Coffee-time scones
Let's start with a short blast of theory. Baking boffins, regardless of origin, insist that dry ingredients, like flour, be sifted before mixing.
Europe and India drive wool demand
BKB's merino wool indicator rose by 1,6% to end at R53,96/kg (clean) at the season's fifth wool sale - 4% higher than last year's sale, while the rand has appreciated...
Vink new president of African Association Agricultural Economists
Prof Nick Vink, well-known agricultural economist and chairperson of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Stellenbosch, was elected the first South African president of the African Association...
Drought sees cane estimates sink lowest in 18 years
The severe drought in many of KZN's canegrowing areas has caused staggering losses in the sugar industry. Reduced production means that 318 000t of sugar will not be exported, robbing...
‘We won’t be small-scale’, say emerging farmers
Five emerging farmers received aR15,6-million farm in the Eastern Cape after completing an intensive three-year course in the farming of angora goats and sheep.
Food security a higher priority than transformation
Government's handling of land reform and agricultural transformation has caused too much uncertainty for commercial farmers, and the sector as a whole needs to be thinking about how to produce...
Overproduction & less consumer spending hits hard
South Africa's broiler industry is hoping that things will pick up towards the December season's typical peak chicken-consumption period, following a year of low prices.
Nerpo calls for finalisation of land reform Green Paper
The finalisation of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform's Green Paper is becoming a concern since it has been postponed twice already this year, said Aggrey Mahanjana, National...
State lease contract not in farmer’s favour
Emerging livestock farmers want Gugile Nkwinti, minister of rural development and land reform, to review the manner in which the lease contracts for farmland have been drafted.
RPO meets Namibian counterparts to discuss meat saga
MEat industry roleplayers met to discuss an Agri Inspec report that alleges that Namibian exporters are passing off large cattle as weaners on their export documentation.
Liberalise rhino hunting, experts say
Constraints on legal rhino hunting are partly to blame for the recent explosion in poaching, claim rhino owners and conservationists.
South African delegation to China ‘an embarrassment’ – Top Researcher
The delegation of politicians and business leaders that visited China was a huge failure, according to Hannah Edinger, head of Research at Frontier Advisory, an emerging markets research company.
Turton warns of a water collapse in 2012/13
Government has a formal policy of taking water away from white farmers, argued Dr Anthony Turton, speaking at the recent AMT Agri Outlook conference after being banned from talking at...
Farmers turn to courts for help
Farmers are turning to the law for protection not only in land redistribution disputes, but also for water and mineral rights challenges and disputes over excessive municipal property rates.
R12 billion for court cases
Government, specifically the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), is spending more and more of taxpayers' money to defend their actions, as farmers are increasingly turning to the...
Possibility of cheap finance corporation
Agri SA and the Transvaal Agriculture Union (TAU) are among a group of stakeholders involved in discussions about the establishment of an agricultural development corporation to provide low interest rate...
Maize price increases still too low
Maize producers shouldn't get too excited about the slight rise in maize prices, as it's still a "touch and go" price, said Grain SA's manager of industry services Nico Hawkins.
Sandveld exposed to climate change
Southern Africa is likely to be severely affected by climate change, especially in arid- and semi-arid regions, such as the Sandveld in the Western Cape, one of South Africa's top...
Ruling takes heat off dairy companies
The recent ruling in favour of dairy firms Milkwood and Woodlands by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) could bring to a close the Competition Commission's five-year case against them.
Illegal harvesting to be thing of past
A drastic drop in the poaching of fauna and flora in farms and national parks in South Africa could be on the cards if a project started in KwaZulu-Natal by...
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