Agri-labour unrest – enough fighting talking!
Cheap politicking is a terrible thing. Cheap politicking coupled with ineptitude is even worse.
Co-operation: key to success
Agriculture holds promise – provided that all ages and races are brought into the sector. Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson told the Agri SA Congress that co-operation was vital for sustainability and...
Rethink required for agricultural success
The government and farmers need to shift their paradigm to achieve the objectives of a stable, food secure and safe future for all South Africans. In delivering his presidential address...
Seek out SA’s good news
The other day, one of my friends challenged me about the negative tone of my blog, saying my complaints have become so predictable.
The value of valuers
The SA Institute of Valuers (SAIV) agrees with Tshepo Diale (24 February) and Andrew Emslie (8 June) that the current land reform process leaves much to be desired.
Farmers must lobby govt, now
With the current global financial turmoil and concern over food security, it’s time to press government for support, Kwanalu president Brian Aitken said at the union’s congress in Pietermaritzburg on...
Boosting the biofuels industry
The energy minister recently gazetted the mandatory blending of biofuels at minimum concentrations of 5% for biodiesel and 2% to 10% for bio-ethanol. Once outstanding issues are resolved, this should...
In love with the Namib
How is it possible that a vast expanse of rock and sand, and very little else, can utterly captivate one’s heart, never to let it go again?
Who’s educating consumers?
Ill-informed consumers who demand less crop protection chemicals and have irrational fears of genetically modified food are a risk to farmer’s survival. Who is taking responsibility to ensure that the...
The latest South African scenarios
South Africa could go down a number of paths in the next five years. Strategist and author Clem Sunter outlined these scenarios at the recent PestBiz congress in Durban.
Should meat be on the menu?
Australian agricultural journalist David Mason-Jones addresses what every farmer and environmentalist needs to know about livestock and global warming in his recently published book, Should Meat Be on the Menu?
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