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A bird flu compensation case that found the state must negotiate compensation with a George farmer for culling during 2021 could open the floodgates for similar claims linked to major outbreaks of the disease over the past seven years. The industry’s largest representative body, the South African Poultry Association (SAPA), said this week it believed the landmark case against the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) would set a precedent and open up cases from farmers and other producers for all three major outbreaks of avian influenza that occurred in 2017, 2021 and 2023. (The DALRRD has since been split into two separate departments under SA’s seventh administration.)
NAMPO Kaap word van 11 tot 14 September op Bredasdorp Park in die Overberg aangebied. Dit is vanjaar die vyfde aanbieding van hierdie landbou-ekspo wat ’n blik bied op die verskeidenheid van dié provinsie se boerdery en landboubesigheid. Die tema is “Landbou is die ruggraat van ekonomiese herstel”. Van ’n klein begin in 2018, het die besoekerstal tot ongeveer 23 000 gegroei in 2019 – en toe staan alles stil met die Covid-19-pandemie. In 2022 het meer as 32 000 opgewonde besoekers deur die hekke van Bredasdorp Park gestap en in 2023 het die belangstellendes gegroei tot meer as 35 000, ondanks gure weerstoestande. Die feit dat besoekers ook Saterdag op Bredasdorp Park kan kom kuier, beteken dat diegene wat nie gedurende kantoorure kan rondloop nie, in die opwinding kan deel.
The current iteration of AGOA is set to expire in 2025. Talks of a potential extension offer a glimmer of hope for South African exporters who have benefitted significantly from duty-free access to the US market. According to Dr Noluthando Phungula, a researcher at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation, there is a significant financial advantage: “In 2022 alone, preferential access under AGOA helped South African exporters avoid a staggering US$116 million [about R2,1 billion] in tariffs.” This translates to substantial cost savings and a competitive edge for South African goods, particularly manufactured exports and agricultural products.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has not featured prominently in South Africa's beef export markets in the past, with only small volumes last exported in the early 2000s. The renewed access to this market since the start of 2024 is critical to South Africa's ambition to expand beef exports. The Saudi beef market is sizable, with annual imports worth around US$647 million. About 62% of the Saudi beef imports were frozen beef, while 38% were chilled or fresh beef imports. Some leading suppliers to Saudi Arabia include Brazil, Australia, Pakistan, The US, New Zealand, and Canada.
Global primary energy consumption reached a new record of 620 exajoules (EJ) for the second consecutive year in 2023, up from 607 exajoules in 2022. This graphic show s the sources of energy used globally in 2023, measured in exajoules. Data is from the 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy by the Energy Institute, released in June 2024. READ MORE
Researchers from the University of Reading analyzed data from 120 scientific papers to understand how 40 types of insects in 19 countries respond to air pollutants like ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter. READ MORE
Agri SA Disaster Relief Foundation chairperson Laubscher Coetzee said water scarcity was also becoming an increasingly impactful reality, hence the importance of proper water management by large water users. Groenewald mentioned that one of the major differences between the Acts was in the wording, with water rights now defined as water-use entitlements. READ MORE
Our results show that we need to focus primarily on ensuring that nitrogen is available to plants in the soil and can be efficiently absorbed by the plants. This has a major impact on the yield potential of wheat, but also on the environment. READ MORE
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The prospects for petrol price cuts in August are dimming fast, with the latest data showing a flat result and a likely hike for diesel. Data from the Central Energy Fund shows that petrol prices have moved from a slight over-recovery of around 15 cents per litre at the start of July to around 7 cents. Diesel, meanwhile, is showing an under-recovery of up to 18 cents per litre.
Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said that while there are many reasons to stay in South Africa, there are many challenges that people need to be aware of. Over the past few years, as South Africa’s economy has deteriorated and service delivery has declined, many South Africans have made the decision to leave or have at least considered emigrating.
Die rooivleisbedryf bly onder skoot — of dit druk van die veganiste is wat ’n volle 0,1% van die wêreldbevolking beslaan of omgewingsaktiviste wat die kweekhuisgaskat aan die stert beet het. Rede is egter besig om te seëvier. Die mensdom se eetlus is besig om die aarde oor sy planetêre grense te druk, terwyl dit terselfdertyd ook ’n gesondheidsrisiko skep.
