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The destruction of Mpumalanga
Rampant coal mining is damaging the province’s farms, environment and water quality.
Making money from arts and crafts
Arts and crafts can provide struggling new farmers with much-needed extra income, but this trade can often be full of disappointments, says Roelof Bezuidenhout.
2012 NAMAQUA – Flower Beach Camp – Open for bookings
Following a successful Flower Beach Camp hosted last year in the Namaqua National Park, the South African National Parks (SANParks) announced the bookings for the 2012 beach camp as open.
DAFF will not lose Marine Stewardship Council membership
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) would like to reassure the fishing industry as a whole – owners and workers alike...
Will a Grexit affect SA’s farmers?
With Greece on the brink of ditching the euro and financial markets on the edge due to uncertainty, Jaco Visser looks at two possible scenarios that could play themselves out.
Ploughing a new furrow
In partnership with Grain SA and BKT, Tubestone presented a very successful introduction to competition ploughing at this year’s Nampo Harvest Day show. Joe Spencer reports.
Ultra slow pork roast
Slow cooking produces a very different set of tastes and textures.
This outstanding pork recipe brings a valuable new skill into the repertoire of the beginner cook with a meal awash with fragrance and tenderness.
Planters for CA farmers
Precision planter and air seeder specialists Theebo Tech showed more innovative planter concepts at this year’s Nampo Show. Joe Spencer reports.
Privatise it!
A radical idea that could lead to safer roads, wealthier municipalities – and tax savings.
Save our lions!
With lion bones replacing tiger bones in Asian ‘medicines’, we could be facing another serious poaching problem.
France bestows Knight of the National Order of Merit on Minister Tina-Joemat Pettersson
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has been bestowed the highest order by the French Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Policy, Mr Bruno Le Maire in recognition of the “services she has rendered to agriculture”.
Win a million competition produces five winners and five satisfied organisations.
A total of five Senwes customers found out on 31 May 2012 which part of the R1 million discount on their summer production account they could put in their pockets.
Shame on them!
DA spokesperson for rural development and land reform, Athol Trollip’s response to minister Gugile Nkwinti’s budget speech for 2012/2013.
Lemony soft-centred biscuits
Soft-centred with a crisp edge, these lemon zest accented biscuits don’t hang around long enough to get stale. Not only quick to bake, they also add their own special magic to the morning coffee break.
Reitsma resigns from SANSOR as General Manager
SANSOR, the South African National Seed Organization, has announced that Gerrie Reitsma has resigned as general manager, effective 30 June 2012.
Get e-literate or get left behind
The social media wave provides an opportunity for agriculture to win hearts and minds.
To make a profit, first make a plan
The time you spend planning is just as important as the time you
spend ploughing, or doing other tasks.
Vaccines produced by Onderstepoort Biological Products meet set standards
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) wishes to dismiss with contempt the media statement issued by the Democratic Alliance which sought to question the efficacy of the vaccines produced by Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP).
Constitutional Court: the saviour of farm land
The days of the minister of Mineral Resources granting permission to mining companies to operate on farm land against farmers’ wishes seem to be over, thanks to the Constitutional Court’s landmark interpretation of two pieces of legislation. Jaco Visser looks at recent judgements.
Meanwhile, back in Vietnam
Here’s a Vietnamese-influenced chicken noodle soup with pork belly, prawns and truly marvellous Asian herbs that’s easy to make.
