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Expropriation Bill adoption ‘cancelled’
The adoption for the controversial Expropriation Bill by parliament, scheduled for 1 August, was cancelled with no explanation from the portfolio committee, according to DA land affairs spokesperson Andries Botha, who sits as an alternative member on the portfolio committee.
Issue date : 15 August 2008
Issue date : 15 August 2008
Letter dated 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Who’ll determine land’s true value?
When selling land to the state for land reform, landowners only want accurate, market- related compensation. However, as Agri SA's head of land reform Dr Theo de Jager writes, not only does government refuse to pay out, but selling to the state can take 42 months - a typical private transaction takes eight weeks.
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Elements vital to soil
Many fertiliser companies and farmers consider calcium and magnesium as secondary in importance to nitrogen, phosphate and potassium. But according to soil expert Dr Neil Kinsey, these two elements play a primary role in maintaining plant and soil health. Glenneis Erasmus reports.
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
A lion in Zion(sberg)
A dispirited community in the Western Cape has been uplifted by a 72-year-old pastor-turned-farmer. Reggie Boesak has introduced apricot, fig and pomegranate farming in Zionsberg, Montagu and created numerous jobs. Wouter Kriel reports.
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
To save a rare Zulu sheep
For thousands of years the Zulu sheep, or Izimvu, was a cornerstone of traditional pastoral practices in what later became known as KwaZulu-Natal. However, crossbreeding and fragmentation of its population have put the Izimvu on the endangered list, threatening the loss of a breed perfectly adapted to its environment. Now KZN farmer is looking to save the Izimvu from extinction. Lloyd Phillips reports.
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Africa’s scars as seen from space
In a bid to open the world's eyes to the stark realities of human impact on the African landscape, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) has compiled satellite photos illustrating then and now, says UNEP scientist Dr Ashbindu Singh. Overgrazing and the plundering of mineral reserves degrade water systems and agricultural land, leading to urbanisation, which stresses resources further and does even more damage. Darren Taylor reports.
Issue date 08 August 2008
Issue date 08 August 2008
Soil research by fruit producers
The Deciduous Fruit Producers' Trust is conducting its own research into soil health, and its greatest strength, according to Dr Nigel Cook, is its multidisciplinary approach. Wouter Kriel reports.
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Sustainable agriculture guru to lecture in SA again
Graeme Sait of Nutri-Tech Solutions (NTS) in Australia, an internationally recognised expert on sustainable agriculture, will be returning to South Africa in August to present his popular course, the Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 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 : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Simmentaler’s Massman joins the Brahman society
"I speak on behalf of all the Brahman breeders when I say that we're honoured and privileged to have the internationally renowned Namibian-born Peter Massman join our team."
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
New publication celebrates citrus empowerment
Launching the publication Harvest of Hope, which celebrates the successes of 14 BEE joint-venture enterprises in the Western and Northern Cape
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 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 : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Once again Doha disappoints
The latest negotiations in the Doha trade round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva collapsed on 29 July, as the US, India and China failed to reach agreement on import tariffs on agricultural products.
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Agri deficit hits SA as land reform fails
SOUTH AFRICA suffered A deficit in agricultural trade for the first time last year because of rapidly increasing imports.
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Experts slam Mbeki’s food agency plan
Government has announced that a draft framework for a national food control agency has been approved by Cabinet and will now go out for consultation.
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Issue date : 08 August 2008
Moraea – our African Iris
The Moraea are bulbous plants with iris-like flowers distributed throughout Southern Africa, with high concentrations of species in the Western Cape and the Drakensberg, writes Cameron McMaster.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
townie TV is so depressing
With daytime temperatures hovering around 13ºC and the wind howling down from the mountain tops reducing them even further, no way was I venturing outdoors. Below freezing at night, it was worse. So what to do?
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Working the nightshift
Birds are engineering masterpieces of creation and for many field sportspeople birdwatching is a fascinating part of their bush experience.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
The ‘poor man’s tree puller’
Mervyn Prior, a Farmer's Weekly reader from Plettenberg Bay, has developed what he calls a "poor man's tree-puller".
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
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