The shipping of 70 000 live sheep from a feedlot in the Eastern Cape to the Middle East will now be heard on 6 August […]
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OBP and its ‘malicious detractors’
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High Court to hear sheep shipping case
The fate of about 70 000 sheep currently assembled on a plot at Berlin, Eastern Cape now rests on the outcome of a court case […]
Nampo 2020 goes virtual
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ARC to host ‘Smart Farming’ virtual conference
A live conference webinar will be hosted by the Agricultural Research council on 29 – 30 July 2020, looking at smart farming for sustainable agriculture […]
Govt extends validity of Covid-19 relief vouchers
Smallholders who benefitted from the government’s Covid-19 relief fund for smallholders and small farmers will be pleased to hear the validity period of the vouchers […]
Onderstepoort focus of farm attacks
Previously ~ a few years ago ~ Muldersdrift and surrounds held the dubious record as the centre for farm attacks and murders in Gauteng, as […]
Developments in the NSPCA’s case against sheep shipping
The judge who heard an urgent High Court interdict case brought by the NSPCA last month that delayed the export of some 70 000 live […]
DNA could solve SA’s stock theft problem
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Sheep shipping plan foiled, for now
An urgent High Court interdict brought by the NSPCA this morning has delayed the export of some 70 000 live sheep to the Middle East, […]