Die geval van die bokse – moet nie ‘n slagoffer van “pseudowetenskap” word nie
July 2017
DR PIETER HAUMANN, hoof uitvoerende beampte, Fertasa
Pseudowetenskap bestaan uit bewerings, gelowe en praktyke wat as wetenskaplik en geloofwaardig voorgestel word, maar nie deur wetenskaplike metodes geregverdig kan word nie.
In die praktyk is “pseudowetenskap”...
Creating sustainability through linkages in agriculture – Fertasa 57th Annual Congress
July 2017
MICHELLE MOKONE, agricultural economist, Grain SA
The Fertasa 57th Annual Congress held in Durban, revolved around the theme sustainability. The congress took place on 4 May with speakers from different backgrounds within the agricultural...
Conservation agriculture and soil fertility management Part 2: Case study on degraded soil in...
July 2017
GERRIE TRYTSMAN, ARC-DPI and DR HENDRIK SMITH, conservation agriculture facilitator, Grain SA
Following an introduction to some theoretical principles and practices of conservation agriculture (CA) and integrated soil fertility management in Part 1 (page...
Conservation agriculture and soil fertility management Part 1: Theoretical principles and practices
July 2017
DR HENDRIK SMITH, conservation agriculture facilitator, Grain SA and GERRIE TRYTSMAN, ARC-DPI
In South Africa, crop production systems based on intensive and continuous soil tillage have led to excessively high soil degradation rates with...
Bemestingshandleiding hersien
July 2017
DR PIETER HAUMANN, hoof uitvoerende beampte, Fertasa
Die Bemestingshandleiding het ‘n integrale deel van die kunsmisbedryf in Suid-Afrika geword. Toe die Misstofvereniging van Suid-Afrika (MVSA) – nou Fertasa – in 1959 tot stand gekom het, was...
Oesskattingskomitee: Noodsaaklikheid van data
June 2017
RONA BEUKES, senior statistikus: Departement van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye en lid van die Oesskattingskomitee
Die oesskattingsproses in Suid-Afrika word deur die Oesskattingskomitee, wat deur die Departement van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye (DLBV) gefasiliteer...
Mieliekuilvoer as alternatiewe manier van mieliebemarking
June 2017
PIETMAN BOTHA, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
Mieliekuilvoer is al soos ‘n ou bekende en geliefde vriend van die veebedryf. Daar is en was vele maniere vir die maak van kuilvoer. Met die verloop van tyd is nuwe...
Harbours and handlers hit bullseye with grain imports
June 2017
JOHAN SMIT, managing editor: SA Graan/Grain
In the midst of the worst drought in 100 years in southern Africa, the members of the Grain Handling Organisation (GOSA) ensured under challenging circumstances that South Africa had...
Die geloofwaardigheid van SAGIS-inligting onder die loep
June 2017
NICO HAWKINS, hoofbestuurder: SAGIS
“SAGIS gebruik file 13 om sy boeke te laat klop.” Hierdie was die interessante uitlating wat ‘n ruk gelede op sosiale media verskyn het – en wat beslis verdere selfondersoek binne die...
Comprehensive silo insurance critical for the modern producer
June 2017
HANLIE KROESE, Santam
The silo has become an integral component of a grain storage management system for the modern producer and this necessitates the need for comprehensive insurance of the asset for any eventuality,...
