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Net minder as 86 474 mense het die jaar se skou bygewoon. Altesaam 20 835 mense het Vrydag, die laaste dag van die skou bygewoon, met 45 vastevlerkvliegtuie en 10 helikopters wat geland het, en 109 bewegings wat op die aanloopbaan hanteer is. Dr. Dirk Strydom, hoof van Graan SA se Nampo-afdeling asook bemarkings- en navorsingskoördinering, het gesê die warmer weer by vanjaar se skou was 'n bydraende faktor tot die goeie besoekersgetalle. Volgens dr. Tobias Doyer, uitvoerende hoof van Graan SA, wat vanjaar sy eerste Nampo aan stuur van Graan SA beleef het, is dit heerlik om te sien dat boere so ’n ongelooflike skou kan aanbied. “Ons is nie professionele skou-organiseerders nie, en ons doen dit elke jaar. Nampo 2025 sal volgende jaar op 13 Mei afskop.
South Africa has cracked the top ten of the world’s most beautiful countries to visit, according to a new ranking by online trip-planning company Rough Guides. New Zealand, has been voted as the world’s most beautiful after narrowly beating last year’s number 1, Italy. The annual ranking was determined by votes from readers across the globe and is aimed to identify the world’s top 20 most beautiful countries. It considered various categories determined by voters, such as the landscapes, culture, people, architecture, food, and much more. The countries which made up Rough Guides’ 20 – 11 rankings are: 20 – Japan 19 – Slovenia 18 – Portugal 17 – Indonesia 16 – India 15 – Croatia 14 – Argentina 13 – Iceland 12 – Chile 11 – United States of America.
April marked the end of SA’s 2023-24 marketing year for maize. This marketing year corresponds with the 2022-23 production season, as the crop harvested midyear in 2023 was marketed from then to end-April. According to data from the crop estimates committee of the department of agriculture, forestry & fisheries, the 2022-23 production season was characterised by an excellent harvest of 16.4-million tonnes. This was on the back of large plantings and the favourable summer rainfall that boosted the yields. The ample harvest allowed SA to maintain its position in export markets as the world’s ninth-largest maize exporter, trailing the US, Brazil, Argentina, Ukraine, Romania, France, Paraguay and Poland. Data from the SA Grains Information Services shows that in the 2023-24 marketing year, the exports amounted to 3.4-million tonnes, down 6% from the previous year. About 63% of the exported maize was yellow, with 37% being white maize. In the past, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan were the leading markets for SA’s maize exporters. But in the 2023-24 marketing year Zimbabwe took the lion’s share of the exports, accounting for 18% of the 3.4-million tonnes exported.
Four in five people believe the government is not doing enough to address corruption, according to a new Corruption Watch report. The nonprofit organisation says the report reveals a clear demand for stricter consequences for any corrupt behaviour of government officials. The Impact of Corruption: Insights From a Perceptions and Experiences Survey questioned 1 500 respondents in all provinces and assessed the profound impact of corruption on people’s lives. Findings in the report revealed a lack of confidence in the efficacy and ability of law enforcement agencies to tackle corruption. It reported that 81% believed the government was not doing enough to address corruption in the provision of basic services. “More than half of the respondents [73%] agreed corruption mostly affects the provision of housing and land, safety and protection of communities [69%], the provision of quality education [68%], access to quality health care [67%], the administering of justice by courts [64%] and food security [62%],” the report noted. Corruption is part of life in South Africa- Regarding interactions with officials in relation to corruption, the report said 24% of 600 to 700 respondents had admitted to giving a “gift”, or doing a favour for police officers, car licence officers (23%) or traffic management officials (23%). Look at all the so called Millionares - all corrupt- Thieves in every way.
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Cow methane, although emitted in smaller quantities, has a stronger warming effect compared to carbon dioxide. Over the past 100 years, carbon dioxide has caused the highest warming effect, followed by methane and nitrous oxide. Despite methane's shorter lifespan in the atmosphere, its radiative forcing capability makes efforts to reduce cow methane crucial. READ MORE
Urea prices firmed this week across some, but not all, benchmarks. The most active market was Egypt, where prices rallied quite strongly as traders were anxious to cover positions – quite why they should feel a need to pay higher prices is not clear when there is ample product available from alternative origins. READ MORE
South African tractor sales are in a bit of a rut, a reflection of a tough economic and operating environment. Interest rates remain elevated, fuel and other costs are high, and the maize crop is expected to be 19% lower this year in the wake of droughts triggered by the most recent El Niño. READ MORE
Gamble is a practitioner of regenerative agriculture, a sustainable farming model that’s taking off worldwide. The driving force behind regenerative agriculture is that growers should put their focus on building soil health. This seemingly simple idea offers numerous benefits, including better water retention in the soil, more resilient plants, and greater biodiversity in fields. READ MORE
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Dit was opvallend met hoeveel geesdrif van ons banke in Suid Afrika hulle "groot- en "ryk klieente onthaal het by Nampo. Dis 'n baie goeie gebaar en dit is goeie Klieente diens. Daar word jaarliks miljoene uit die landbouers se besigheid gemaak en die bank verskaf ook groot dienste aan die boere- Maar wat die banke nie moet vergeet nie- is hulle getroue jarelange klieente wat 50 en 60 jaar plus reeds klieente van die bank is - en nou in baie gevalle net 'n nommer en net nog 'n klieent. Ek kan onthou hoe van hierdie banke se amptenare hulleself kom bekend gestel het op die plaas en met baie mooi praatjies jou rekening wou gehad het. Daar is sekere banke wat 45 jaar terug nuut begin het onder 'n ander naam. Ander banke is nog jonger en ouer. Tye het verander- maar seker goed is blywend. Die klieente wat vandag 50/60 jaar en meer by banke is het help bou - Moenie hierdie mense in die hande van junior Korporatiewe personeel plaas wat geen mense verhoudinge het nie- die mense was getrou aan die bank en het hulle geld aan julle toevertrou en julle het baie geld uit hulle gemaak. Dit was lankal tyd om hierdie mense op een of ander manier te beloon- daar is genoeg geld.