Growers should never isolate themselves from other growers around the world and must cooperate to survive Long-standing relations between growers around the world have always been at the heart of fruit production.
Electric drive, with its instant torque, smooth delivery, and scalable power, is absolutely brilliant at pulling heavy loads. In this area, electric tractors can and will become superior to their fossil-fueled predecessors. The issue, however, is that you need a very large battery to pull a decent load for a significant duration of at least eight hours under full load.
Electric drive, with its instant torque, smooth delivery, and scalable power, is absolutely brilliant at pulling heavy loads. In this area, electric tractors can and will become superior to their fossil-fueled predecessors. The issue, however, is that you need a very large battery to pull a decent load for a significant duration of at least eight hours under full load.
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) president Mzwanele Nyhontso – the new Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development – has made no bones about his plans to push for amendments to the Constitution to address land dispossession.
The Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says the agriculture sector is currently facing challenges including the foot and mouth outbreak in the Eastern Cape, wildfires in parts of the country, and losses incurred by farmers from the black frost in Limpopo.
South Africa's Citrus Growers Association CEO, Justin Chadwick, has spoken up against the new plant health regulations imposed by the European Union on South African citrus.
Researchers have found that a unique species of marine bacteria is just as effective at fertilizing agricultural soils as mineral fertilizers that are over-applied to croplands worldwide. And, these bacteria could do it with a fraction of the environmental cost that these other conventional fertilizers impose on the land.
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Die wintermaande het stilweg aangebreek met herfsdae wat al hoe korter geword het en ’n sonnetjie wat al hoe yler geskyn het. Die 1ste Junie het die kwik in die Vrystaat steeds tussen 5 ˚C en die mid-20’s geskommel.
En toe kom die winter in al haar glorie op 2 Junie en strooi ryp soos as oor die Vrystaatse vlaktes. Van die Matroosberge in die Kaap tot op die pieke van die Maluti’s het die winter ingewig met ysreën en kapok. In sommige streke in die groot Karoo is droë lope omtower in bruisende riviere met malende water op pad see toe.
Die yswinde het mens en dier laat skuiling soek teen die mag van die natuur. Baie plekke het temperature ver benede vriespunt aangeteken. Die koudste plek in die land was egter Luthuli-huis – met ’n ysige minus 73.
Nie net het die winterwinde oor die Suidland geskeer nie, maar die winde van verandering het ook magsdeling in baie kiesafdelings tot gevolg gehad. Soos die winter uiteindelik deur die somerhitte gebreek het, so ook het ’n nuwe seisoen in ons land se geskiedenis aangebreek waar een enkele party nie met ’n gewaarborgde meerderheid besluite deur die parlement kan stoomroller nie.
Die vraag is wat die vrug van die nuwe orde sal wees. Gaan daar hande gevat word om die land te laat werk of gaan ons ingesuig word in ’n spiraal van konflik met wantroue in die rand? As dit ooit die geleentheid vir die Buffel was om as staatsman na vore te tree en besluite in belang van die hele Suidland te neem, is dit nou.
Wintertyd is egter ook oestyd in die Vrystaat. Buurman laat weet dat die geluksbuie van die afgelope seisoen die stroper van 2 ton tot 7 ton in dieselfde land laat oes. In sommige gebiede – veral in die ooste – word mooi oeste afgehaal, maar in die weste word die impak van die hittegolwe van Februarie terdeë gevoel met lae opbrengste. Boerdery gaan nie makliker word nie. Vir die nuwe seisoen sal potlode spesiaal skerp gemaak moet word om die somme te laat klop.
Winter met kaggelvuuraande en ’n sagte hanepootjie bring egter ook vreugde. Winter is die seisoen om bees te slag en ’n blesbokkie of twee te jag. As jy weer kyk, is die biltong en droëwors reg vir afhaal en uitdeel om saam met die koshuiskinders te stuur wanneer die skool weer open.
In elke mens se lewe is ’n seisoen van winter nodig. Om ’n bietjie ou takke te snoei, blare af te skud en reg te maak vir ’n nuwe groeiseisoen wat in die lente wag. Ou Neef, geniet jou winter, dit gaan gou verby. GraanSA
