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EU ban on SA ostrich meat ‘a rumour’
The department of agriculture is treating recent newspaper reports that the EU is considering banning ostrich exports "like a rumour" said the department's head of communications Tstotso Sehoole.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Interim CEO for beleaguered Land Bank
ON 18 JULY, Finance minister Trevor Manuel seconded the appointment of Phakamani Hadebe to head up the Land Bank.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Expropriation Bill in temporary limbo
The steamrolling of the Expropriation Bill through parliament has been temporarily halted, according to TAU SA.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Why the diesel price is good news for soil
Farmers will have to change their practices in the future, as the diesel price passes R10/â„“. Neither government nor people in general tend to be proactive, and only make changes when forced to.
Issue date 01 August 2008
Issue date 01 August 2008
Manipulating form
SA programme race events are held on Saturdays. It makes sense to manage the training programme to "allow" your pigeons to peak on race day.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Who is to blame?
Government policy is partially to blame for our current runaway inflation. It may have to consider that we need a skills-based approach to vacancies rather than an ideology-based approach.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Lasting training for workers
The results of labour training are often disappointing. There's usually a definite growth curve, but it's short-lived and the workers fall back into old habits. Archie van Biljon, a staff and training consultant, talked about ways to improve training results at a recent Canning Fruit Producers' Association Meeting in Worcester.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Feed the soil to feed the plants
At a recent SA Biofarm course on soil fertility in Johannesburg, international soil expert Neal Kinsey talked about the importance of balancing soil for good plant health and yields. Glenneis Erasmus reports.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Namibia plays the game
Political stability, beautiful scenery and diversity of natural game draw hunters to Namibia. The Namibian Professional Hunting Association predicts an exceptionally good year and many Namibian ranchers saw the opportunity to diversify and invest in game. Servaas van den Bosch writes that this plays a central role in the sector.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
TMR: an award-winning balancing act
The dairy stud and commercial herd Rosafield Jerseys in KZN's Umzinto district won this year's Jersey South Africa Model Herd award sponsored by Afgri. It's the second time this herd has achieved this and its success is credited to manager Tony Schwikkard's continuous improvements in feed, milk quality and supply and genetics, writes Lloyd Phillips.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Soluble silicon essential for plants
Plant scientists are acknowledging silicon as a critical element in promoting plant growth and health. Now the UKZN Plant Pathology Department, headed by Prof Mark Laing, has teamed up with the company Plant Health Products to develop a silicon supplement for agricultural crops, in both slow- and quick-release formulations. Lloyd Phillips reports.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Lion breeders told not to fear TOPS
The implementation of the new Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) regulations will not lead to the demise of the lion breeding industry.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Lulama, you lied!’ – axed Land Bank boss stands up to meddling minister
Farmer's Weekly reveals how minister Lulama Xingwana's illegal interference and a string of dubious appointments led to a breakdown in governance at the Land Bank, and her removal as its political head, writes Stephan Hofstätter.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Saasveld breaks Elsenburg’s rugby stranglehold
The NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN University (NMMU) Saasveld rugby team broke the seven-year winning streak of the defending champions
Issue date: 01 August 2008
Issue date: 01 August 2008
Busa trusts farmers to fight recession
With business confidence in South Africa dropping to levels last seen in October 2003, many economists are concerned the country is moving into a recession, with some arguing that it's already there.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
NW MEC joins farmers in the crime battle
Crime in North West will be dealt a double blow with a strategy developed by the Lichtenburg farming community and the West Department of Transport, Roads and Community Safety.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
‘No GM potatoes yet!’ PSA protests
Potatoes South Africa (PSA) has indicated it will appeal against the application by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in which the council asks for permission to release a GMO potato, SpuntaG2, onto the market on a commercial scale.
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Issue date : 01 August 2008
Treasury takes over Land Bank
The finance and agriculture ministry issued a terse joint statement on 14 July that the Land Bank would be transferred from the agriculture department to Treasury with immediate effect.
01 August 2008
01 August 2008
Time to recognise agriculture’s role
Government must recognise and support agriculture's important role in the economy.
Issue date : 18 July 2008
Issue date : 18 July 2008
Relationships are key
Professor James Blignaut of Pretoria University's economics department says the focus in agriculture should be on building relationships. He warns that roleplayers must reform relationships or struggle towards certain defeat. Roelof Bezuidenhout summarised this extract published in FarmAfrica.
Issue date : 18 July 2008
Issue date : 18 July 2008
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