'If you're producing a food product that the bappies consider unpalatable, you're heading for trouble.'
'A decrease in import tariffs will only result in lower consumer prices in a perfectly competitive market.'
'There is a lot of money to be made in agriculture - most of it lands in the pockets of agribusinesses while the farmers' share decreases.' Issue date 15 June...
Small business owners, who may not have access to computer software for calculating business income and expenses, can now heave a sigh of relief. Issue date 8 June 2007
'It's all about energy efficiency, which apart from saving the planet, saves the cash flow.
'In the absence of a controlled market, farmers are responsible for their own marketing decisions.'
'Our economy from an emissions perspective is more inefficient than Poland, India and even the US.'Issue Date: 30 March 2007
'In every month this summer, evaporation has been much higher than the long-term average.'...Issue date:23 March 2007
'Without understanding the key words of accounting-speak, it's a bit like trying to read Greek.' Issue Date 16 March 2007
Sharp increases in prices have a psychological effect on market participants. This is true for share prices and also for agricultural prices. Increasing prices create a feeling of well-being amongst...
'Bookkeeping was a mystery … this gap in my education bedevilled my understanding of things financial for years.' Issue Date: 9 March 2007
'If the farmer cannot survive, the agribusinesses that now make large profits from agriculture will also not survive.'Issue Date: 9 March 2007
