Planning for the season ahead: 2026/2027 summer grain production budgets
The 2026/2027 production season is shaping up to be one of the most challenging planning environments producers have faced in recent years. Commodity prices remain under pressure, while input costs continue to be high,...
JOHN ODENDAAL: Vier dekades van onwrikbare toewyding
Ná ’n loopbaan van meer as 40 jaar in die saadbedryf, het John Odendaal, besigheidsbestuurder van Pannar Saad, amptelik die tuig in April vanjaar neergelê. Hy sal graag onthou wil word as iemand wat...
Oesversekering vir die behoud van ’n nalatenskap
Daar is ’n ou gesegde in die landbou wat lui dat geen twee seisoene ooit dieselfde is nie. Vir geslagte lank was dit bloot deel van die boerderylewe – ’n erkenning dat die natuur...
Building the SKILLS SA agriculture needs
As agriculture becomes more technology-driven, South Africa faces an important challenge: ensuring that the people who work in the sector have the skills required to keep pace with rapid change. Modern farming relies increasingly...
The right to repair in agriculture: why producers need a choice now more...
Three years ago, we asked whether agriculture would become the next frontier in South Africa’s Right to Repair movement. That question has become increasingly important as producers rely on ever more sophisticated equipment while...
Nuwe implemente ’n bewys van veerkragtigheid deur innovasie
NAMPO 2026 was weer eens ’n uitstalvenster vir innoverende idees en nuwe produkte. Vervaardigers het na die behoeftes van produ-
sente geluister en heelwat nuwe idees is vanjaar tydens die land-
bouhandelskou ten toon gestel.
Die gebruik...
Farmer of the Year finalists reflect growth among developing grain farmers
Every year, the Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP) Farmer of the Year competition provides a valuable picture of how developing grain farmers are progressing. This year’s 16 finalists, representing nearly 2 390 ha across six...
Let hierna op as dit kom by kunsmis- en kalkaankope
Elke seisoen lewer die monitering van kunsmis-, kalk- en gipsprodukte wat in Suid-Afrika verkoop word dieselfde ongemaklike bevinding op: Sommige produkte wat aan produsente gelewer word voldoen nie aan hul geregistreerde vereistes nie.
In die...
NAMPO Kaap 2026: Saam groei ons
NAMPO Kaap 2026 vind van 9 tot 12 September op Bredasdorp Park in Bredasdorp plaas en bring produsente, landboubesighede, navorsers, diensverskaffers en gemeenskappe van oor die hele landbouwaardeketting bymekaar.
Aangebied met die tema “Saam groei...
Fertasa holds its 66th annual congress
The Fertilizer Association of Southern Africa (Fertasa) hosted its 66th annual congress on 21 May at the Blaauwberg Beach Hotel, bringing together industry stakeholders, researchers, and agribusiness representatives to engage on key developments shaping...
