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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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
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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
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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.
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When it rains buckets

Flood is no joke, so pray for rain - but please don't ask for too much.
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Lumps and bumps

The skin is the largest organ of body. It is very important to keep your horse's coat as clean as possible. Protect your horse's eyes from fly-borne infections with a natural fly repellent or fly fringe. There are many disorders that affect the skin

Cabbage has its fair share of enemies

Other pests that attack cabbages
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Prawn and chicken ï¿½ la king

For the novice cook producing a classic chicken ï¿½ la king is one of the marks of future greatness...To take this classic off the launching pad and into the stratosphere, this recipe adds one powerful ingredient: fresh prawns, out of the shell, augmented with garlic and extra-virgin olive oil.
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A study in Million Dollar pigeons

The 11th Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race had contestants on the edges of their seats on 3 February. The winners are in high spirits, and the fanciers who didn't score are back at the drawing board. The common consensus worldwide is that the winning birds are those which possess the “correct” gene package for the circumstances of the race - and then hit peak form on the day.
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A positive spin on agriculture

Kerneels Pietersen, president of Agri Eastern Cape, talks to Roelof Bezuidenhout about the organisation's views on land reform and BEE, and his hopes for farming in the province.
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If the farmer cannot survive…

'If the farmer cannot survive, the agribusinesses that now make large profits from agriculture will also not survive.'
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SA’s petroleum industry calling the shots on biofuels

Fanie Brink, managing director of Biofuels Industry Development, said at a recent biofuels conference that the Draft Biofuels Industrial Strategy mainly caters for the requirements of the local petroleum industry to the exclusion of role-players such as feedstock and biofuels producers.
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