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Issue Date: 29 February 2008
Embattled commissioner brings restitution to a halt
With only weeks to go before the now-relaxed 2008 deadline for the settlement of all land restitution claims in SA, the entire restitution process seems to have ground to a halt in Limpopo. Limpopo farmers no longer trust provincial land claims commission
TAU SA North Media tour
In an effort to give Agricultural journalists some insight...
Dairy Master of the Year named
Western Cape Farmer JK Basson, of the farm Swartwater just outside Darling, is the National Dairy Master of the Year.
SA and India tie tighter knot
SA-Indian agricultural cooperation has received the thumbs-up from both governments.
Call for severe fines for milk Cartel
Cosatu has called for more severe penalties should the dairy processors implicated in collusion activities be found guilty.
Eskom makes pledge to farmers
At a meeting with agricultural roleplayers recently agreed to prepare a load-shedding schedule to help reduce the impact of the energy crisis on agriculture, based on a schedule Agri Western Cape will finalise in consultation with its members.
Valuable Appaloosas disappear into Lesotho
On 25 January three valuable stud Appaloosa mares
– two of which were pregnant and one with a foal – along with a number of non-Appaloosa horses, disappeared from the Hunter’s Stud in the Kamberg Valley in the Nottingham Road area of KZN, 30km from two p
Now you can calculate how green your wine really is
The International Wine Industry Greenhouse Gas Accounting Protocol has been released.
Horse sickness in Eastern Cape
The first case of African Horse Sickness (AHS) for 2008 was reported last month in the Ndlambe local municipality within the Cacadu district municipality in the Cape.
Distell maintains good growth
Distell has managed to maintain financial growth despite difficult market conditions. company increased its revenue by 12,9% to R4,8 billion over the six months up to 31 December 2007, compared with a revenue rise of 17% and 19,2% during the previous six
Aussie wool industry blacklisted for mulesing
Europe’s second-largest fashion retailer, Swedish-based Hennes and Mauritz, blacklisted the A$3 billion Australian wool industry over the practice of mulesing.
Drop in Aussie’s lamb production underestimated?
A group of Australian lamb producers say Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA’s) 2008 Sheep Industry Projections have underestimated the decline in lamb production this year.
Organics too expensive
Two reports from opposite ends of the planet say many consumers won’t buy organic fruit and vegetables because they believe they are too expensive...
Support strategy for land reform
In an effort to provide effective,all-encompassing settlement support structure for land reform beneficiaries, the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs finalised the two-year Settlement and Implementation Support (SIS) strategy in July last year.
Afgri denies Solidarity’s Accusations
The Agricultural inputs and services company Afgri has come out strongly against accusations levelled against them by trade union solidarity.
No end in sight for New Venture boundary dispute
Despite confirmation last year by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Land Affairs that a portion of New Venture Farm in the Nkwalini Valley indeed belongs to the farm owner, Mark Chennells, and not to the esibhonsweni community living on the boundary, the co
High food prices here to stay
The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) told parliament this month that it expects maize, wheat, beef and lamb prices to remain high in the short term. Dairy prices would stay “relatively high”.
Legal clash looms for Free State Agriculture and the state
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has given government two weeks to come up with a proposal for a plan to protect the Free State side of the Lesotho border, or face legal action.
High wool prices expected for next three months
The wool market exceeded all expectations at this week’s sale when Cape Wools’ Merino indicator surged 5,1%, to close at a fresh seasonal high of R69,72/kg (clean). This is up 25% on the opening sale, according to Ona Viljoen of Wools.
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