Spokesperson Superintendent Motarafi Ntepe said workers from a nearby farm were on their way to milk cows on Thursday around 3pm when they noticed a burning car on the farm road. She said the incident was under investigation and could possibly be connected to an earlier incident on the N5 road during which a truck driver was shot at. He reported a case of attempted hijacking at the Kestell police station, who escorted him to Harrismith. Ntepe said the remains of the body would be sent to...

Previously we were used to drilling in rural areas where all we disturbed were some cattle and some ranchland. Smith said the industry has done a poor job of educating the public about the industry. If you had to go out and get health insurance, youd get a better deal in a group rather than as an individual and thats true here as well, said West. Smith also said the industry is still filling positions that were lost when the oil boom of the 1980s became the oil bust of 1986. OBrien spoke...

North-Eastern has great potential to raise premium beef cattle for local consumption and export. QUESTION: Politicians have the tendency of making promises to the electorate, which they do not fulfill once elected; how can Kenyans trust the promises you are making now? However, our party lays greater emphasis on economic federalism, in which we will deploy central government resources to each region to create wealth for the residents. In your majimbo system, how will you ensure regions...

Approximately a million dairy cows get uterine disease each year in the UK, affecting not only milk production but also the cow's ability to reproduce. Their findings, which show that common uterine infections can damage the ovaries, may provide insights into how to treat infections such as Chlamydia in humans. Cows already have an unusually low chance of conceiving -- a 30% chance compared to over 60% in sheep -- so if their fertility falls further and they are unable to conceive, they...

The Agriculture department early this year tapped two Mindanao firms to pilot the country s foray into the pork meat export market: the Matutum Meat Packing Corp based in Polomolok town and the Davao City-based Nenita Quality Foods corp. Billones said that Matutum Meat is in the process of compliance for its Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point and Good Manufacturing Practices. It was delayed due to lack of go signal from Singaporean food and sanitary experts who were expected to visit...

Although agribusiness has unprecedented control over the worlds farmers and food supply, the realities of climate change, resource depletion, and the human suffering caused by industrialized farming have led more people to start thinking about the links between food, the environment, and social justice. Export agriculture is a major contributor to global warming because it requires huge inputs of petroleum: it takes 100 gallons of oil to grow just one acre of US corn. These inputs are both...