50% van nasionale tonne in die visier
Graan SA het in 2026 ’n inkomste van R33,5 miljoen uit lede se vrywillige heffings op grane en oliesade verkry. Die ingesamelde heffings het met 26% jaar op jaar toegeneem en verteenwoordig nagenoeg 30%...
Change your mindset, learn from the past
The current situation experienced by South African producers – including high international grain stocks, the prevailing foot-and-mouth disease and the pressing economic cycle – led to a lively panel discussion on the theme ‘Opening...
STEENHUISEN ADDRESSES challenges and opportunities at Grain SA Congress
John Steenhuisen, Minister of Agriculture, delivered a wide-ranging address on the challenges facing the sector and the policy steps the government is taking to support agricultural growth.
Opening his address, Steenhuisen acknowledged the central role...
Unique inspiration for producers at Congress
‘The world has changed, and it’s going to keep changing. Stop waiting for things to calm down and get back to normal,’ were the words of Graham Codrington, motivational speaker during Congress.
Codrington gave a...
Benut die gaping: Wanneer volhoubaarheid en winsgewendheid bots
Toe die Graan SA Kongres op 11 en 12 Maart 2026 op NAMPO Park plaasvind, was dit duidelik dat vanjaar se byeenkoms oor veel meer as ’n gewone bedryfsvergadering gaan. Met 615 afgevaardigdes in...
NGRP 2026: from alignment to impact
The 2026 annual meeting of the National Grain Research Platform (NGRP), hosted by Grain SA from 1 to 3 March at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, once again brought together the full spectrum of...
Veerkragtigheid deur innovasie: NAMPO 2026 fokus op oorlewing én winsgewendheid
In ’n tyd waar landbou toenemend onder druk funksioneer – van klimaatsverandering en stygende insetkoste tot mark- en beleidsonsekerheid – verskuif die fokus in 2026 na een kernbeginsel: veerkragtigheid.
Hierdie jaar se NAMPO Oesdag, wat...
Riglyne om deur ’n unieke en uitdagende tyd te beweeg
Suid-Afrikaanse graanprodusente bevind hulle in een van die uitdagendste markomgewings in jare. Internasionale en plaaslike pryse vir somer- én wintergrane is op vlakke wat vir baie produsente die vraag laat ontstaan of volhoubare produksie...
Why variable soil properties still set the limits in Western Cape wheat production...
Wheat producers in the Western Cape are farming under increasingly complex conditions. Input costs continue to rise, rainfall is becoming more variable, and fields are rarely uniform. Yet many management decisions, particularly seeding and...
