LOCATION DIFFERENTIAL investigated by expert from USA
February 2019
MARIËTTA CRONJÉ, SA Graan/Grain contributor
During recent discussions between Grain SA and the JSE the decision was made to address the ongoing concerns regarding the effectiveness of the current location differential system. The JSE therefore contracted...
Winning yields for these producers
Grain SA hosted the first Grow for Gold National Yield Competition in Muldersdrift on Thursday 15 October 2020, celebrating 46 producers – from commercial to small-scale farmers – across 16 categories for outstanding yields...
NAMPO 2020 gaan virtueel
Die NAMPO Oesdag, wat landbou al amper vir ses dekades bymekaarbring, moes ongelukkig vir die eerste keer in die geskiedenis gekanselleer word weens die COVID-19-pandemie. Die Oesdag is met die uitbreek van die pandemie...
Farmer of the Year: Celebrating learning, development and growth – meet the nominees
September 2018
LIANA STROEBEL, development co-ordinator: Western Cape, Grain SA
It is that exciting time of the year again where the nominees for the 2018 Grain SA Farmer of the Year competition have been identified. We...
Developing farmers reap the benefits of Grain SA’s programme
November 2016
LOUISE KUNZ, SA Graan/Grain contributor
The Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson said, ‘Do not judge a day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.’ Commercial producers who are involved in Grain SA’s...
Potential Commercial Farmer of the Year (100 ha, but producing less than 250 tons)...
November 2018
LOUISE KUNZ, SA Graan/Grain editorial team and HELENUS KRUGER (photo)
Two heads are better than one, as you have a better chance of coming up with a strategy that will help you overcome a challenge if...
Grain SA Congress 2020
The Grain SA Congress for 2020 will be presented at NAMPO Park, Bothaville, on 4 and 5 March with the theme ‘Farmers Contribute’. This is an opportunity for Grain SA to consult with South...
Grain SA’s meetings and Congress go virtual in 2021
In a good year for grain production – and with a season that started very well – the COVID pandemic and the risks and regulations associated with it, are preventing the Grain SA team...
Struggles and HARD WORK forgotten as SUCCESS is celebrated
November 2018
LOUISE KUNZ, SA Graan/Grain editorial team
‘Farming is not about land; it is about using land. Today we are celebrating those who are using land and using it well,’ said Ms Jane McPherson (manager: Farmer Development...
When Grain SA and the Jobs Fund join hands …and the story of two...
October 2016
JENNY MATHEWS, SA Graan/Grain contributor
It is common knowledge that Grain SA has long been committed to farmer development and assisting previously disadvantaged farmers in the commercialisation process. Another important part of the development programme has...
