26 Mar 2013

Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry

Pule pummels paper

Via the Department of Communications, the communications minister Dina Pule has come out firing on all barrels and has taken on the Sunday Times over what the department claims is a smear campaign against her. The final straw was apparently the newspaper's call on Sunday to Zuma to fire Pule.

On a happy note, and this is not an April Fool's joke so there's not need to check the calendar, Bizcommunity.com has instituted a price freeze on most of our rates for 2013!

Also on a happy, more melodious note (pardon the pun), the 19th Annual MTN South African Music Awards has announced this year's nominees.

Ford is doing its bit for the environment, and to combat water shortages, has cut its global water use by 62% since 2000. Now, what about other companies following suit?

Feeling like a holiday? Try one or more of Harvey World Travel's top destinations for South Africans.

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Acid rain, contaminated water impact farming
Acid rain and contaminated water continue to negatively impact farming activities and communities in areas in which mines operate, despite claims by mining companies that they are complying with environmental standards and protocols, says the Bench Marks Foundation. Read more >>


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Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
Acid rain, contaminated water impact farming
Acid rain and contaminated water continue to negatively impact farming activities and communities in areas in which mines operate, despite claims by mining companies that they are complying with environmental standards and protocols, says the Bench Marks Foundation. Read more >>

New AGCO parts warehouse opens in Joburg
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, celebrated the opening of its African Master Parts Distribution Centre together with its local distribution partners in Joburg last week. Read more >>

Bizcommunity April 1 price freeze is no joke
[Issued by Bizcommunity] Believe it or not, we've made the decision to freeze most of our rates for 2013! This is not an April Fool's prank but a strategic decision in line with our core objectives to assist businesses to grow and thrive via our portfolio of publishing platforms. Read more >>  visit press office >>


Aquaculture
Dti supports small-scale fisheries
PRETORIA: Small-scale fisheries of the West Coast region are poised for economic revitalisation, with the Department of Trade and Industry's support of more than R11million in the sector for the region through its Fishing Cluster Project. Read more >>


Farming
Loss of commercial farmers hurts SA
It is "worrisome" that South Africa is losing many of its commercial farmers to countries to the north of it, academic and businesswoman Mamphela Ramphele said on Sunday (24 March). Read more >>

Meat producers face tougher rules
[Linda Ensor] The department of trade and industry will this week publish proposals to strengthen the labelling of meat products so that their ingredients - such as beef‚ donkey or water buffalo - be identified more precisely. Read more >>

SA's sugar industry could supply 1,000MW
South Africa's Sugar Association is in talks with the country's government about using bagasse, a by-product from sugarcane, to generate power and help stem a shortage of electricity in the country. Read more >>


Forestry
York buys Iliad's timber business
York Timber Holdings is buying Iliad Africa's timber wholesale business for R45.5m. Read more >>


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