’18 se Groot Griep
Beste Grootneef
Oupa het soms vertel van ’18 se Groot Griep. Dit was ’n snerpende winter. Die suidewind het egter nie net kapok oor die vlaktes gejaag nie, maar ook ’n ongenaakbare griep oor die...
‘Farming is not for the lazy’
After completing his school education, Thokozani Hlatswayo (41) first worked for a firm making office furniture, later becoming the mainline operator. He then changed careers and worked for African Cables, a company that replaced...
Dit is koud op Mars
Beste Neef
Junie en Julie se skraal wintersdae het die koue diep laat byt. Soggens was daar ’n yslagie oor die krippe wat eers na tien in die oggend skietgegee het. Die suidewind, al die...
TOP FARMER is keen to help others
William Setlaba Raphoto from Lichtenburg was announced as the 2023 PGP/Absa/John Deere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year. To this humble farmer the award is a huge honour and he is very...
Om ’n fluitjie te blaas of nie
Beste Grootneef
Die winter het nou behoorlik sy tande in die Vrystaatse vlaktes ingeslaan. Koue nagte onder ’n helder sterreprag met temperature vêr onder die zero’s wanneer die son sak. Helder sonskyndae wat die oggendryp...
Highlights trump challenges
Francis Davidson, a mentor from the Eastern Cape, believes that optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other. His life is a testimony to this. At 72 he...
Ter sake | On the agenda
A monthly SA Graan/Grain feature with important dates, multimedia links, Grain SA diary events as well as current grain-related news bits.
In die skadu van ’n reus
Beste Grootneef
Om te ruil is mos in ons bloed. Dit kom van die voorgeslagte af. Twee guldens vir tien tulpe. Of een swyn vir tien mudsakke gars. Wat van ’n passaat met ’n skuit...
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...
Expert advice and passion
Phillip (Flip) Manoto (46) is the new Grain SA/Absa/John Deere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year. He received his award on 21 September at the Day of Celebration, Grain SA’s event where...
