A FINALIST WHO IS DRIVEN TO SUCCEED
Being chosen as a finalist in the Potential Commercial category of Grain SA’s Farmer of the Year competition, is a huge honour for Thwala Jacob Mlungisi (44). He sees it as an encouragement to...
A finalist who is proud to be a farmer
Jacob Tshabalala (34) was one the finalists in the 2023 PGP/Absa/John Deere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year category. He believes his success is built on three cornerstones – passion, good planning...
SOMERGRANE: moontlike scenario’s vir 2026
2025/11/06
DIE EERSTE STRATEGIESE BLIK OP DIE TOEKOMS WAT DIE MARK IN DIE VOLGENDE SEISOEN KRY, IS ’N VERSLAG WAT DIE NASIONALE OESSKATTINGS-KOMITEE (NOK) IN OKTOBER VRYSTEL, WAT DIE VOORNEMENS OM TE PLANT BEKENDMAAK. HIERDIE...
Jacobsbaai se skilderklippies
Beste Grootneef
Jacobsbaai is bykans so ver wes as wat ’n mens met ’n motorkar kan ry. Dit is ’n versameling van vyf baaitjies wat wag vir die gety om in te kom en weer...
Farming keeps you humble
Mpho Munyai (44), a finalist in this year’s New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year award, is an example that grandparents often have an influence on the decisions their grandchildren make. He developed an...
FARMING IS THIS FINALIST’S PASSION
Dieketseng Gladys Mahlelehlele (38) studied for a BA Communication degree, but in her third year decided to rather follow in her father’s footsteps as her business was already showing growth. Her passion for farming...
Vrede se dansakademie
Beste Neef
Buurman laat weet die ander dag dat hy wil gesels. By die hoekpaal gekom, was Buurman al daar en het hy met sy pyp na die westekant beduie waar donker wolke met ’n...
Mentoring is about going the extra mile
American author, Louis Sachar, said: ‘It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.’ As a mentor in Grain SA’s...
Spotprent Augustus 2025
Slakke (met en sonder doppe) veroorsaak tans beduidende skade aan gewasse in die Overberg-area. Volgens Piet Lombard van die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Landbou is dit veral die toringslak en die naakslak wat dié seisoen...
It is about more than agriculture
Graeme Engelbrecht is the development coordinator at the Grain SA Dundee office in KwaZulu-Natal. He supervises and manages the mentors in this area and takes care of all the necessary administrative tasks.
He sees a...
