Caxton Magazines

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

Naturally exuberant farmer Tabs Fox of Weltevreden farm in Ficksburg is so excited about the success he has achieved with sericia lespedeza - commonly referred to as poor man's lucerne - that he has increased the area he plants to this perennial legume from 20ha to over 100ha in five years. Because of its hardy nature, it's a must plant crop for frost- and drought-prone areas.
Issue Date: 4May 2007

Disadvantaged children from KwaZulu-Natal's townships and areas adjacent to provincial conservation areas will soon be aware of the benefits of conserving nature and supporting environmentally protected areas, through a Kids and Parks Programme (KaPP) launched by provincial conservation body Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Twenty emerging farmers from Namibia recently attended a three-day course on strategic management in agriculture at Grootfontein, Namibia, presented by Dr Wim Nell of the University of the Free State's Centre for Agricultural Management.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Friday the 13th was a lucky day for National Zoological Gardens of South Africa as it was awarded the coveted Tshwane Tourism Award for 2007 in the category of Serviced Attractions.
Issue date 4 May 2007

The Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO) HAS appointed Etienne Terre'Blanche as new managing director. Previously, Terre'Blanche was co-owner and director of Brent Chemicals in the Western Cape.
Issue date 4 May 2007

The British are taking a walk on the wild side, with sales of game meat soaring 46% between 2004 and 2006 to reach £57 million (R814 million) last year.
Issue date 4 May 2007

By creating various timber beneficiation operations close to the plantations, PG Bison's R1,3 billion North Eastern Cape Forestry Cluster (NECF) development at Ugie is set to create just short of 3 000 direct jobs.
Issue date 4 May 2007

A large maize production initiative is on the cards for the Eastern Cape. Dumisa Dlatu, one of the businessmen spearheading the project, said it will stimulate much-needed socioeconomic development in the province, in particular the Wild Coast and former Transkei areas.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Ripening sorghum in the former Transkei is targeted by a variety of seed-eating birds. Emerging farmers have come up with a simple and cost-effective way to combat this threat.
Issue date 4 May 2007

The MEC for Agriculture and Environmental Affairs in KZN Mtholephi Mthimkhulu has called in the assistance of the Provincial Treasury and Department of Public Service and Administration to help rescue his beleaguered department from the effects of alleged corruption and mismanagement that have plagued it under the reins of Dr Jabulani Mjwara, head of department. In an official press release, Mthimkhulu said that alongside consultations held with the KZN premier S'bu Ndebele on the state of the KZN agriculture department, the assisting state organs would help to implement a number of “change actions”.
Issue date 4 May 2007

What will attract international investors to the biofuels industry in South Africa? Gregor Paterson-Jones of Sterling Waterford Holdings, an investor in SA's Ethanol Africa, explains that South Africa has to overcome competition from attractive biofuels deals internationally and an unsophisticated investor base. But pending legislation is one of the biggest drawbacks for potential biofuels investors. Wilma den Hartigh reports.
Issue Date 4 May 2007

Small-scale farmers in Malawi are becoming aware that they are bearing the brunt of climate change, which has been adversely affecting productivity, according to a new study by an international aid agency.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Being uprooted from your birth country, where you and your parents have been making a living for all their lives, is a traumatic experience. Peter Stuart and his family, who were evicted from their land in Zimbabwe, managed to survive this ordeal and come out stronger at the other end. Peter talks to Glenneis Erasmus about the journey from Zimbabwe to South Africa and the valuable lessons he has learned.
Issue Date 4 May 2007

Farmers were outraged last MONTH after an Emakhazeni valuation roll revealed that farm prices in the Dullstroom, Machadodorp, Waterval- Boven and Belfast areas of Mpumalanga had been set at a staggering R25 000/ha - although according to a local farmer, agricultural land has been selling at between R1 800 and R5 000 per hectare in the area.
Issue date 4 May 2007

There are times, usually in-between meals, when the stomach cries out for more than just another peanut butter sandwich. And while a peanut butter sandwich is indeed one of the all-time great instant comfort foods, the demanding snacker needs greater complexity when snack time comes up on the internal clock.
Issue Date 27 April 2007

Comfrey, also known as “knitbone”, has remarkable healing powers.
Issue Date 27 April 2007

Our South African racing season begins towards the end of May and many fanciers are counting the days, but being too hasty can ruin your season.
Issue Date 27 April 2007

"The Nkuzi study probably overstates the prevalence of farm evictions"
Issue Date 27 April 2007

Humane predator deterrents do work
Is there a criminal campaign against food production?
A matter of fact - platteland style!
Issue Date 27 April 2007