Navigating product recalls and the implication of aflatoxin contamination
In early 2024, South Africa faced a significant peanut butter recall due to the detection of elevated levels of aflatoxin. When the exact extent of contamination is unclear, a broad recall is often necessary...
Determining the rental value of land
How does one determine the value of rental land? This is one of the most common questions asked in the agriculture sector today. There is not just one answer to this question either. Usually,...
Soybean production in SA – a success story
The local soybean industry is one of South Africa’s biggest agricultural and agroprocessing success stories. With Grain SA at the forefront, various role-players have been involved in the expansion of the industry over the...
Agriculture must adapt to a changing world
Paul Temple, vice chairperson of the Global Farmer Network and a third-generation cattle and crop producer in northern England, was the keynote speaker at Grain SA’s Congress in March this year.
In his address, Temple...
Legal exemptions for agricultural vehicles and equipment explained
The legislation applicable to agricultural equipment, haulage tractors, mobile cranes and other industrial equipment is covered by the National Road Traffic Act of 1996 and Regulations (NRTA).
This equipment includes drilling machines, mobile cranes, fork...
Wegbreeksessies gee geleentheid vir indringende gesprekvoering
Tydens Graan SA se jaarlikse Kongres op NAMPO Park word tyd ingeruim vir wegbreeksessies vir die onderskeie kommoditeite waartydens bedryfsaangeleenthede indringend bespreek word. Hier is van die sake wat aandag geniet het:
Somergraangewasse
Mielies
Logistiek en vervoer
Verwikkelinge...
THINKING OF A DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE?
Studying agriculture offers a unique perspective on feeding a growing global population. Agricultural science explores farming from microcosm to macrocosm. It delves into ethical and environmental solutions for feeding the world.
It addresses environmental issues...
African armyworm sightings in SA
Grain SA is aware of the recent African armyworm outbreaks that started in Bronkhorstspruit in Gauteng, and Carolina and Badplaas in Mpumalanga and that have spread to the North West and Limpopo provinces.
African armyworm...
RAIL SHOULD BE SA’S HIGHEST PRIORITY
The failure of South Africa’s rail and port utility, Transnet, is costing the country a billion rand a day in economic output. That is equivalent to 4,9% of annual GDP or R353 billion. This...
GOSS’S WILT OF MAIZE: What producers should know
The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has issued an alert on the detection of Goss’s wilt on maize (Zea mays) in South Africa (Njom et al., 2025). Goss’s wilt was detected and positively identified (molecularly)...
