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Crime is worst on platteland – survey

Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo lashed out at people who spread the idea that Johannesburg is the crime capital of the world, saying that while Johannesburg has its share of crime, it isn't the only city in the world facing this challenge.
Issue date 11 May 2007

African bees to the rescue as colonies vanish?

The mystery of disappearing bees has scientists scrambling to find answers, farmers fearing the worst and environmentalists predicting its devastating effects. Pablo Macfadden investigates.
Issue Date: 11 May 2007

Letter – 4 May 2007

SA must ride the organic wave
No one's talking about eradicating useful aliens
Issue date 4 May 2007

Omnia lab launched in Sasolburg

Omnia Fertiliser recently launched its upgraded Chemtech laboratory in Sasolburg. The hi-tech lab specialises in the analysis of soil, leaf sap and irrigation water.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Cleaning with bacteria can be good for you – and the environment

The thought of bacteria has most people fearing for their health. However, according to Larry Lachman, co-owner of Pinetown-based Soft Chemical Laboratories, the manufacturers of the ProBac biogenic range of “living” bacterial domestic and industrial cleaning products, this should not be the case.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Red companion

About two decades ago everybody's hero was a clever TV character named MacGyver who could get out of any kind of trouble or save his bacon with a red pocket knife. I owe my own life to such a knife.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Stir-fried beef with cumin

Itï¿½s healthy, itï¿½s hot and it looks like a million dollars on the plate. Yes sir, this is an all-time goody, almost as much pleasure to cook as it is to eat.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Red clover, a blood cleanser

These little plants belong to the legume family. Many years ago, they were planted for cattle to eat. Many people thought that if the clover leaves were quivering, it was a sure sign that a storm was on its way.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

KZN sugarcane set for massive expansion

The KZN South Coast REGION'S already extensive sugarcane production and milling industry is set to expand even further in the medium term following the launch of a development project that aims to establish an additional 5 000ha of land under cane by 2012.
Issue date 4 May 2007

How to deal with clubroot in cabbage

Many farmers believe it is the end of the road for their cabbages once they find this disease in their lands. This is not the case, as you can make your soil inhospitable for the disease without in most cases affecting your cropping programme.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Scratch patch’ land for biofuel

There is much potential for the production of crops for biofuel in the small pieces of communally owned land given to emerging farmers through the restitution process, says Rick Dillon, head of emerging agriculture at First National Bank.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Time, a most precious resource, is mismanaged by most

'Listing all the jobs you face is a good start, but it's not enough. Allocate each job a priority.'
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

New life for Limpopo’s tea plantations

A tea with a uniquely South African taste will be produced in Limpopo before the end of the year, agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana announced at a land reform imbizo near Thohoyandou recently.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Racing pigeon auctions

Racing pigeon auctions are held all over the world. Besides regular local auctions are the international ones, where fanciers bid via the Internet or the telephone. Many beginners and struggling fanciers remember a golden moment when valuable birds they bought at an auction placed them on the road to success.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Are input price increases fair?

'The local fertiliser industry managed to limit price increases… Feed prices show a different trend.'

International funds available for Succulent Karoo

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (SKEP) have invited proposals to access CEPF grant funding for the implementation of biodiversity conservation projects in the Succulent Karoo.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Municipal rating of agricultural properties

Kwanalu has expressed much concern about the rating of farmland and has appealed to municipalities and provincial government to consider the economic impact of inappropriate regulations and an irresponsible approach.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Barloworld boasts new technology at Nampo

Barloworld Equipment Agriculture, South African distributor of Massey Ferguson and Challenger products, will showcase the latest high-performance technology at this year's Nampo Show. Joe Spencer profiles some of their new models.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Alarm over low rivers in Kruger Park

Warning bells are sounding in the Kruger National Park, where levels of major rivers such as the Crocodile, Olifants and Letaba are “alarmingly” low.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Farmer turns a hobby into a hot business

In 1997, emerging female farmer Anita Morar decided to turn her hobby of growing chillies into a small-scale farming operation. Today her business Anita's Veg supplies this little hot vegetable to many supermarket and retail outlets. Wilma den Hartigh reports.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

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