Grain producers at the heart of SA’s feed industry
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...
Konferensie oor bewaringslandbou: Oorleef of floreer jy?
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...
A reflection on the 2026 SORGHUM INFORMATION DAY
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...
What’s the big deal about biologicals?
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,...
Feathered chloris in grain systems: understanding a resilient weed
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...
El Niño 2026/2027: Data toon risiko’s vir mielieseisoen wat volg
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...
Onkruid se skadelike effek op verbruik van water en voedingselemente
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:...
Old enemies of maize: MSV and its leafhopper vector
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...
Artikelreeks kyk na die hantering van grondsuurheid
Fertasa se Grondsuurheidswerkgroep in samewerking met Graan SA kyk in hierdie reeks van twaalf artikels na die oorsake, slaggate, invloed van en oplossing vir grondsuurheid. Hierdie gewilde reeks is oorspronklik in SA Graan/Grain gepubliseer...
What to do first to correct soil biology – the basics
Soil fertility comprises three aspects: physical, chemical, and biological.
Chemical fertility has historically been the subject of a lot of research, while biological fertility has recently started to get more research attention. However, the foundation...
