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...
The benefits and successes of the SACTA levy
Seed is where every season begins. Before fertiliser rates are adjusted, before machinery enters the lands, and long before yield monitors tell their story, the genetic potential of the crop has already been set....
Nuwe genetika op pad, sê saadmaatskappye
Die Produksie/Inset-werkgroep vergader aan die einde van elke jaar met die onderskeie saadmaatskappye in Suid-Afrika. In November het dié reeks van vergaderings, wat ten doel het om verhoudings en kommunikasie met die maatskappye verder...
Winning New Era Commercial farmer wants to leave a legacy
The 2025 Grain SA/Absa/John Deere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year, Botlhale Jacob Tshabalala (36), was even more motivated to become a successful farmer after being nominated as a finalist in the...
GRAANPRODUSENT VAN DIE JAAR: hard op die saak, sag op die mens
“Doen wat jy moet doen. Gaan elke jaar vir ’n vol oes. Moenie met ’n halwe hart daar ingaan nie.” Só sê Hansie Viljoen, Graan SA se Graanprodusent van die Jaar vir 2025. Hierdie...
Streeksvergaderings: realiteite, brandpunte en die pad vorentoe
Graan SA se jaarlikse streeksvergaderings het op 20 Januarie afgeskop en sal tot 5 Maart landswyd voortduur. Hierdie vergaderings bly ’n kernplatform waar graanprodusente direk met Graan SA kan skakel, hul bekommernisse kan uitspreek...
Ergonomics considerations in agricultural work
Part 3
Since 1993 employers have been required to assess all hazards which are in their workplace. In 2019, the Department of Employment and Labour promulgated the Ergonomics Regulations to provide employers and employees with...
Why Asia beats Africa for new SA agricultural exports
During a recent discussion on CNBC (Consumer and Business Channel), Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at Agbiz (Agricultural Business Chamber), participated in a discussion regarding South African and Southern African agricultural developments and trade. He...
