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What a gem!
Elizabeth Mathys, who works as a domestic worker on a farm in the Koo Valley in Montagu in the Western Cape, proudly shows off this gigantic gem squash that was grown in the farm's vegetable garden.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

CMW’s funding debts send earnings below par

Cape Mohair and Wool's (CMW's) reliance on borrowings for funding, together with the loss incurred in sales of accumulated wool stocks, has resulted in lower earnings than expected, according to chairperson Peter Cawood. “Because of the continued and escalated rate of business growth and the drop in wool earnings the cost of financing has increased considerably,” said Cawood.
Issue Date 16 March 2007

NW campaign fosters care of the land

The North West Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment has just wrapped up an awareness campaign aimed increasing communities' awareness of land care issues in the province.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

Free State ‘fast heading for disaster’

Free State Agriculture (FSA) has decided to postpone its application for various districts in the province to officially be declared drought-stricken areas, saying it would wait another 10 or 14 days in the hope of some good rainfall.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

SA awards its best butchers

SA's best butchers were honoured at the annual Cleaver awards ceremony in Johannesburg recently.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

International News- 9 March 2007

Is it beer? Is it milk? Hello, Bilk!
Huge drop in Oz crop forecast
British meat exports blast off
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

Capacity constraints hamper Casp

The Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (Casp), which funds farm infrastructure for emerging farmers, is crucial to the commercial sustainability of land reform.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

BUDGET:State’s proactive approach to accelerate spending

Last year's policy shift allowing the state to take an active role in identifying and buying land for redistribution, rather than forcing Land Affairs to wait for land reform applications to arrive on its desk, should speed up spending considerably.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

Budget: Underspending by Land Affairs could reach R1,5bn

The Department of Land Affairs' land reform budget has increased eightfold from about R500 million to R4,2 billion from 2000/01 to 2006/07 - mostly for buying land.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

Budget: Views on an ‘agriculturally negative’ budget speech

Although agriculture hardly got a mention in the 2007 national budget speech of finance minister Trevor Manuel, spending allocations in other areas of the economy will arguably have indirect spin-offs for the sector.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

Mohair demand remains strong for young goat hair

The opening sale of the summer 2007 mohair marketing season did not meet expectations, although the market indicator compares well with the closing sale of the 2006 winter season, said Mohair SA.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

PR company gets contract back

The Durban High Court has ordered agriculture and land affairs minister Lulama Xingwana to reinstate a R12 million contract for the management of the Fourth World Congress of Rural Women to a Durban public relations company.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

Strong rand fails to dampen wool

The wool market held up well despite a stronger rand, with Cape Wools' overall indicator closing a marginal 0,5% lower at R37,89/kg (clean), according to spokesperson Ona Viljoen in Port Elizabeth.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

Land reform is doomed without business savvy – report

The present narrow focus on land reform only, instead of farming as a business, is counter-productive and is the root cause of failures and the lack of sustainability within the emerging sector...
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

SA forges ties with Malaysia

Land and agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana and her Malaysian counterpart Haji Muhyiddin bin Mohd Yassin recently agreed to cooperate in agricultural trade
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

Agribusiness confidence is up

Th e Agricultural Business Chamber (ABC)/Industrial Development Corporation Confidence Index for the first quarter of 2007 recorded a 23,9% increase
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

New hunting rules spark controversy

Predator breeders around SA have reacted sharply to the regulations on canned lion hunting recently announced by environmental affairs and tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk, saying they will lead to massive economic losses in the industry.
Issue Date: 9 March 2007

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