Time to take action – new anti-avoidance rules for trusts
May 2017
HESNA RHEEDER and JAN COETSEE, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Many trusts are established for bona fide estate planning purposes. These may include protection of assets from creditors, protection against spendthrift beneficiaries, flexibility, and continuity or in aid...
Bedryf ek die regte beesproduksiestelsel?
October 2016
PIETMAN BOTHA, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
Lae winste is ook vir die veebedryf 'n realiteit. Dit laat 'n mens anders na sake kyk. Menige produsent wonder of ander veeproduksiestelsels nie dalk beter vaar nie, by voorbeeld: Is...
Waar is die middel?
Twee van ons jongmense in landbou wat by Agri SA werksaam is, Mihlali Xhala en Jolanda Andrag, skryf nou die dag aan president Ramaphosa dat hy asseblief moet help om weer die “middel van...
Irrigation wheat cultivars you can rely on
March 2017
KIM COETZEE and PETRUS DELPORT, ARC-Small Grain Institute, Bethlehem
The 2015 season was one of the most challenging production seasons for South African irrigation wheat producers. Soaring temperatures during the critical grain filling period...
Kyk die lewe vierkantig in die oë en gaan aan – Andries Theron se...
October 2017
Estie de Villiers, redakteur, SA Graan/Grain
Die huidige seisoen is ‘n strawwe een in die Swartland. Waar Andries Theron in ‘n normale jaar gewoonlik ongeveer 380 mm reën kry, het dit hierdie jaar nog...
Targeted breeding technologies – the way of the future
March 2018
DR SCOTT SYDENHAM, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem and DR DIRK SWANEVELDER, ARC-Biotechnology Platform, Onderstepoort
A modern era of targeted crop breeding is upon us. Traditional plant breeding aims to change traits/genes in a specific crop...
2016 se oes- en kunsmisprysverhouding is gunstig
July 2016
HANS LOMBARD, namens Fertasa
Die huidige oes/kunsmis-prysverhouding is gunstig vergeleke met dié van die vorige seisoen en behoort die vraag na kunsmis gedurende die 2016/2017-plantseisoen te kan ondersteun, het mnr Adriaan de Lange (voorsitter:...
The effects of a possible downgrade on South Africa
May 2016
SHAWN PHILLIPS, research analyst: Glacier by Sanlam
A lot has recently been said in the media regarding the possibility of whether South Africa will be downgraded to ‘junk status’ by the respective rating agencies,...
Data mining opens up new possibilities for identifying maize crop quality trends
June 2015
CORINDA ERASMUS, STEPS Science Training and WIANA LOUW, general manager: Southern African Grain Laboratory
What is data mining? Data mining is the practice of examining large pre-existing databases with the objective to generate new...
Alternaria leaf blight and seed infection: A common disease causing major damage
May 2017
PROF BRADLEY FLETT, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom
Alternaria leaf blight is caused by Alternaria alternata, which is the predominant Alternaria spp. Of sunflower responsible for significant yield losses in South Africa. A recent five year survey carried out...
