No money missing, says Ethanol Africa
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:...
Maize meal and bread prices set to rise further
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...
Merino rams join communal flocks
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 CiskeiIssue Date...
‘Biofuels industry needs co-ops’
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...
Agriculture database goes live
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...
Elephant culling proposed as a last resort by DEAT
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...
Jumbo ‘mother’ steps down
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
Weaker rand boosts wool
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...
Evictions – the row rages on
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...
UK to develop ‘green’ labels
The united kingdom has pledged its commitment to developing environmental labelling for food. Issue Date 16 March 2007
Joint biofuels initiative begins
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 forecasts revised downwards
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
