North-West University and Agricultural Research Council co-host 2025 NGRP annual meeting
Food security, climate change, and sustainability. These are some of the issues that will take centre stage from 19 to 20 March when the North-West University (NWU) and Agricultural Research Council (ARC) will be...
LEDE SOPAS WEER LANDWYD ONTMOET
Graan SA se jaarlikse streeksvergaderings het vanjaar vanaf 24 Januarie tot 6 Maart geduur. Hierdie vergaderings speel ’n sleutelrol in die ondersteuning en bemagtiging van graanprodusente oor Suid-Afrika heen. Met landbou as ’n dinamiese...
GSA deel van stuurkomitee vir Goss-verwelksiekte
Goss-verwelksiekte, wat die afgelope seisoen kop uitgesteek het in Suid-Afrika, is ’n uitdaging vir mielieprodusente. Dit word veroorsaak deur die bakterie Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis, wat hoofsaaklik mielies en sekere grasse affekteer, insluitend sorghum,...
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)...
Graan SA-lede: HOE LAAT JY JÓÚ STEM HOOR?
In vandag se vinnige en dikwels onvoorspelbare landboulandskap het Graan SA-lede ’n belangrike rol om te speel in die vorming van die toekoms van die sektor en om te verseker dat hul bekommernisse aandag...
Quick identification can safeguard your crop
Maize farming in South Africa can be challenging, especially during the growing season when farmers may notice unusual signs such as wilting, yellowing leaves or stunted growth. These symptoms can be early signs of...
Striving to be the best at what they do – produce food
Despite the drought experienced in most parts of the summer rainfall area, the entries in the 2024 Grain SA Grow for Gold national yield competition saw excellent yields per millimetre of rain.
Speaking at the...
NAMPO ALFA: Where tradition meets innovation
The NAMPO ALFA expo held at NAMPO Park from 17 to 19 October was a celebration of the industries that sustain and inspire rural communities. This third edition of NAMPO ALFA brought a perfect...
Genetic and mechanised innovations in SA maize production
Maize is critical to food security in South Africa, contributing about 50 to 60% of the population’s carbohydrate intake. It is primarily consumed in the form of maize meal (mielie meal), which is used...
’n Fees van KLEURE, GEURE en LANDBOU-OPWINDING
Met die tema “Landbou: Die ruggraat van ekonomiese groei” het NAMPO Kaap 2024 nie net sy vyfde bestaansjaar gevier nie, maar ook die 30-jaarherdenking van die eerste Meganisasiedag in 1994 waar daar slegs tien...
