Caxton Magazines
Good manners cost nothing
In all sports there are leaders and followers. There is nothing demeaning about being a follower, as long your attitude is right - and you commit to make the affairs of the pigeon club run efficiently.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
Premium success for Kango Wines
Despite the global wine glut, Kango Wines has substantially increased wine sales over the past few years by moving from bulk wine to premium wine production. In 2006 Kango's sales increased by over 18% on 2005.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
Creating a ‘virtuous circle’
Former state president FW de Klerk recently presented a lecture on the state of African governance at the University of Pretoria. De Klerk evaluated Africa's performance since the establishment of Nepad six years ago.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
New farming technology impresses top SA producer
Casper and Estie Badenhorst recently visited the EIMA Exposition in Bologna Italy. The visit was part of a sponsored study tour to Italy, which was the prize Casper won for achieving the Farmer of the Year award.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
Bringing black truffles to South Africa
Ranking alongside caviar and saffron in price and rarity, black truffles are now produced in South Africa by Donna Hornby of Truffles of Africa in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal.
New milestone for farm ‘from the sky’
While allegations of deteriorating farmer-worker relations in the Western Cape continue to make headlines, award-winning Cape winery Delaire forges ahead with a major expansion project that has kicked off with the construction of workers' cottages that are now the envy of the district.
Regulations for transporting game
This draft document could have far-reaching consequences for the wildlife industry.
Ngunis return to their Eastern Cape roots
The University of Fort Hare's Nguni Cattle Project, launched in 2003, is successfully managing the resurgence of the Nguni cattle breed in its traditional home of the former Ciskei and Transkei. Mike Burgess reports on how this acclaimed development initiative has brought the Nguni back to its traditional roots to uplift poor rural communities.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
Agritourism helps ostrich farm fly high
Agritourism has grown substantially from 2% of the tourism industry in the Western Cape in 1996 to 10% of the foreign tourist market currently. For most farms, tourism contributes between 2% and 30% to farm income.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
SA’s milk industry -how sour is the situation?
The South African dairy industry is currently in turmoil, with milk producers complaining of poor milk prices, milk buying companies being charged with anti-competitive activities, and retailers being accused of playing suppliers off against one another.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
Grain SA rejects proposed changes to AgriBee
Grain has resolved not to support the adjustments to the draft AgriBEE charter proposed by land and agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
‘Agriculture must forge ties with government’
The CEO of the Agricultural Business Chamber Tobias Doyer said the agriculture industry needs to develop partnerships with private organisations and government to ensure the development of technology to increase farm productivity and reduce costs.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
Could maize prices hit import parity?
The hot, dry weather affecting most of SA's major maize-producing areas is expected to decimate yields this season and, together with an increased demand for ethanol production in the US which has increased global prices, has raised fears that prices could start pushing import parity.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
Safex’s wheat pricing a concern
Grain chairperson Neels Ferreira said it's disturbing that Safex wheat prices trade at up to R200/t below import parity prices for Argentinian wheat and up to R350/t below import parity for US hard red wheat, despite the huge disparity between locally produced wheat and demand.
Issue date:23 March 2007
Issue date:23 March 2007
Will DME consider Treasury’s report?
Criticism of the Department of Minerals and Energy's (DME's) Draft Biofuels Industrial Strategy grows, the potential advantages of some of the recommendations made in Treasury's recently released windfall tax report on developing a biofuel sector in SA have largely gone unnoticed.
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Drought slows agri-machinery sales
The prolonged hot and dry weather has seen a slow-down in retail sales of agricultural equipment, according to Dr Jim Rankin, secretary of the SA Agricultural Machinery Association (Saama).
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Katopé restructures for greater efficiency
Fruit export company KatopÉ RSA has announced a series of structural changes to its business to strengthen its position in the fruit export market.
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Softening rand boosts wool prices
Further rand weakness and an increase in Australian prices supported the local wool market, with the Cape Wools indicator gaining 3,6% to close at R39,98/kg clean.
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
It’s looking like a good year for SA wine
While it's still too early to get excited, indications are that this year might be better than 2006 for the wine industry
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Appeal on ‘expanded’ claims allowed
The Land Claims Court has granted the Mpumalanga Land Claims Commission leave to appeal its judgment that officials have no right to expand a land claim to include properties not listed in an original claim form.
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
Issue Date: 23 March 2007
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