Caxton Magazines
Fur flies at GMO round table
Biotechnology may hold the key to sustainable crop production in the face of global warming, Prof Melané Vivier from the University of Stellenbosch's Institute of Wine Biotechnology told delegates at a recent Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) round table in Cape Town.
Issue date : 18 July 2008
Issue date : 18 July 2008
Land Bank chairperson gets the chop
Recently appointed Land Bank chairperson Themba Langa has been removed as the chairperson and member of the Bank board of directors by agriculture and land affairs minister Lulama Xingwana.
Issue date : 18 July 2008
Issue date : 18 July 2008
townie entertains new neighbours
Epicurean meals have been consigned to history since leaving our city life. We had a chef then. How pretentious can you get?
11 July 2008
11 July 2008
‘I wanna go home!’
Research seems to indicate that the disappearance of bees from many parts of the world is the result of their exposure to genetically modified crops, writes Abré J Steyn.
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Short-cut samoosas
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Yellow leaf curl virus not the end
Yellow leaf curl virus has swept through the warm tomato-growing areas of the world, and the effects have been devastating.
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood
Talk is cheap, but our daily environment is fraught with cultural, language and emotional barriers leading to major misunderstandings.
Issue date: 11 July 2008
Issue date: 11 July 2008
Pigeon theft!
Since an overwhelming number of rich racing pigeon fanciers have entered the sport over the last few years, cash prize money in SA has rocketed into the millions.
Agriculture is on a new wicket
Ernst Janovsky, new head of Absa AgriBusiness, speaks to David Steynberg about the financial climate in which South African farmers find themselves. While the challenges of higher input costs and rising interest rates paint a bleak picture for the future, Janovsky remains upbeat about local agriculture, saying we should focus on our export market and farmers should increase production by 35% to keep their noses ahead of costs.
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Climate change – how stupid could we be?
As the world's most energy inefficient country, SA needs to make changes fast to mitigate climate change, says Peter Lukey, head of Air Quality Management and Climate Change at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT).
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
KZN wine industry built on trial&error
Sceptics who believed it was impossible to develop a wine industry in KZN may soon have to eat humble pie. Lloyd Phillips spoke to KZN DAEA researcher Rob Osborne and grower Ian Smorthwaite, two of the pioneers who've adapted traditional practices to local conditions, and are close to establishing a viable Midlands wine route.
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
The good & bad news on the SA wine front
This year, white wine and Shiraz submissions at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show were lauded, but there were concerns about the reds, the lack of screw caps and unfair criticism of Pinotage. Sonja Burger reports.
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Air strikes on woody weeds
Australia is declaring war on weeds with unmanned aerial vehicles, as used by the US military. Alan Harman reports.
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Sugar industry suffers from poor world price
While the international food commodity prices recently saw an annual increase of 50%, the world price for raw sugar increased by a modest 23%...
Foskor to go public next year
Fertiliser company Foskor will go public next year, when it lists on the JSE
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Worries as US bees go missing
Some 36% of US beekeepers report they've lost bees to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) over the just-concluded northern winter.
Issue date: 11 July 2008
Issue date: 11 July 2008
Floods cause devastation on cane farms
The Ugu Municipality on the Kwazulu-Natal South Coast should be declared a disaster area due to the magnitude of damage caused by flooding
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
TAU SA calls for a restitution moratorium
TAU SA president Paul van der Walt called on government to put outstanding claims on hold for the next 10 years
Issue date : 11 July 2008
Issue date : 11 July 2008
The flowering lachenalias
Southern Africa's lachenalias superficially resemble European hyacinths, yet they're infinitely more beautiful and impressive, writes Cameron McMaster.
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
townie Bowled out by spin
LET's TALK Spin - no, not the kind Shane Warne does so well on the cricket pitch- but the kind politicians employ to mask the truth.
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
