Wanneer familie saam boer

Deel 4 – Hoe meer, hoe moeiliker Hoe meer familielede deel raak van ’n familieboerdery, hoe groter raak die kompleksiteit betreffende die bestuur daarvan. In hierdie aflewering van die reeks oor familieboerderye word op die...

“Bou liewer brûe as om af te sonder van ander”

Vir dr John Purchase is dit nie die posisies wat hy in sy luisterryke loopbaan beklee het wat uitstaan nie, maar die feit dat hy kon help bou aan iets om die land beter...

Merke… gereed… kom beleef dit!

Dit is met groot opgewondenheid en 'n gevoel van verligting dat Graan SA kennis geneem het van president Cyril Ramaphosa se toespraak op 22 Maart 2022, waarin hy die aangepaste Vlak 1-regulasies aangekondig het...

Land expropriation: Deadline for ad hoc committee on Section 25 extended

The National Assembly has extended to 31 August the deadline for the ad hoc committee that's working on the amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation. In this video...

Choosing the right institution of higher education

Private institutions offering higher education alongside government-run institutions have become increasingly customary – and agricultural colleges do not fall behind. The question then is: ‘What should prospective agricultural students look for when choosing an institution...

Every farmer, big and small, plays a crucial role

Having grown up in a small rural village in the Western Cape where most families are involved in farming to supplement their household income, Joyene Isaacs, chairperson of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) board,...

Fiduciary focus within Grain SA

The company secretariat manages and supports the institutional environment of Grain SA NPO, the Commercial Producers Trust, Phahama Grain Phakama NPC and NAMPO Commercial (Pty) Ltd, to ensure compliance and good governance within the...

Much to celebrate in farmer development

There is even more reason to celebrate this year as the Grain SA Farmer Development Programme’s Farmer of the Year competition will be able to take place on 21 September 2022, after a two...

Diverse approaches to GE could threaten food security

With the valuable addition of the modern plant breeding technique, genome editing (GE), governments are in disagreement whether GE should fall under the same regulatory status as genetic modification (GM). The concern is that radical,...

Glimbakkies om oor te glimlag

Nie te lank gelede nie is bakkies slegs gesien as werk­esels vir produsente en mense in die konstruksiebedryf. Met die koms van die dubbelkajuitweergawes het die prentjie egter verander en die dubbelkajuit het menige...

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