SA Graan Mei 2014 - page 9

7 May2014
WAARHEID Om die te sê...
KANTLYN Op die ASUF pays tribute toMsNtombi Msimang as
a very special person and someone thatwill
be sorelymissed.
–Mr JapieGrobler, deputy chairpersonof TheAgri-Sector
Unity Forum (ASUF), after it became known that shehad
passed awayon 13April 2014.
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The farmer is the onlyman in our economywho
buys everything at retail, sells everything at
wholesale, and pays the freight bothways.
– John FKennedy, former AmericanPresident
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Geegerus jóúmening vandie kantlynaf:
estiedv@mweb.co.za 083 490 9449
Mnr JuliusMalema, leier vandieEFF, se sieningoor herverdeling van landbougrond sonder vergoeding iswydbekend,maar
mnrGugileNkwinti,Minister van LandelikeOntwikkeling enGrondhervorming, seonlangseuitspraakdat plaaswerkers 50% van
kommersiëleprodusente seplasemoet kry, kandiewinduit die seile van voedselsekerheidhaal.
The leader of theEFF,Mr JuliusMalema’s viewon redistributionof agricultural landwithout compensation iswidely known, but
MrGugileNkwinti,Minister of Rural Development and LandReform’s recent statement that farmworkers shouldget 50%of
commercial producers’ farms, could take thewindout of the sails of food security.
Gelukmet dienuwe ontwerp van SAGraan/Grain se
voorblad – dis regtig spoggerig enmooi inpasmet
diebeeld van landbouwat onswil uitstraal.
– Linda vanderMerwe, hoof Kliëntebemarking,
SyngentaSuid-Afrika
Hartlikgelukmet dieMaart-uitgawe van SAGraan/Grain;
dit is puik. Ek lees al geruime tyddie tydskrif enwoudit nie
noodwendig altydbêrenie. Vir die eerste keerwil ekdit nou
graagbewaar vir toekomstige verwysing. Doe zo voort.
– Pieter Strauss
658
Amount of tractors soldduring
March inSA – 11%up on the
595 units reported inMarch
last year.
Source: RGT/SAAMA/AGFACTS
The combined two-year (2012 and 2013) sales
of self-propelled combineharvesters is now
thehighest two-year total since 1984 and 1985,
when 854unitswere sold.
Source: RGT/SAAMA/AGFACTS
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