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...
NAMPO Kaap blom in die Overberg
Die 3de aanbieding van NAMPO Kaap, en die grootste nog, het die pas afgelope naweek tot einde geloop. Graan SA tesame met Bredasdorp Park NPC is dankbaar vir die rekord 32,640 besoekers wat NAMPO...
Is dit tyd vir die swanesang van die landboukundige?
Die landbousektor bevind homself midde-in ’n digitale rewolusie met al die nuwe toerusting en platforms wat nou beskikbaar is. Maatskappye belê miljoene in toepassings en platforms om inligting te ontleed, bedreigings soos siektes en...
DRIVING PROGRESS: how SACTA engages with SA’s winter cereal industries
For producers, the difference between a mediocre crop and a profitable one often lies in access to improved cultivars – seeds bred for higher yields, disease resistance, and resilience in an erratic climate. Behind...
Plaaslike vervaardigers staan breëbors by NAMPO
NAMPO word nie verniet as die toonvenster van die landbousektor beskou nie. Jaarliks word daar uitstekende nuwe tegnologie uitgestal en produsente kry die kans om dit van nader te bekyk. Dit was opmerklik dat...
Global exhibitors reinforce international reach
International participation at this year’s NAMPO Harvest Day once again highlighted the event’s growing importance as a meeting place for global agricultural trade, innovation, and partnership. Exhibitors from across the world used the platform...
SANC seed beetle COLLECTION IMPRESSES
On his first visit to the South African National Collection of Insects (SANC), Dr Geoffrey Easton Morse looked in amazement at the quantity and quality of the specimens in the beetle collection. Dr Morse...
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: basics every producer should know
Foot and mouth disease, commonly known as FMD, is a highly contagious virus that affects cloven-hoofed animals, meaning animals with split hooves. These include cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, and pigs. The disease causes painful...
GRAAN SA-HEFFING gee produsente ’n plek om die tafel
In 2023 het Graan SA ’n heffingsinkomste van R31,5 miljoen gerapporteer, wat R1,6 miljoen meer is as waarvoor daar begroot is. Die finansiële bydrae verteenwoordig slegs 30% van die nasionale oes, maar wel 70%...
Meganisasiegesprek takel dié knelpunte
Graan SA het in Maart, April en Mei vanjaar met verskeie landboumasjineriemaatskappye vergader. Dié vergaderings spruit uit toenemende wekroepe en kommer van Graan SA-lede oor die pryse van veral onderdele en dienste. In sekere...
