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History was made at the most recent mohair sale when a record quantity of kid mohair bales broke the magical price barrier of R300/kg. A 150kg bale of this kind of hair would sell for more than R30 000.

South African forestry giant Sappi Ltd has shown commitment to incorporating principles of sustainable development into its everyday management, by joining the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). T
Issue Date:16 May 2008

"The most difficult harvest in a decade didn't stop Distell using excellent quality grapes and only a slightly lower volume than last year," said Erhard Wolf, Distell's head of wine and grape buying. V igilance in the vineyards and the piloting of new viticulture practices, in both own vineyards and those of its suppliers, had helped counter potentially adverse conditions, he added.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

The South African Table Grape P roducers Association (SAT) announced that it has completed it's unbundling from the Deciduous Fruit Producers' Trust (DFPT) and that its commitment to the DFPT in respect of joint industry functions will end after this season.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Climate change in Africa could leave 250 million more people short of water by 2020, spurring conflict and threatening stability on the world's poorest continent.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

It's unacceptable for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries to experience high levels of poverty when the region has abundant resources, says Zambian president and current SADC chairperson Levy Mwanawasa.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Farmers In Mpumalanga and the North West province took public action to show their solidarity against farm attacks and farm murders
Issue Date 16 May 2008

Yet another farm attack in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has raised the ire of supporters of the now-disbanded commando system, which used to provide valuable security to the province's rural areas.
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The latest area forecast and third production forecast for summer crops was recently released by the Crop Estimates Committee, as well as the planting intentions for winter cereals.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Few people ever see the shy, nocturnal aardvark - let alone in broad daylight.
Issue Date 16 May 2008

Bolstered by the new Expropriation Bill before parliament, the Land Claims Commission is preparing 143 new expropriation notices to serve farmers with land under claim who refuse to sell. N ewly appointed acting chief land claims commissioner Blessing Mphela is currently reviewing the merits of each case before submitting them to the land and agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana for approval and it's therefore quite possible that a large portion of these cases will not meet the criteria for expropriation.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Agriculture and Land Affairs minister Lulama Xingwana has made it clear that South Africa won't impose grain export bans to cap domestic prices. The minister feels that such a move would likely discourage farmers from increasing overall production output. "It would seem the minister of agriculture has finally realised the importance of agriculture as an earner of foreign revenue," said Chris van Zyl, TAU SA's manager of safety and security.
Issue Date: 16 May 2008

Tomatoes are notoriously attacked by pests and disease. Many farmers try to formulate a programme to prevent every possible attack, but one should rather adapt pest control relevant to the pests and disease of your area and the season.

"Good 'hygiene factors' never result in motivation - they only result in less demotivation. True motivation only comes from the job itself."
Issue date: 25 April 2008

This article is going to save you time and money. Beginners and struggling fanciers often don't get proper support with their pigeons. Even worse than getting little to no help, is getting conflicting advice.
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After months of lurching from one crisis to another without effective leadership, the Land Bank has a new board that's expected to bring some stability to the chaotic institution. Stephan Hofstätter asked newly appointed chairperson Themba Langa how

Bongani Linda farms with sugar cane in the Stanger district on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. As a beneficiary of the land reform programme, he bought a farm in 2002. He has since developed his land and personal profile in the farming community.

Australian farmers are becoming increasingly disappointed with minimum tillage, but combining it with biological production methods may remedy the shortfall. At a Swartland Small Grain Development Group meeting held recently in Moorreesburg, agricultural

Heneleen Stewart is the Duck Lady, a popular duck producer in Shongweni,near Durban. But with imports threatening the industry, Eskom powercuts killing ducklings and lack of government support, her profit margins are down to 4%,and other duck producers

Agricultural consultant Penderis validates with statistics that the spending habits of successful dairy farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are skewed toward putting money into genetics - an expense that shouldn't be sacrificed. Robyn Joubert reports.