Don’t tax interest income, says Absa
Farmers who use their own money to run their businesses and those who plan to retire on the proceeds of fixed deposits will surely back a suggestion from Absa's economic...
Look out for recycled stolen wools
Stolen wools are being recycled into the trade and individuals are knowingly or unknowingly buying these wools, according to the SA Wool and Mohair Buyers Association (SAWBA) in Port Elizabeth.Issue...
Better demand for kid mohair continues
The third summer mohair sale of 2007 continued to deliver positive results for growers.Issue Date: 13 April 2007
Agri SA vows to act against pesticide mismanagement
Farmers' union Agri SA has pledged to act publicly against any farmers who are misusing pesticides or otherwise endangering neighbours through toxic pollution. The warning follows reports that widespread pesticide...
Perspective-13 April 2007
Have you ever wondered at the flocks of hawk-like birds sitting on telephone wires and poles along some of the roads in the eastern parts of SA?Issue Date: 13 April...
New export terminal
The Industrial Development Corporation and a consortium of private equity partners have concluded a financial package to build and operate a state-of-the-art fresh produce export terminal at Maputo port in...
AHS threatens SA horse exports again
The recent outbreak of African Horse Sickness (AHS) on an Arabian horse stud farm between Paarl and Franschoek in the Western Cape has once again resulted in a suspension of...
Milk shortage yet another blow to dairy industry
The embattled dairy production industry is experiencing yet another blow following the Milk Producers' Organisation's (MPO's) announcement that the current shortage of milk products on retailers' shelves is likely to...
Maize estimate drops
The extremely isolated and well-below normal rainfall in South Africa's maize-producing areas have resulted in deteriorating growing conditions, and as a result the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) has once again...
NGOs applaud GMO rulings
Local and international watchdogs have heaped praise on the genetically modified organism (GMO) regulatory authority, the Executive Council (EC), for refusing to allow open field trials of GM cassava in...
Bid to declare FS fires a ‘disaster’
Farmers in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal have joined forces in an effort to help their colleagues in the Free State who have lost thousands of hectares of grazing land...
TAU SA launches strategy document
TAU SA has launched a strategy for sustainable agriculture which it hopes will change the face of agriculture in SA.Issue Date: 13 April 2007
