afrivet warns that safeguarding the environment while protecting and improving the health and production of livestock is a complex task that must be tackled by the...
minis and MONSTERS
Many of the younger generation field sports people today can't imagine a world without capable 4x4s. But when I was young, capable off-road vehicles were scarce, and you either had...
Lamb shanks in rosemary and orange
Lamb shanks, along with oxtail, are rated right up there with the greatest comfort foods of all time. Both are tender beyond belief, falling from the bone with only the...
