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...
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...
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...
A win-win approach to conflict management
Can you remember the last person you had a fight with? Was it at work or at home? Can you remember what it was about? Have you managed to make peace with them? Are...
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...
Safety of farm workers handling pesticides not negotiable
In a country that is often compared to the most advanced farming nations in the world, farm workers are an important component of the agricultural success story. A healthy work force is a valuable...
White maize quality comparisons – local versus imported
February 2017
DIRK STRYDOM, manager: Grain Economy and Marketing, Grain SA
The drought had an enormous impact on our supply and demand within the South African maize industry. The decrease in supply due to low production...
Kanolapaspoort – van produsent tot verbruiker
Die wêreld- en plaaslike voedselindustrie ervaar die ontwrigtende en verlammende effek van klimaatsverandering intens. Al hoe meer verwoestende brande breek uit en die wurggreep van droogte het ’n groot impak op voedselvoorrade. Voedselveiligheid is...
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...
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...
