Conservation agriculture: Part 23
February 2016
WAYNE TRUTER, University of Pretoria,
CHRIS DANNHAUSER, Grass SA,
HENDRIK SMITH, Grain SA and
GERRIE TRYTSMAN, ARC-Animal Production Institute
Integrated crop and pasture-based livestock production systems
This article is the 23rd of a series of articles highlighting a...
Tribute to seed company’s co-founder
April 2017
PEET VAN DER WALT, advertising manager: Pannar
Mr Brian David Corbishley – cofounder and former owner of Pannar Seed – passed away on 7 January this year.
Born on 10 April 1937, he was part...
Kies die regte sonkragstelsel
Met die afname in die koste van kragkomponente asook stygende elektrisiteitspryse, is daar al hoe meer huishoudings en besighede wat sonkrag begin oorweeg. Die moontlikheid vir gereelde beurtkrag na afloop van die grendeltydperk ondersteun...
Koster-studiegroep gaan groot
Waar daar ’n wil is, is daar ’n weg! Die Koster-studiegroep, wat 50 jaar gelede in 1970 gestig is, het besluit om ter viering van hierdie groot mylpaal die bykans onmoontlike te vermag. Hulle...
A look at the quality overview of the 2014/2015 maize crop
September 2016
JOLANDA NORTJÉ, manager: Laboratory, The Southern African Grain Laboratory NPC
The impact of the drought conditions experienced over large parts of the maize production regions, was observed not only with regards to a significant...
White maize meal prices and trends from shortage to deficit – Part 2
April 2018
DR CHRISTO JOUBERT, manager: Agro-Food Chains, Market and Economic Research division, National Agricultural Marketing Council and RIKA VERWEY, senior economist: Agro-Food Chains, National Agricultural Marketing Council
The maize meal value chain experienced many challenges...
News snippets/Nuusbrokkies
June 2017
SA GRAAN/GRAIN REDAKSIE
Tribute to Dr Pip Nelson
In the early hours of Christmas Day last year, Dr Pip (Sydney Walter) Nelson, one of South Africa’s most recognised maize breeders at local and international level, passed...
Eerste reënvalvooruitsigte vir die winter
April 2018
COBUS OLIVIER, wetenskaplike: Voorspellingsnavorsing, Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens
Die eerste aanduidings vir reënval oor die tradisionele winterreënvalstreke is uit. Die voorspellingsisteem wys dat daar ‘n groter waarskynlikheid vir bo-normale reënval (Figuur 1) oor gedeeltes van die...
A new approach to agri training
March 2018
RUTH SCHULTZ, SA Graan/Grain editorial team
In 2012 Villa invested in training by opening the Villa Academy. Over time Villa realised that the training model they were using could be improved by Villa Academy becoming a...
SAGL celebrates 20th anniversary and new crop protection division
August 2017
Louise Kunz, SA Graan/Grain contributor
The basement of the Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL) at the Grain Building in Pretoria was converted into an elegant venue to host a celebration on 26 June this year. This...
