Mentorship creates a platform for growth
Although Liana Stroebel, Grain SA’s provincial co-ordinator in the Western Cape, is not a mentor in Grain SA’s Farmer Development Programme, she might as well be seen as one. According to the definition, a...
Farming must be a lifestyle, NOT A JOB
At the 2023 Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP) Day of Celebration, Zoliwe Nombewu (46) was announced as a finalist in the PGP Potential Commercial Farmer of the Year category. ‘You must adopt farming – it...
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.
Mentoring is a great way to keep learning
Dulce Ruby, the founder of the blog Soul Traveler, said that the beautiful thing about life is that we will never reach an age where there is nothing left to learn, see or be....
Attention to detail matters in farming
The American evangelist, Charles Swindoll, once said that the difference between something good and something great is attention to detail. Paying attention to detail and remaining focused on his goal of becoming a fully-fledged...
Knowledge leads to success
Although the farm Welgevonden in the Carolina district in Mpumalanga belongs to Joseph Shabangu, it is his brother Simon Shabangu (53) who is the crop farmer. The brothers work in a profit-share structure where...
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...
Building self-confidence through change
Carel Foord from the Vryburg area says you cannot be involved in Grain SA’s mentorship programme without it having an impact on your own life. In this region he is known as Mashesha amongst...
