Caxton Magazines
Ex housing minister linked to suspect AgriBEE deals
As we continue to track money gone missing from the R100 million AgriBEE fund, more questionalbe transactions are emerging. Stephan Hofstätter reports
Falcon keeps the grass greener at Burlington
The Falcon FieldMulcher is a key element in the pasture management regime of large-scale milk producer Burlington Farming, near Cookhouse area in the Eastern Cape. Joe Spencer reports.
Issue date: 3 April 2009
Issue date: 3 April 2009
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Pressure mounts on government to sign a land memorandum
Agri SA, Nafu and TAU SA are in the process of negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with government to identify the true state of landownership in South Africa. This is almost four years after government and agricultural roleplayers asked for such an audit at the Land Summit.
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Census shows up faults in current land plan
Government's approach to land reform will never work, suggests the recently released Census of Commercial Agriculture in South Africa. So said Frans Cronje deputy CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations.
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German pressure resolves land deadlock
German farmer and investor Alfred Huber has finally received the outstanding amount on the sale of his farm for restitution, but only after he approached his government for support in negotiations with South African authorities.
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Accrual revisited
'Businesspeople unlucky enough to have plenty of tardy debtors might pay tax on money they don't have.'
Issue date: 3 April 2009
Issue date: 3 April 2009
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The powerful are above the law
Government is undermining the public's belief in itself and the criminal justice system by failing to act swiftly against overwhelming evidence of corruption in its midst. Hollow promises, especially with regard to land reform, are only making things worse.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Chinese chicken cuisine
Chinese-influenced chicken, mfenu, spring onions & oyster sauce
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Modern strooihuis
We're a retired couple and we bought a small farm in the Eastern Cape close to Jamestown. We demolished the old farmhouse because it was irreparable and now wish to erect a small cottage which can accommodate children and grandchildren from time to time.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
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Looking at the big picture
Wildlife in some African countries has been significantly depleted through poaching. But the motive of a poacher is not, as commonly thought, greed but need. Poverty drives these men to do what they can to survive. Until we address the underlying reasons, poaching will continue. Abré J Steyn reports.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
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Wind power from Winglettes
Solar panels require a capital outlay over four times higher than the Winglette wind turbines and have a total energy cost 14 times higher. Robyn Joubert spoke to engineer Hans van Eden, who developed them with scientists from the universities of Stellenbosch and Potchefstroom.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Pigeon racing affected by tough economic times
Pigeon fanciers are feeling the pinch of the global economic downturn, with many leaving the sport, Thomas Smit explains.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Unleashing emerging farmers’ commercial talent
More and more black farmers are breaking into the commercial sector. Well-known agricultural development specialist Johannes Maree gives his insight into the success of Robert Maluleke, one of over 100 emerging farmers participating in an ARC-ITSC tropical fruit project, who had a bumper first banana harvest after only 12 months.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
A tropical dairy
KwaZulu-Natal dairy farmer Stuart MacKenzie spotted a gap in the Mauritian milk market and investor support was immediate from an island importing almost 400 000 of milk daily. Robyn Joubert reports on efforts to kick-start this multi-million rand dairy project.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
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From daydreaming to prize-winning dairy
Winners of the Best First Lactation Group at the 2008 Overberg Jersey Club Herd Competition, Caledon farmers Cyril Walker and his son John built an 800-head herd from nothing, taking mediocre results to award-winning level. Glenneis Erasmus learns how they did it.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
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Shoeing the reining horse
The hoof angle is totally different to other equine disciplines, Dr Mac writes
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
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Getting your melons on the go
Although melons can be directly sown onto the land, transplanted seedlings are usually used, as the high cost of most varieties means farmers need every seed to grow.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Beware of ‘Pie in the sky’!
Beware of 'Pie in the sky'! It's also quite natural for people to want to do the best or build something different.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
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Organic is not enough
Biological farming provides a way for farmers to survive the price/cost squeeze, but it's not a quick-fix solution.
Issue date : 03 April 2009
Issue date : 03 April 2009
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