Factors affecting price of maize meal Part 1
March 2018
DR CHRISTO JOUBERT, manager: Agro Food Chains, Market and Economic Research Division, National Agricultural Marketing Council
South Africa has processed between 4,095 and 4,361 million tons of white maize for human consumption over the...
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...
People expect a season of hope
February 2018
MPUMELELO MKHABELA, Department of Political Sciences, UNISA and a fellow at the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation at the University of Pretoria
What can we expect from a Cyril Ramaphosa-led ANC and...
SASRN to address key issues in Sclerotinia research
January 2018
LISA ROTHMANN, University of the Free State
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a predominant plant pathogen. South African host crops of importance include canola, soybean and sunflower, which contribute significantly to the economy. Globally, S. sclerotiorum is an...
Kwaliteitsresultate van die 2016/2017-koringoesopname
January 2018
JOLANDA NORTJÉ, laboratoriumbestuurder, Suider-Afrikaanse Graanlaboratorium NPC
1,910 miljoen ton koring is tydens die 2016/2017-seisoen verbou. Hierdie syfer is 32,6% meer as in die vorige seisoen wat erg onder droogte gebuk gegaan het. Die Wes-Kaapse...
Grain Academy 2017-studente gesels saam
January 2018
ALZENA GOMES, skakelbeampte, Graan SA
Na afloop van die vyfde jaarlikse Grain Academy, het ons by twee van die gegradueerdes van die jongste groep ingeloer, naamlik
me Preline Swart (Graan SA Hoofbestuurslid) en me Petru...
Bewaringsdag fokus op dekgewasse en vee-integrasie
January 2018
SUZETTE SMALBERGER, VKB en DR HENDRIK SMITH, Graan SA
‘n Bewaringslandbouboeredag is op 24 Augustus verlede jaar by die Ascent Silo naby Vrede gehou, as deel van ‘n projek wat gesamentlik deur Graan SA, die...
“Buite die boks”-boerdery – ʼn menslike hulpbron-perspektief
January 2018
DIRK COETZEE, arbeidsverhoudingspesialis, Noord-Vrystaat Bestuursdienste
Ek sit vandag en werk aan ‘n posontleding en posbeskrywing vir ‘n senior plaasbestuurder in die Bothaville-omgewing. Terwyl ek daaraan werk, wandel my gedagtes egter na verskeie ander besighede...
A new era in wheat breeding
January 2018
GLENNEIS KRIEL, SA Graan/Grain contributor
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, at the end of October last year, officially launched a research platform at Stellenbosch University, to boost the development of more sustainable...
Sunflower crop quality overview of the 2015/2016 production season
December 2017
Jolanda Nortjé, manager laboratory, The Southern African Grain Laboratory NPC
The deep root system of a sunflower enables the plant to perform better than other crops during dry seasons, making sunflower seed production very...