Namibië het by die wêreld aangesluit om Wêreldtelekommunikasie- en Inligtingsamelewingsdag te vier onder die tema: “Digitale Innovasie vir Volhoubare Ontwikkeling”. Die dag dien as ‘n herinnering aan die eindelose geleenthede wat die digitale ruimte bied, veral in hoe digitale innovasie konnektiwiteit en volhoubare welvaart vir almal kan bevorder. Adjunk-kommunikasie-minister Modestus Amutse het gepraat by ‘n geleentheid wat in Windhoek gehou is om die dag te vier.
Owerhede in die Ivoorkus het sowat 40 koöperasies geskors wat hulle vermoed kakaobone onwettig opgaar om dit teen ‘n hoër prys te verkoop aan uitvoerders wat sukkel om hul kontrakte na te kom. Daar is tekorte aan kakaobone weens klimaatsverandering. Geskorste koöperasies en onafhanklike kopers het sedert die begin van die middel-oes vroeg in April meer as 60 000 metrieke ton kakao opgegaar en alhoewel dit nie onwettig is om bone op te gaar nie, is dit onwettig om voorraad terug te hou om hoër pryse te vra.
S&P Global Ratings has retained SA’s foreign currency rating at BB- with a stable outlook. The decision was expected by most analysts with Nedbank economist Isaac Matshego and Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop both saying earlier on Friday: “We expect no change.” S&P last downgraded SA’s rating in April 2020 to three rungs below investment grade as the world was thrust into the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic activity ground to a near halt. The next scheduled review from S&P is in November. It can however change a rating at any time.
Why banks in South Africa will soon want a closer look at your accounts -South African banks continue to battle social engineering, with more than half of the respondents of a recent industry survey saying Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud is their greatest cause for concern.
Plante pas mettertyd geneties aan by die spesiale toestande van organiese boerdery. Dit is getoon in ‘n langtermynstudie wat aan die Universiteit van Bonn gedoen is. Die navorsers het garsplante op twee naburige lande geplant en konvensionele boerderymetodes op die een en organiese metodes op die ander gebruik.
During the 30th Conference and Congress of the Red Meat Abattoir Association (RMAA), a variety of topics were on the agenda, including red meat exports, residue monitoring, and the wellbeing of animals. Discussions also covered the maritime transport of livestock and innovative technologies such as mobile abattoir designs, chemical sterilisation, and water treatment methods.
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has increased the volumes of goods handled across its ports in the first six weeks of the 2024/2025 financial year. TPT announced on Friday that its container volumes had risen 10%, while bulk volumes and break-bulk volumes had increased by 5% and 17%, respectively, for the period as a result of its staff’s commitment to the group’s turnaround strategy.
The first hybrid corn was commercially grown and sold in 1922, but cross-breeding is not efficient. In the 1940s, plant breeders start exposing seeds to ionizing radiation or high dose chemicals to alter the DNA of those seeds: literally creating mutant plants.
Once considered a fringe concept, electric trucks have become a tangible solution to reducing carbon emissions and operating costs in the transport sector, says Joubert Roux, co-founder of renewable energy company, Zero Carbon Charge.
John Deere reported net profit of $2.370 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 ended April 28 (Deere & Co.'s fiscal year begins November 1 and ends October 31), corresponding to 8. $53 per share, compared to net income of $2.860 billion, or $9.65 per share , reported for the quarter ended April 30, 2023.
On Safex, the white maize spot price has further declined week on week to R4900, while the July price drops to R4922 per ton. The yellow maize spot price falls to R4030, with the July price decreasing to R4118 per ton. The Soy spot price drops to R8798, with the July price lower at R8940 per ton. The sunflower spot price decreases to R8920, while the July price declines to R9106 per ton.
The latest average weaner calf price rises by almost 1% to R32.44 per kilogram and is now about 2% higher than a year ago. The price in the Eastern Free State rises to R32.25 while the Central Free State and Eastern Cape prices have fallen to R31.50. It seems that the price may possibly decrease over the next two weeks, but it looks like we can expect better prices again during June.
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