Die orrelpype
Beste Grootneef
Sondagoggend in die kerk. Die orrel speel ’n sagte melodie terwyl gesinne uit die wyke die banke vul. Hier en daar kraak ’n bank wanneer iemand sy sit verskuif. Die bosduiwe roer op...
Om faf te gaan
Beste Grootneef
Die jaar snel met ’n spoed ten einde na die dubbeldoor van 2020. Waarheen is al die tydkorrels wat deur 2019 se uurglas geval het?
Ou Neef, Faf het vanjaar vir ons hope vreugde...
Farm to thrive and not just to survive
The main objective of the Farmer of the Year competition is to celebrate the learning, growth, development and hard work of the thousands of farmers in the Grain SA Farmer Development Programme. Although the...
’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...
Grain trusts support sustainability PART 4: Sorghum Trust
Following the closing of the Sorghum Board in 1997, the reserve funds of the Board were transferred to the Sorghum Trust. These funds became the discretionary funds of the Trust and are managed by...
’n Stille Nag in die vreemde
Beste Grootneef
Dit was ’n koue aand met ligte motreën wat teen jou gesig vasgewaai het. Die trietsige son het net na drie-uur die middag agter die berg verdwyn. Die voetheuwels om die berge was...
Knowledge offers the potential to change lives
The 2019 Potential Commercial Farmer of the Year is Sabatha Ewart Mthethwa from Dannhauser in KwaZulu-Natal. As everyone knows, it takes a team to make a winner and Sabatha has a whole team supporting...
Mentorship: Supporting a vision, conquering division
When Grain SA first introduced its mentorship programme, the goal was to change the lives of smallholder farmers by improving their agricultural practices. Through the years it has become clear that the programme does...
Learn to listen and listen to learn
The Dalai Lama once said, ‘When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know, but if you listen, you may learn something new.’ The mentors who are part of the Grain SA...
