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Organic farmers lay it on too thick
Organic farmers lay it on too thick
Overcomposting can cause just the environmental damage organic farmers are trying to avoid, says Australian scientist Graeme Stevenson. Alan Harman reports.
Mbeki still has hope for Zim
WHILE GLOBAL leaders HAVE DECLARED that free and fair democratic elections were no longer possible in Zimbabwe
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Venison ban hits SA
Mystery still surrounds the ban on the export of game meat to the EU, which has hit ranchers in the middle of the hunting season and at a time of increasing demand for SA cuts.
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Mozambique clinches US0 million jatropha deal
joint venture between CANADA and Mozambique will see an investment of 150 million in the production biodiesel over the next six years.
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
SA quality shatters mohair price record
The 2008 mohair summer season ended on a high note with two world record prices and hair of high quality on offer.
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
ANC unwavering despite Expropriation Bill criticism
The South African business and public had its final chance to debate the proposed new Expropriation Bill at recent public hearings in parliament.
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
AgriBEE scandal sparks mass exodus at Land Bank
Efforts to clean up the Land Bank suffered a setback with the axing of its chief financial officer and the resignation of the board's risk and audit committee chairs, after serious irregularities emerged in payments the bank made on behalf of the agriculture department's R100 million AgriBEE fund.
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Uproar as municipality sues farmers
Farmers and business owners in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality of the eastern Free State have been subpoenaed for over R1 billion in overdue levy payments.
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Issue date : 04 July 2008
Africa’s flourishing red hot pokers
Red hot pokers belong to the genus Kniphofia and occur in many habitats, but prefer semi-moist vleis where they flower singularly or in clusters, writes Cameron McMaster.
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Issue date : 27 June 2008
A guide to field sport optics
issue date : 27 June 2008
Do as I say, not as I do – a recipe for disaster
'When you move into a management position, you lose all freedom to sometimes behave like a fool'.
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Issue date : 27 June 2008
More about pigeon health
In the final part of THis series on pigeon health, I'd like to remind readers that it's an area that's not conclusive and there are always advancements. Diagnostics is a specialised field and I will continue to report on new research findings.
Trying to stay on top of land reform
Former North West and Gauteng land claims commissioner Blessing Mphela recently took over as acting chief commissioner. Stephan Hofstätter asked him about his approach.
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Global warming turned into profit
European farmers are cashing in on society's concern with the environment and energy crisis, as in some cases, energy production is more profitable than livestock.
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Issue date : 27 June 2008
SA Wool goes green
The recent International Wool Textile Organisation conference in Beijing put much emphasis on animal rights and environmentally friendly wool. Here's what chairperson of Cape Wools, Geoff Kingwell, told attendees about the South African wool growers' Code of Best Practice.
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Soil health – the bedrock of Thelema success
Gyles Webb left the corporate grind to establish Thelema, a wine cellar now dubbed one of SA's best. Wouter Kriel discovers that cutting-edge technology and balanced soils keep them in the top 10.
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Mentorship & dedication
Trevor Abrahams won the Deciduous Fruit Producers' Trust Emerging Farmer of the Year award in 2007, increased his 33t harvest in 2003 to 180t last year, and also exports to the UK. He managed to do so with the help of LRAD, the agriculture department, his pension and dedicated mentorship. Wouter Kriel reports.
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Pasture master
With no capacity to grow maize as fodder, award-winning Midlands dairyman Willie Pretorius had to refocus and is now growing the best pasture he can. Robyn Joubert spoke to him and discovered a lot comes down to gut-feel.
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Invest in other markets
Volatile markets and politics make SA farming particularly risky. In a two-part series, Nicolaas Hanekom from AngloRand Securities tells Glenneis Erasmus how diversification can reduce financial risks and generate wealth.
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Issue date : 27 June 2008
Chariots of Wire
There's much diversification in agriculture especially in the current economic climate, but it's unexpected to find a fully operational toy manufacturing plant on a Free State grain farm. Annelie Coleman spoke to husband and wife team and Beate about their Africars and Vienna toys, also exhibited at Nampo.
Issue date : 27 2008
Issue date : 27 2008
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