25 Jun 2013

Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry

Madiba critical but comfortable

The news is topped right now, quite rightly, by reports around Nelson Mandela's health status, which is reported to be critical, but his medical team is ensuring he is as comfortable as possible.

If you're cohabiting, you may need to cough up in the event of an insurance claim... apparently, unmarried couples who live together or keep their possessions at their partner's residence face an increased risk of insurance claim rejections for personal belongings if they fail to fully disclose their living situation to their insurers.

Ouch! The Competition Commission has reached a settlement with 15 construction firms, who have agreed to pay fines to the tune of R1.46bn for collusive tendering. When will these people learn?

Some good news at last! A South African team has won a top supercomputing award, scooping overall top honours at the International Student Cluster Challenge held in Leipzig, Germany, recently.

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Weekly top stories

Emerging farm 'mushrooms' in North West
[Boitumelo Tshehle] Mushroom farmer Peter Rammutla is a man on a mission. He is on a crusade to breathe new life into the agricultural community - an industry which many people regard as reserved for the older generation. Read more >>
GoPro reader competition: don't forget to create/update your MyBiz Profile!
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Chicken 'leftovers' being sold in SA
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Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
Agribusiness awards to attract youth in Gauteng
[Nthambeleni Gabara] JOHANNESBURG: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has introduced the Agribusiness and Young Farmer of the Year Awards to attract more young people into the sector. Read more >>

Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Bill is open for comment
The Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Bill is open for public comment having been published by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Government Gazette (General Notice No. 610 of 2013, Government Gazette No. 36562, Vol. 576) on 14 June 2013. Read more >>

GoPro reader competition: don't forget to create/update your MyBiz Profile!
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Farming
Solar electricity projects for SA wine farm
J.C. Bosman Boerdery, home of the successful vine nursery Lelienfontein Vine Growers as well as the Bosman Family Vineyards, has acquired a 53kWp solar electricity system for the roof of the wine cellar at Lelienfontein and a 35kWp solar electricity system on the roof of the Groenfontein administrative offices. Read more >>

Chicken 'leftovers' being sold in SA
[Sipho Masombuka] South African Poultry Association's chief executive Kevin Lovell claims that 90% of the 370,000 tons of chicken imported from Brazil, Argentina, the US and European Union last year is considered waste by consumers in those nations Read more >>

Bull Brand sold to Rhodes Food
KAP Industrial Holdings has concluded the sale of its food interests‚ being Bull Brand Foods and Brenner Mills. Read more >>


International

Air pollution prevents hurricanes
PARIS, FRANCE: Higher levels of air pollution reduced the frequency of North Atlantic hurricanes and other tropical storms for most of the 20th century, a study said on Sunday (23 June). Read more >>


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3rd Annual Dam Management and Rehabilitation
Intelligence Transfer Centre - 30 Jul 2013 to 31 Jul 2013 Midrand


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