Tick-borne diseases in goats and sheep
These diseases are spread between animals by the bite of an infected tick - and animals must be treated quickly to prevent death.
Hot-az-el chicken chilli
There comes a time in a man’s life when the prospect of yet another meat-and-two-veg-dinner leaves him cold.
Africa is turning into a farmers’ market
Christo Wiese believes Africa has huge agricultural potential, but its people will need to move with this evolution. Roelof Bezuidenhout reports.
Farm attackers after money and firearms
Farm attacks in the Free State flared up during THE past month with five attacks in the eastern Free State and two attacks in the Wesselsbron district.
Land reform needs public/private partnerships
Partnerships between public and private business together with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) is the new way government hopes to create a sustainable model for emerging...
Crucial that farmers hold onto shares as Clover lists
Clover has announced plans to list on the Johannesburg stock Exchange(JSE) to raise funds for expansion.
Fresh produce fund owe farmers millions
For decades farmers have supplied the country's municipal markets with produce in the belief that their money was guaranteed by the Agricultural Produce Agents Council (APAC) fidelity fund, which is...
Hunger season starts in Namibia
At least 42 000 Namibians will require food aid from government, local authorities have announced. This includes the very poor in the Caprivi lowland maize area and cattle livelihood zone,...
DA puts maize back into the biofuel debate
The DA has asked for the ban to be lifted on the use of maize as a biofuel feedstock. This is after parliament approved the Industrial Policy Action Plan 2...
Meaty dilemmas
The global "Meat Free Monday" campaign,launched in South Africa in September, encourages people to give up eating meat, fish or chicken one day a week, in a bid to reduce...
North West veld fires suspected to be arson
A significant percentage of the veld fires affecting over 50 000ha in the North West were caused by arson this year, according to Agri North West CEO Boeta du Toit.
Extension services to commercial farmers in ruins
While the KZN Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development hails its extension recovery programme a huge success, there's been a virtual collapse of extension services to the commercial...
Zuma uses farming to uplift his home community
Christmas came early for many poor residents of KZN's rural Nkandla and Mlalazi communities thanks to the influence of President Jacob Zuma.
ABC on what Wal-Mart bid means for producers
The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, has made a US,25 billion (R29,2 billion) bid for South Africa-based Massmart, a regional management group with large-scale wholesale and retail interests.
No more landownership for black farmers
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR's) decision to remove the option to buy from the standard lease contract between the state and land-reform beneficiaries has sparked concern...
Prepare for the Consumer Protection Act
The implementation of the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) will have far-reaching implications for agribusinesses and farmers as it means producers, distributors and suppliers will be liable for damage caused...
Rural development department receives another qualified report
The department of rural development and Land Reform (DRDLR) has received another qualified audit from the auditor-general in its latest annual report. This is the second in its two-year existence.
110 rhino legally hunted in 2010
More than 200 rhino have been poached this year and 110 have been legally hunted.
Renown reserve invasions continue
The future of KZN's world-renowned Ndumo Game Reserve (NGR) lies in the balance, with no solution in sight to the ongoing land invasions taking place there.
Three summer hamburgers
There's a lot to be said for handheld food. No plates, no cutlery, no washing up. And the variety of hamburger ideas available to the new cook is limited only...
