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Do what you do best and outsource the rest?
�You�ve probably learned your own lessons, but with the benefit of hindsight, here are some myths about the �magic� of outsourcing.�
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Radioactive farming
Profits and pollution are but two legacies of the Witwatersrand�s gold rush. Today, toxic mine-water seepages and radioactive contamination have made living around mining operations potentially deadly. Cornelia du Plooy reports on how farmers are taking
Chewing on wood
If your horse takes to chewing on trees and fence poles, there could be a number of reasons behind the odd behaviour.
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Cleaner wool with fewer chemicals
Prof Schalk Cloete and Ansie Scholtz of the Animal Production Department, Elsenburg, tell Roelof Bezuidenhout how SA�s wool industry can get in line with international clean and green initiatives.
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Appeal to drop import duty on oilseed
The SA Oil Processors’ Association (SAOPA) plans to make a formal application to have the 10% import tariff on edible oils reduced to make them more affordable to the poor.
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Xingwana’s plan for food security
Agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana resolved to launch a campaign to mobilise farmers to plant more wheat in SA at the recent AgriBEE Showcasing in Cape Town. She also pledged her department’s support to establish co-ops and bakeries in rural areas to he
Not everyone agrees with rosy outlook for agriculture
The future of and unity within the agricultural industry, as well as worries concerning food security were hot topics at the AgriBEE Showcasing event at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Glenneis Erasmus reports.
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Sensitive approach for multi-products pipeline route
Zitholele Consulting, responsible for the independent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Transnet’s approximately 525km-long Durban to Heidelberg New Multi-Products Pipeline (NMPP), have assured affected farmers along the pipeline’s proposed route t
KZN labour checks welcomed
Kwanalu has welcomed the labour department’s recent labour inspection drive that will focus on all KZN employers in the agriculture and forestry sector as they embark on the Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Campaign, which started on 25 February.
Mohair looks positive for season
The first sale the summer season kicked off in Port Elizabeth with a small amount of mixed mohair on offer. considerable amount of short hair was also offered, mainly due to the drought in the latter part of 2007. But Mohair SA said that good clean, quali
Government blamed for seed saving
The South African government has been blamed for wide-spread seed saving practices by the country’s commercial crop farmers. This comes in the wake of concerns raised by various stakeholders in the SA crop industry regarding the scale of seed saving and i
Good rains lift spirits
Good summer rains have left SA agriculture optimistic overall, even though the economy finds itself in uncertain waters. The Agricultural Business Confidence Index, compiled by the Agricultural Business Chamber (ABC)/Independent Development Commission (ID
Transport and infrastructure
The price of petrol and diesel is to increase by 11c/ℓ from 2 April. This includes a 6c/ℓ increase in the general fuel levy (a 5% increase in petrol tax and 5,7% on diesel) and another 5c/ℓ increase in the Road Accident Fund levy.
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World news : 07 March 2008
Rains boost Aussie crops
International beef exports
International beef exports
Budget goes green
The 2008 budget takes concrete steps to protect the environment. The biodiesel fuel tax concession was raised from 40% to 50%. Bioethanol will remain outside the fuel tax net although it’s subject to VAT at the standard rate.
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Proactive land plan loses steam
Government’s Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (Plas), a flagship programme meant to fast-track flagging land redistribution, is being scaled back. Plas allowed provincial land reform offices to buy large numbers of farms, then lease them to newly settl
Trevor stays the course in stormy seas – Doyer
Head of Santam’s agricultural business unit, Tobias Doyer, believes finance minister Trevor Manuel’s budget speech was a stinging rebuke to his leftist critics.
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Legal action taken against state conveyancers
After waiting a year and half for state-appointed transfer attorneys to pay over money outstanding after a land restitution transfer, a group of Limpopo farmers have decided to initiate civil action against the attorneys.
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Treasury won’t cough up for land reform
Scaling back on land reform spending, half a billion more for extension officers, VAT red tape relief, more sin taxes and a fuel levy hike were some of Trevor Manuel’s budget announcements that will affect the farming sector. Stephan Hofstätter reports.
Location differentials for maize rising
The differentials for white and yellow maize will increase 16,5% for the road component and 18% for the rail component in the 2008/09 marketing season, according to Rod Gravelet-Blondin, senior general manager of the Agricultural Products Division.
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