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A new record price was achieved after some of the country's largest fine wool producers offered their clips on a sale which saw Cape Wools' overall indicator rise a marginal 0,4%
Issue date: 23 February 2007

The furore between agricultural unions and land and agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana over her remarks on abuse of farmworkers has subsided - but not before relations ebbed to the point where farmer representatives walked out of a scheduled ministerial meeting. Stephan Hofstätter asked Xingwana and Agri SA president Lourie Bosman what lay behind the stand-off. Issue date: 23 February 2007

Western Cape producers have called on Grain to ask the Competition Commission to investigate the controversial transport differential and what they call “inexplicable” market trends. Issue date: 23 February 2007

President Thabo Mbeki's State of the Nation address has received mixed responses from organised agriculture. Some organisations welcomed Mbeki's comments on crime and his promises to do more to fight it, while others bemoaned the fact that not enough was said about agriculture's role in South Africa. Issue date: 23 February 2007

The North West agriculture department has fired 13 of its senior officials for maladministration, mismanagement and contravention of government financial policies. Issue date: 23 February 2007

Current and projected prices for SA wool are some of the best in recent years, and reports indicate that the 98% of the country's export clip is achieving better international prices than its biggest competitor, Australia. Issue date: 23 February 2007

In a ruling that could have major legal implications for farmers throughout South Africa, the Land Claims Court has ruled that officials have no right to expand a land claim to include properties not listed in an original claim form. Issue date: 23 February 2007

While acknowledging the efforts of many farmers who are working hard to empower disadvantaged groups, land and agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana has once again voiced her concern over the abuse of farmworkers and farm dwellers in South Africa. Issue Date: 16 February 2007

A large-scale job-creation project is in the pipeline for rural communities who live around Komatiland forest plantations in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.Issue Date: 16 February 2007

Agriculture is no longer the world's main source of employment, a UN report has found. The Global Employment Trends 2007 report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) revealed that 40% of workers are employed in services, up from 39,5% the year before. Issue Date: 16 February 2007

Eastern Cape sheep farmer Billy Schoeman has expressed frustration at the lack of response from SANParks and the SA Police Service following his complaints that both he and his neighbour lost sheep during the time builders were erecting a new game-proof boundary fence between his farm and the Mountain Zebra National Park. Issue Date: 16 February 2007