Bonormale reën voorspel vir dié kusgebiede
Soos die herfs inbeweeg, begin ons kyk na die vroeë winter se seisoenale voorspellings, spesifiek vir die winterreënvalareas in die suidwestelike gedeeltes van die land. Vir herfs (Maart-April-Mei; Figuur 1 links) word daar bonormale...
Hanteer paniek en spanning in hierdie tye só
Onsekere tye soos die wat ons tans beleef, is ’n ware teelaarde vir stres, paniek en angstigheid, maar wat nou daarmee gemaak? Hoe hanteer en oorkom ek dit?
Ek glo dié vrae is al deur...
Young leaders will make the difference
The eighth annual business development programme, previously known as the Grain Academy, was launched in Hartbeespoort on 25 and 26 February. The programme has now been rebranded as the Leadership Academy for Agriculture and...
Verwagte klimaat/weerstoestande vir die 2016/2017-somerreënvalseisoen
September 2016
TONIE ROSSOUW, Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens
Ten spyte van vorige maande se rekenaarklimaatvoorspellingsmodelle wat ‘n neiging na ‘n matige (swak) La Niña vir die lenteperiode van 2016 voorspel het, dui die neutrale El Niño-Suidelike Ossillasie (ENSO)-waarneming...
Importance of the poultry industry within the grain and oilseeds value chain
March 2017
DIRK STRYDOM, manager: Grain Economy and Marketing, Grain SA
The poultry industry is currently under enormous pressure. As explained in various reports, this is due to not receiving sufficient anti-dumping support. In December last...
Quality of grain and oilseed crops – a service offered by SAGL
Grain and oilseed commodities produced in South Africa are processed into food and feed products or exported unprocessed. South Africa has good quality data generated over different seasons and production regions to prove that...
Verwagte klimaat vir die lente en somer
September 2018
COBUS OLIVIER, wetenskaplike: Voorspellingsnavorsing, Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens
Soos wat die winter einde se kant toe staan, verskuif ons fokus na die verwagtinge vir die somerreënvalgebiede. Terwyl einde-wintervoorspellings vir die winterreënvalgebiede nog steeds onseker is, is...
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...
Uitspraak oorwinning vir billike vergoeding
Agri SA het in ’n mediaverklaring daarop gewys dat dit verheug is oor die onlangse uitspraak van die grondeisehof, wat bevestig dat beide die Minister van Landelike Ontwikkeling en Grondhervorming asook die Waardeerder-generaal nie...
On-farm participation crucial for CA research
Conservation agriculture (CA) refers to an agricultural management system based on the simultaneous application of three principles: minimum mechanical soil disturbance, an organic soil cover throughout the year and the use of crop and...
