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Zim talks delay sector plan

The revision of the government's Agriculture Sector Plan was not finalised at the Presidential Working Group on Commercial Agriculture's meeting on 11 August.
Issue date : 22 August 2008

The benefit of mulch to organic growers

Certified organic growers have to adhere to the rules laid down by the governing body. They are restricted in what can be sprayed and what fertilisers to use. However, there is no requirement for a healthy soil organic content.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

The art of public speaking

'All managers need to be capable public speakers and to do this, you will need to practise. And there's only one way to do it - in front of an audience who can give you constructive feedback.'
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Triumphs of the Winburg races

There are ABOUT 37 Pigeon Races on the calendar of the 2008 Transvaal Pigeon Federation (TRPF). Most of them are double races which means two different race events are scheduled on the same Saturday.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Government’s role in agriculture

Government will have to change its role in agriculture or face a lot of angry, hungry people.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Letter dated : 15 August 2008

Issue date : 15 August 2008

Biofuel not to blame for high food prices

Willy De Greef is an international expert consultant on agricultural biotechnology and secretary general of the European Biotech Industry Association (EuropaBio). He criticises an unofficial World Bank internal note that blames biofuel for 75% of recent food price increases, arguing that agriculture has always contributed more than food.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Potassium truths

Potassium is essential for photosynthesis and the production of starch, sugar, protein, vitamins, enzymes and cellulose. International soil expert Neal Kinsey talks about the impact of this nutrient on production and soil biology, and on how to address deficiencies, reports Glenneis Erasmus.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Auctions for emerging farmers

Emerging farmers in the Vryburg and Kuruman districts recently had the opportunity to sell cattle at an auction organised to familiarise new farmers with the inner workings of auctions and the requirements of feedlot buyers. It was the first of a series to be held all over the country as part of an initiative organised by the SA Feedlot Association, reports Annelie Coleman.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

A Swedish Red future

Richmond dairy farmer Anthony Morris has one of the oldest herds of Swedish Reds in the country. It's a medium-sized cow that produces ample milk with a high solids ratio on grass, with very little extra feed. He and another Swedish Red breeder, Judy Stuart, believe it's the dairy breed of the future, writes Robyn Joubert.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Fauresmith: The Comrades of endurance riding

For the 35th year the world's largest endurance ride was held in Fauresmith, Free State, and drew a record entry of 405 horses, write Greg Miles and Vivienne Martin.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Mycorrhiza: boosting roots

Rising fertiliser costs and growing environmental awareness are forcing farmers across the world to find more environmentally friendly ways to optimise production and fight pests. As well as a fertiliser replacement, the mycorrhiza fungus is a promising biological control method. Dr Venter from Biocult laid out its virtues to Glenneis Erasmus.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Playing golf for better safety & security – the Agri Securitas Golf Day in...

Recently 18 four-balls teed off at the Victoria Country Club in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, to raise money for the managed by SA
Issue date : 15 August 2008

The meat market and cruel reality

On the eve of a meeting scheduled between minister of environmental affairs Marthinus van Schalkwyk and stakeholders in the red meat industry, Farmer's Weekly correspondent and livestock farmer Roelof Bezuidenhout pleads for a more realistic outlook in the debate around humane meat production and animal welfare.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

US still drives the maize price

According to Beijing Review China has produced a bumper grain harvest for the fifth consecutive year, and reportedly expects a larger surplus this year than its 2007 excess of 50 million tons.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Abattoir grinds to a halt as workers strike

The Triple A Beef abattoir in Cramond KwaZulu-Natal, which processes up to 400 head of cattle every working day, recently came to a complete standstill for roughly two weeks after 200 of its staff were fired for holding an illegal strike.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Agri SA tackle input costs

Rising input costs remain a serious threat to the profitability of South African agriculture and have been identified as a critical performance area by Agri SA's Commodity Chamber.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Farmers to tighten the belt for the next grain season

Crop estimates for summer and winter grains are looking good, with maize up 117,1% from 2006/07 and winter cereals such as wheat up by 16,1% from the 2007 season, according to data released by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC).
Issue date : 15 August 2008

Unions fume at proposed land claim extension

TAU has strongly rejected acting chief land claims commissioner Blessing Mphela's proposal to extend settling outstanding land claims by another five years, saying the cut-off time of the end of this year must be respected.
Issie date : 15 August 2008

More towns withhold rates over poor delivery

Farmers in Louis TrichardT and Naboomspruit have expressed their unhappiness with the lack of municipal service delivery by joining the 180 towns in SA which have already withheld rate payments to municipalities and have instead paid them into a trust fund.
Issue date : 15 August 2008

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