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The ins and outs of biofuels

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Global markets, not only commodity markets, increasingly must be adaptable to increased volatility and high energy costs, yet still produce products as affordably as possible. A major component in the success of any economy...
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Introducing HARP: a united front against herbicide resistance

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Herbicide resistance is becoming one of the greatest threats to sustainable crop production worldwide. South Africa is no exception, with resistance in some systems increasing with an accelerating trajectory. Across both summer- and winter-rainfall...
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Grain producers at the heart of SA’s feed industry

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Insights shared at a recent media and industry day held by the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA) in Pretoria, underscored the extent to which feed manufacturing, grain production, and livestock systems have become structurally...
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Konferensie oor bewaringslandbou: Oorleef of floreer jy?

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Bewarings- of herlewingslandbou is ’n praktyk wat produsente nie uit die oog moet verloor nie. So het Jonty Brodie, spreker by die Hannes Otto Herlewingslandbou-konfe­rensie in Ottosdal op 22 en 23 April, beves­tig. Hy...
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A reflection on the 2026 SORGHUM INFORMATION DAY

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On 28 May 2026, producers, researchers, seed companies, and industry stakeholders gathered on Willem Groothof’s farm in Settlers, Limpopo, for Grain SA’s annual Sorghum Information Day. This event, attended by 50 people, was hosted...
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What’s the big deal about biologicals?

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The use of naturally derived products and active ingredients, referred to as biological products, is a trend finding its way into every sphere of consumerism – from agriculture to cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, cleaning, and packaging. Indeed,...
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Feathered chloris in grain systems: understanding a resilient weed

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Across South Africa’s grain-producing regions, feathered chloris (Chloris virgata) has quietly established itself as more than just another grass on the veld edge. Known locally as witgras, witpluimchloris or witpluimgras, this species thrives in...
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El Niño 2026/2027: Data toon risiko’s vir mielieseisoen wat volg

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Internasionale klimaatmodelle dui tans op ’n verhoogde waarskynlikheid van El Niño-toestande gedurende die 2026/2027-somerreënseisoen. Vir Suid-Afrikaanse mielieprodusente is die belangrike vraag egter nie of ’n El Niño-verskynsel ontwikkel nie, maar watter impak soortgelyke historiese...
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Onkruid se skadelike effek op verbruik van water en voedingselemente

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Die dramaturg William Shakespeare (1564-1616) het onkruid gebruik om die uitbui­ting en wanorde in die samelewing wat deur regeerders veroorsaak word, te simboliseer. Een van sy treffende metafore vir hierdie ongeneeslike menslike swakheid is:...
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Old enemies of maize: MSV and its leafhopper vector

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Maize streak disease (MSD) is an old enemy that still poses the same challenges reported in KwaZulu-Natal after the first outbreak in 1896. MSD occurs throughout Africa and is generally considered a sporadic disease in...
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