Russian wheat aphid – consequences of management practices
Russian wheat aphid (RWA) is an international pest on wheat and occurs in most countries where large-scale wheat cultivation is practiced. Consequently, considerable efforts have been made to manage RWA globally. The two management...
Steely determination needed says chief justice
‘South Africa belongs to all – not just some – who live in it.’ This was according to the keynote speaker at Grain SA’s annual Congress held at NAMPO Park in March, who was...
Can too much of a good thing ever be bad?
August 2017
Jannie de Villiers, CEO
I really grew up poor. There was always enough to live from but almost never too much. Nevertheless, somewhere in my life my mother taught me the lesson of ‘too...
Die padskraper
December 2017
Beste Grootneef
In Onse dorpie het mense baie keer kortpad met name gevat. Dikwels is ‘n plaasnaam as deel van die stamboom ingegooi veral as mense met dieselfde van naby aan mekaar gebly het. Daar...
Die Anakonda
June 2015
Beste Grootneef
Langenhoven het baie spitsvondighede kwytgeraak. Een daarvan was “Een man met ‘n goeie plan, is ‘n meerderheid”. Só was dit ook die aand met die Jeugkommissie. Die debat was genadiglik nie oor...
Identifiseer tekorte vroeg vir beter voorsorg
2020 is verklaar as die internasionale jaar van plantgesondheid. Dit was dan ook Pannar se tema tydens vanjaar se Extravaganzas. Maar wat beteken plantgesondheid?
Plantgesondheid handel oor ekosisteemgesondheid – met ’n spesiale fokus op plante....
Less soil loss with these designs
The purpose of agricultural drainage is to remove excess water from the soil in order to enhance crop production. In some soils, the natural drainage processes are sufficient for the growth and production of...
Table tennis at its best
March 2015
JANNIE DE VILLIERS, uitvoerende hoofbestuurder/CEO
In recent months I have experienced a very interesting phenomenon. On a regular basis something extremely positive has happened to me personally or to Grain SA, only to be...
GRAAN SA se voorstelle by grondkomitee ingedien
August 2018
MARIËTTA CRONJÉ, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
Nuwe en selfs ingrypende voorstelle oor grondhervorming is onlangs deur Graan SA gemaak in ‘n voorlegging aan die Parlementêre Hersieningskomitee wat die kwessie ondersoek. Die hoofdoel van die voorstelle is om...
