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KwaSani fights the scourge of stock theft
With local police untrained and under-equipped, commercial and communal livestock farmers in KZN’s KwaSani area feel abandoned by the government and are coming together to deal with this ever-present menace. Lloyd Phillips reports.
South Devon
A breed that offers lean beef and plenty of good, rich milk.
Royal Show 2012 bigger and better!
Organisers of the Royal Show 2012 announced that this year’s event will boast an impressive line-up in the ever-popular agricultural section.
Rhino hunting norms welcomed
Recently gazetted norms and standards for white rhino hunting in South Africa have, in the main, been welcomed by the country’s hunting industry.
Are these game prices sustainable?
Many say prices in the booming game industry are out of control – and then there’s the ‘colouration issue’.
Businesses frustrated with KZN agri-department’s tender process
Agricultural input and services companies in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed frustration at the way in which tender processes are implemented by the KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs.
Umzimkulu mill reopens
Illovo’s Umzimkulu sugar mill, on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, is due to reopen after a year-long closure.
Wage compromise ends co-op strike
The two-week long strike at six agricultural companies and co-operatives has recently ended with wage increase compromises reached between employers and employees’ labour unions.
Unchecked sand winning a threat to the environment
Illegal and improperly supervised sand winning in KwaZulu-Natal’s rivers is continuing unchecked and is having an adverse effect on river health and water quality.
Frost adds to Free State farmer woes
The relief of Free State farmers over long-awaited rain was short-lived after the showers were followed by frost recently.
Starving chickens – state let farmers down
Over 3 000 chickens had to be slaughtered at a broiler government project in Mpumalanga as the chickens resorted to cannibalism after being without food for five days.
Still getting NOWHERE
The 2010 Farm Workers’ Summit was meant to improve working conditions. But it seems that little has changed.
Selecting the right bull
Selecting the right bull can mean the difference between success and failure in a beef cattle herd.
No help. No hope.
Many land reform beneficiaries struggle due to restrictive and impractical lease contracts. Black Aphane, one of these farmers, spoke to Peter Mashala.
Adding some slate style
Jonno Smith assists Louis and Michele with renovations to their old farm house.
The best way to roast your own coffee
Forget the time-consuming ‘roast your coffee beans in a pan over gas’ method. Get hi-tech and use a heat gun! The results are a coffee-holic’s dream come true.
Staring down the barrel of the land claims shotgun
Theo de Jager stands at a crossroads. He can choose to sell his farm to one of 16 land claimants or he can fight to stay in business. Does Theo’s inside angle, as Agri SA’s deputy president and head of the portfolio committee on land reform, make him more or less inclined to sell? Lindi van Rooyen reports.
It takes passion
During a recent early morning walk through the massive sales halls of the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market I was yet again struck by the uniqueness of such a market.
Winning the fight against fruit flies
The local deciduous fruit industry has developed a successful Mediterranean fruit fly control programme that uses environmentally friendly products, as well as the ‘sterile insect technique’. Denene Erasmus reports.
Rural reform through co-ops
The UN has proclaimed 2012 the International Year of Co-operatives and, according to Langa Zita, director-general of the department of agriculture, co-ops are central to agricultural development.
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