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Biofuel company Ethanol Africa and its 50% shareholder Sterling Waterford Holdings have distanced themselves from allegations by maize farmers that their financial investments into the company have gone missing.
Issue Date: 23 March 2007

Grain prices have been ticking steadily upwards over the past year, but the recent searing heat and lack of rain is likely to lead to even higher prices, and push up the price of maize meal and bread - staple foods for many poor South Africans.
Issue Date: 23 March 2007

More than 3 000 quality-bred Merino rams are being distributed to 300 shearing sheds in an effort to add value to communal flocks in the former Transkei and Ciskei
Issue Date 16 March 2007

For the biofuels industry to succeed, emerging farmers need to be organised into cooperatives so that they can jointly deliver to biofuels plants, negotiate good input prices, have access to credit for inputs, training, materials and jointly own the processing facilities. This was the message from National African Farmers' Union president Motsepe Matlala at a recent conference in Johannesburg.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

In an effort to make agricultural knowledge and marketing tools more widely - and cheaply - available, the Department of Agriculture has launched an online database containing information on aspects such as pricing, legislation and marketing.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

Enironmental affairs and tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has proposed that culling be used to reduce the size of an elephant population - but only once other management options have been considered.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

Dr Marion Garai, the “mother” of Elephant Management and Owners' Association (EMOA) has stepped down after 12 years as chairperson.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

The local wool market edged higher due to A SOFTER currency and the return of the Chinese to the market after their New Year celebrations. Prices for good-quality wool again achieved good prices as a result of the big offering of poorer-quality wool in Australia due to the prolonged drought, said Johan Louw of Cape Mohair and Wool.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

The controversy over abuses on farms was taken to parliament when the Human Rights Commission presented a briefing to the land and environment committee on evictions. Stephan Hofstätter attended the hearing.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

The united kingdom has pledged its commitment to developing environmental labelling for food.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

Brazil, the US, China and European Commission recently launched a joint initiative to create a world market to increase the production, distribution and use of biofuels.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

Grain planting and production forecasts have been trimmed for the 2006/07 season after poor rains and high temperatures limited many farmers' plantings.
Issue Date 16 March 2007