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El Niño en die mielieplantvenster
Daar word verwag dat ’n baie sterk El Niño-gebeurtenis tydens die somergroeiseisoen van 2026/2027 sal plaasvind. Droër en warmer toestande oor die somerreënvalgebied van Suid-Afrika gedurende die somer is tipies tydens El Niño, en van die grootste droogtes...
Record crops and growing carry-over stocks: Why then are SA exports slow?
South Africa finds itself in the position of producing yet another record maize and soybean crop. However, despite the large surpluses available for export, deep-sea exports have failed to gain the momentum that many market participants expected at...
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Agricultural drones in practice
Agricultural drones have developed from a relatively new technology into an increasingly important precision-application tool. Selecting the correct platform, however, involves much more than comparing tank capacities. This article examines the practical differences between the DJI Agras T55,...
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Planning for the season ahead: 2026/2027 summer grain production budgets
The 2026/2027 production season is shaping up to be one of the most challenging planning environments producers have faced in recent years. Commodity prices remain under pressure, while input costs continue to be high, with additional uncertainty surrounding...
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STILL IN THE ARENA AND READY TO BUILD
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ONCE WROTE THAT IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, NOR THE PERSON WHO POINTS OUT WHERE THE STRONG PERSON STUMBLES. THE CREDIT BELONGS TO THE PERSON WHO IS IN THE ARENA, WHOSE FACE IS MARKED BY DUST, SWEAT, AND BLOOD – WHO STRIVES, SOMETIMES FAILS, BUT DARES GREATLY. I believe this is […]
Steeds in die arena en gereed om te bou
THEODORE ROOSEVELT HET EENS GESKRYF DAT DIT NIE DIE KRITIKUS IS WAT TEL NIE, EN OOK NIE DIE EEN WAT UITWYS WAAR DIE STERK PERSOON STRUIKEL NIE. DIE EER KOM DIE PERSOON TOE WAT IN DIE ARENA STAAN, MET ’N GESIG VOL STOF, SWEET EN BLOED – WAT PROBEER, SOMS MISLUK, MAAR GROOT WAAGMOED HET. […]
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Spotprent – September 2026
Teen die agtergrond van ernstige reëntekorte wat die Swartland se koringoes en Suid-Afrika se produksievermoë bedreig, het Graan SA ’n dringende beroep op die regering gedoen vir bekostigbare oesversekering. Alhoewel die 2026-produksiesei-soen met belowende reën afgeskop het, het toestande daarna drasties versleg en beraam sommige produsente reeds ’n 25 tot 30% oesverlies, bo en behalwe […]
