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Elite sells livestock and auctioneering business
Port Elizabeth - CMW Operations (Pty) Ltd and Elite Afslaers CC have confirmed that an agreement has been reached with regard to the acquisition of the Elite livestock and auctioneering business by CMW. The effective date of takeover is 1 November 2008.
Milk producers urged to manage grain purchases
Milk producers must MANAGE THEIR grain purchases carefully over the next few months, said Etienne Terre'Blanche, managing director of the Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO). He warned milk producers not to be caught unawares by price fluctuations of grain.
Is Land Bank cleaning up shop?
The Land Bank took drastic steps to halt massive losses through fraud, theft and debt write-offs when the Treasury took it over from the Department of Agriculture earlier this year, its caretaker CEO Phakamani Hadebe said.
Land Affairs can’t account for R1,15 billion
The auditor-general's audit of the Department of Land Affairs has found massive discrepancies between what its financials said it spent on buying farms for land reform and details in its land asset register.
Pretoria Show kept it green
A special focus was placed on environmental awareness at the 2008 Pretoria Show last month, with various recycling stations set up for the duration of the show to sort different types of waste.
Gwanya calls for unity in agriculture
"Cooperative governance and a collective effort from government and the sector partners will take us where we want to go as a sector," said Land Affairs director general Tozi Gwanya at the Agricultural Markets Trend (AMT) Outlook Conference in Pretoria recently.
Expropriation Bill will be resurrected, warns rights body
The expropriation bill will not REMAIN permanently buried and it can be anticipated that it will be resurrected sooner or later, said Advocate Nichola de Havilland, the deputy director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights.
Maize outlook for 2009
Farmers must be careful when deciding whether to plant maize or other summer crops this year.
Issue date : 24
Issue date : 24
Tadpoles & Cocktails: Detecting the chemical threat
I'd just hammered down the first tent peg when the wind hit us. It wrenched the rope from my assistant's hand. The tent toppled over and started cartwheeling down the slope towards the pan.
How about a shower with your wool suit on?
Australian MerinoFresh wool can be cleaned with a quick rinse in the shower and are selling like hotcakes.
Soil microorganisms thrive on organics
New research from Stellenbosch University demonstrates that
organic management practices really do help soil microorganisms thrive.
Conservation injection for Swazi farmers
If Africa is going to meet its goal of producing 2t/ha of food to halve the number of malnourished people by 2015, farming methods, particularly at subsistence level, need rethinking. Peter Hittersay joined agriculture roleplayers on a tour of conservation agriculture in Swaziland, hosted by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Turning new farmers into entrepreneurs
The Canadian International Development Agency is sponsoring a programme to train land claimants in entrepreneurship, increasing land reform's success rate. Roelof Bezuidenhout spoke to Prof Jurie van Vuuren of Pretoria University's business management department, an entrepreneurship implementation specialist.
Behaviour Problem – weaving
There is something disturbing about any animal sitting and rocking to console itself. Images of an abandoned child sitting in a cot come to mind. Weaving is when a horse rocks from side to side from one front foot to the other, as it looks over the door or, even worse, at a wall.
Farming after Mbeki
'Motlanthe indicated he'd ensure continuity … it's therefore safe to assume we aren't in for any major policy shifts affecting agriculture.'
Issue date: 17 October 2008
Issue date: 17 October 2008
Farmers bleed as Limpopo burns
Landowners who DON'T COMPLY WITH the Fire Act may face the possibility of losing their land in litigation, warned Agri Limpopo president Dr Theo de Jager
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Milk producers cry foul over milk imports
Then Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO) is investigating allegations that the import of large quantities of milk powder has played a role in depressing local milk prices.
Issue date: 17 October 2008
Issue date: 17 October 2008
Milk producers urged to manage grain purchases
Milk producers must MANAGE THEIR grain purchases carefully over the next few months, said Etienne Terre'Blanche, managing director of the Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO).
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Africa is starting to grow food
Vast, previously underutilised areas in some African countries are being used more effectively for food production, and this should relieve some of the present shortages on global markets caused partly by enormous growth in China and India, according to Whitey Basson, Shoprite Holdings CEO.
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Is Land Bank cleaning up shop?
The Land Bank took drastic steps to halt massive losses through fraud, theft and debt write-offs when the Treasury took it over from the Department of Agriculture earlier this year, its caretaker CEO Phakamani Hadebe said
Issue date : 17 October 2008
Issue date : 17 October 2008
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