Caxton Magazines
What is the Land Bank still hiding?
When the Land Bank tables its annual report in parliament this month several large losses are likely to be disguised in its financials.
Issue date: 26 September 2008
Issue date: 26 September 2008
Landless people & farmers join forces
A surprising but potentially fruitful partnership has been formed between the Landless People's Movement (LPM) of Northern KwaZulu-Natal and members of the Agricultural District Union (ADU) of KZN in an attempt to speed up land reform in the area
Issue date : 26 September 2008
Issue date : 26 September 2008
Agri SA finds mutual ground with ANC
first-of-its-kind meeting recently took place between a high level ANC delegation and Agri SA at Luthuli House in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
Issue date: 26 September 2008
Issue date: 26 September 2008
Currency may drop to R9,00 to the US dollar
The Rand recovered from R8,35 to the US dollar to levels in the low R8,00 region in recent weeks , but further weakening against the major currencies is expected, said Brigid Taylor, currency strategist at Rand Merchant Bank (RMB).
Issue date: 26 September 2008
Issue date: 26 September 2008
‘For food’s sake, stop the politicking’ – Hans van der Merwe
At the recent SA Pork Producers' symposium in Gordon's Bay, Hans van der Merwe, the executive director of Agri SA, said that South Africa had become a net importer of food for the first time in his life, due to a declining capacity to produce.
Issue date : 26 September 2008
Issue date : 26 September 2008
Land Bank’s early pains
The Land Bank is MUCH IN THE NEWS LATELY and most articles are far from complimentary.
Issue date : 26 September 2008
Issue date : 26 September 2008
SA’s old tractors concern Van der Walt
Reflecting on what he described as a blessed year, TAU SA outgoing president Paul van der Walt said the good yields and high commodity prices may not be enough to help farmers replace the country's aging tractor and equipment fleet.
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Anthrax alert in Namibia
The sudden death of several elephants in Namibia's Caprivi Strip has fuelled speculation that anthrax has again broken out in the area.
Issue date: 19 September 2008
Issue date: 19 September 2008
Some short and seedy mohair on second sale
The second sale of the 2008 winter season took place in Port Elizabeth recently, with 208 813kg of mohair coming under the hammer.
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Namibian farmers press government on small stock
The president of the Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU), Raimar von Hasse, has urged cabinet to make haste with a decision on the export of small livestock.
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Farm visits educate Aussies
Inviting city people to farms results in a better understanding of the role of agriculture, according to new research in Australia.
Issue date: 19 September 2008
Issue date: 19 September 2008
Farming remains healthy despite economic downturn
The agricultural sector, which showed growth of 19,6% in the second quarter after a 17,2% increase in the first, is showing no signs of financial distress, says Alliance Group chief executive, Rael Levitt.
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
KKG subsidiaries go it alone
The billion Rand turnover Klein Karoo Group (KKG) in Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape announced that its restructuring had progressed to where its previous subsidiaries - ostrich business Klein Karoo International, Klein Karoo Seed and Klein Karoo Trade and Mechanisation - were all operating as individual businesses
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Four killed in gunfight over water
Four Egyptian farmers died in a five-hour gun battle in southern Egypt when rival families clashed over water rights.
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
African sales boost Distell’s performance
Despite high interest rates and broad consumer resistance to the cost of luxury items, Distell's results for the 2008 financial year show solid growth, especially in Africa where revenue was up 28% and volume growth up 24%
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Still no word on AgriBEE
The implementation of black economic empowerment (BEE) in agriculture is still not moving forward.
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Slow economy saps agribusiness confidence While there is still reasonable busine
While there is still reasonable business confidence in agriculture, political and economic uncertainty is placing the sector under pressure.
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Issue date : 19 September 2008
Ornithogalum – the popular chincherinchees
Chincherinchee flowers have a long vase life and consequently are cultivated for distribution all over the world, writes Cameron McMaster.
Issue date : 12 September 2008
Issue date : 12 September 2008
Just Junk But it beat the odds
In the dim light of the moon the crest of a breaking wave loomed for a split-second in front of me. Then it crashed into my chest. I swallowed a whole mouthful of the saltwater that hit me full in the face
Issue date: 12 September 2008
Issue date: 12 September 2008
Clearing aliens the environmentally friendly way
In South Africa, eradicating invasive woody alien vegetation for alternative land use is normally a relatively heavy-handed method involving big drums of diesel or water and herbicide.
