KZN farmers proactive on land reform
KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) is finalising plans to create a land reform company to speed up transfers and post-settlement support, based on a model pioneered by the sugar industry.Issue date:...
Du Toit slammed for ‘cheap politicking’
Deputy Land Affairs and Agriculture minister Dirk du Toit has been accused by a broad spectrum of critics of indulging in cheap politicking to mask government failures, following remarks he...
townie the art dealer
Beauty is in the eye of beholder, the saying goes. Issue date: 28 September 2007
The Journey
As the sun went down an eerie silence settled over the vastness of the lake. The beach of pearl-white sand was gently lapped by water clear as glass. vacant space...
Proper stables for happy horses
When planning to build a stable, it is a good idea to visit many establishments - two at least. Don't focus on a pretty and stylish appearance, look for a...
The Beerbird has landed!
As Beerbird co-directors Barry Owen and Greg Ivins put it: “We could tell you a half-baked story about our great-grandfather learning the secret of the Beerbird from some unnamed tribesman...
Sporadic bean diseases
This week I look at bean diseases that you will not encounter frequently. Issue Date: 28 September 2007
Get your forecasts right
'Being optimistic is an essential trait for success, but if this optimism clouds judgement to the extent that completely unrealistic projections are made, it's a serious problem.'Issue Date: 28 September...
Big money winners in 2007
Every year the racing pigeon fraternity hosts a number of “money” races which get bigger and bigger, with the stakes going higher and higher. The dividends of potential returns are...
Promised land undermined
As secretary of the Mpumalanga Lakes District Protection Group (MLDPG) Koos Pretorius has battled possibly-illegal coal-mining licenses threatening his organic cherry farm since 2006. Koos contends that the carelessness of...
How to demotivate farmers
'It seems government officials and politicians have little sympathy for commercial farmers and actually want them off the land. This may not be government's true stance, but they do very...
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