What is happening in the Western Cape? Details

By Craig Macaskill   Posted 2013-11-11   In Blog       In an interesting development, the province which saw farm labourer unrest earlier this year [2013] and at the end of 2012 has seen a GROWTH in employment opportunities on farms. In the other eight provinces, jobs on farms decreased. According to Statistics South Africa, farm worker employment in the […]

The case for unity in agriculture

By Craig Macaskill   Posted 2013-06-05   In Blog Unity in agriculture? Our society is divided. This was identified by the National Planning Commission as one of the country’s challenges. Although there are times when there are bridges and we fly a common flag, the issues coming from our past present a great challenge to agriculture. We might produce the best grapes […]