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Hybrids still driving seed market

The Sa Seed Industry's ANNUAL turnover rose by 4% to more than R2 billion over the past financial year.
Issue date 25 May 2007

The war on predators

It was the second-last day of my sponsored hunt and I still had nothing in the bag.
Issue Date 25 May 2007

At the recent East London Agricultural and Industrial Show, held from 27 April to 1 May, visitors were able to enjoy a multitude of events, of which the highlights were an international tent pegging event and a game auction.
Issue date 25 May 2007

Zingy Thai prawns

Like so many Asian and Asian-ï¿½ influenced dishes, this meal is best ï¿½prepared in an assembly line.

Magic Man brings micro flavours to the table

Steve Botha of porterville, better known as the “Magic Man”, recently won the Eat In RMB Private Bank award for his Micro Herbs in the category Innovation.
Issue date 25 May 2007

Africa news

Millions for bird flu control
Prayers for air crash victims
Africa unite, say leaders
Issue date 25 May 2007

‘We don’t kill’ – murderers lie

An enjoyable evening watching the rugby turned into a nightmare for the Potgieter family, who live on a smallholding in the Marikana district in North West.
Issue date 25 May 2007

Avoid oak acorns

The attractive oak is found on almost every farm in South Africa. Its beautiful branches give shade to many farm animals and their owners. The oak tree is native to England. It is a tree that can live for many hundreds of years, but it should be noted as a health hazard to horse owners.
Issue Date 25 May 2007

Profert MD dies in Cameroon plane crash

Charles January, Managing Director of fertiliser company Profert Trading, has died after the Kenya Airways flight he was on crashed shortly after take-off from Douala in the Cameroon.
Issue date 25 May 2007

Agri Wes Cape pleads farmers’ case

There is a huge future for agriculture in SA not only through its contribution to the economy, but also through social and rural upliftment, according to Carl Opperman, CEO of Agri Wes Cape.
Issue date 25 May 2007

Media fuelling racism, says TAU SA North

The farming community is up in arms over some media organisations allegedly fuelling racial hatred against white farmers.
Issue date 25 May 2007

Farmers fume at Telkom’s non-service

Telkom's lack of service and infrastructure had members of the Overberg District Agricultural Association (DAA) fuming when they met with the telecommunications company for a meeting on 10 May in Bredasdorp in the Western Cape.
Issue date 25 May 2007

GM maize with amazing yields

After three years of intensive trials, government has approved the commercial cultivation in South Africa of Monsanto's genetically modified stacked gene maize. This GM cultivar is herbicide-tolerant as well as stalk borer-resistant
Issue Date 25 May 2007

DA takes Land Bank to task

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has submitted documents relating to what they term “alleged irregular transactions” at the ailing financial institution, Land Bank, to the independent forensic investigating team, Deloitte & Touche.
Issue date 25 May 2007

Cabinet sets committee to check on food prices

Cabinet ministers are beginning to suspect once again that there is more than meets the eye in the recent rapid rise in the price of agricultural products and in the cost of transportation.
Issue date 25 May 2007

New plans for old homeland irrigation schemes

The Eastern Cape government is rolling out a five-year plan to overhaul six irrigation schemes in the province and plans to approach national Treasury this year to foot over R300 million of the bill.
Issue date 25 May 2007

Nurturing broccoli after transplanting

Generally, Broccoli matures earlier than cabbage or cauliflower. Early maturation is becoming increasingly popular, especially with pre-packed products.
Issue Date 25 May 2007

Failure, like success, always starts at the top

'But nowhere, not once, have I yet heard of anyone in management at Cricket SA … accepting responsibility.'
Issue Date 25 May 2007

The fascinating world of racing pigeons

What makes teenagers, adult men and women so interested in the world of racing pigeons?

Provincial restructuring is unlikely

he suggestion by ANC national chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota to reduce the number of provinces from nine to four to address administration and service delivery problems on a provincial and local level has caused a definite flutter in the dovecotes. Prof André Duvenhage, a political scientist and specialist in the field of sustainable social development at North West University, Potchefstroom campus, doubts the feasibility of such a restructure. Cornelia du Plooy reports.

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