Tribunal furnished with info on SABMiller takeover
October 2016
JOHAN SMIT, managing editor: SA Graan/Grain
Although Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev has obtained the Competition Tribunal's approval of its R1,5 trillion takeover of SABMiller on 30 Junie 2016, the approval is subject to far reaching...
Sea change: Lessons organised agriculture should learn
October 2016
JANNIE DE VILLIERS, CEO: Grain SA
The unexpected outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU) showed remarkable similarities with regards to the reasons for the support...
Nuwe karperde vat voor by sorghum
October 2016
ESTIE DE VILLIERS, redakteur: SA Graan/Grain
Graan SA se Sorghumwerkgroep het sedert Augustus vanjaar 'n nuwe voorsitter en ondervoorsitter.
Mnr Willem Groothof (Graan SA-hoofbestuurslid vir Streek 13, wat in die Settlers-omgewing boer) is tydens die vergadering...
Organisasie vereer uitgetrede lede én personeel
September 2016
JOHAN SMIT, besturende redakteur: SA Graan/Grain en Alzena Gomes, skakelbeampte: Graan SA
Die afskeidsfunksie vir uittredende hoofbestuurslede van Graan SA is vanjaar ingekleur met die tema: ‘n Reis deur tyd. Erkenning vir oud-hoofbestuurslede en...
Ontmoet die 2016 Graan SA/Syngenta Graanprodusent van die Jaar-finaliste
September 2016
ALZENA GOMES, skakelbeampte: Graan SA
Met opgewondenheid en ‘n goeie skoot trots daarby, vat ons jou op ‘n visuele toer na die 2016 Graan SA/Syngenta Graanprodusent van die Jaarfinaliste. Die bekendmaking van dié titel,...
… and the 2016 Farmer of the Year award goes to…
September 2016
PONTSENG MONNANE, office administrator: Grain SA
The saying: ‘It isn’t the farm that makes the farmer, it is the love, hard work and character’, will once again be evident when Grain SA hosts the...
Compact tractors make their debut
August 2016
SILVIA KALTOFEN, communication specialist: Case IH Africa and Middle East
Case IH's South African distributor, Northmec, showcased the company's full line of agricultural solutions, with an impressive display of tractors (Quadtrac, Magnum Rowtrac, Magnum...
A look at the soybean crop quality of the 2014/2015 production season
August 2016
JOLANDA NORTJÉ, manager: Laboratory, The Southern African Grain Laboratory NPC
The 2014/2015 production season was extremely trying for producers. Despite this fact, the highest South African soybean crop ever, namely 1 070 000 tons,...
Wat Graan SA se produsente sê: ‘n Meningspeiling
August 2016
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LANDI KRUGER, datawetenskapkoördineerder: Graan SA
Vir die eerste keer in Graan SA se geskiedenis het al die afgevaardigde produsente geleentheid gehad om gelyktydig te praat en hul mening te lug tydens die...
Talking productively to each other about food security
August 2016
SA GRAAN/GRAIN EDITORIAL TEAM
The Sowetan daily newspaper on 20 June of this year published an insightful letter written by Mr Prince Mashele, under the heading, 'Talk productively to Boers about land'. Mr Jannie de Villiers...
