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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 Emergent Red Meat Producers' Organisation (Nerpo) managing director, at the organisation's annual congress.
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 the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2008.
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 legal system to enforce their rights.
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 loans from overseas donors to commercial farmers.
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.
Remembering Beauty
The recent passing away of my farm's former general assistant Beauty Zondi brought home the realities of access to health education and services for farmworkers.
Making land reform farms work
Swimming against the tide of low investor confidence in South Africa's land reform processes, Futuregrowth Asset Management has created a R3 billion agri fund, and believes it has a model for investing in failed farms. Fund manager James Howard explained how it works to Sean Christie.
Why holistic management needs better PR
Controversial Zimbabwean rancher Johann Zietsman has championed severe grazing and high-animal impact since 1995. He responds to our recent feature on Allan Savory’s revolutionary approach of combining high stocking rates with veld rehabilitation.
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 potato and seed potato producing areas, warned Dr Emma Archer of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research at the 12th annual Seed Potato Growers' Forum in Cape Town.
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 white sangoma Anthony Martin, Kwazulu-Natal stock pounds manager Bruce "Buster" Matheson, and Wildlands Conservation Trust programme manager Dr Roelie Kloppers has any success.
Red Meat Producers should brace for crisis
Red meat producers were warned of a looming crisis at the 23rd national congress of the Red Meat Producers' Organisation.
Mahanjana resigns as Nerpo managing director
Aggrey Mahanjana, National Emergent Red Meat Producers' Organisation (Nerpo) managing director, has announced his resignation from his position effective March 2011.
Sharp drop in sales
The wool market declined sharplyat the last sale as a very strong rand exerted downward pressure on prices, and the merino indicator shed 4,1% to close at R54,53/kg (clean), according to Ona Viljoen of Cape Wools.
E Cape road plan starts with Nieu Bethesda
The tarring of the main road to Nieu Bethesda (MR0605) from the N9 will be completed by early October, at a cost of R26 million.
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