Professor awarded for her contribution to the seed industry
August 2015
SA GRAAN/GRAIN EDITORIAL STAFF
Prof Theresa (Terry) Aveling from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Plant Science received the 2015 SANSOR/Bayer Science for a Better Life Award. The prize is awarded by the South...
Meer kleinboere met kommersiële aspirasies is nodig
August 2015
RUTH SCHULTZ, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
“My lede wil hul silo’s vol graan kry, maak nie saak wie die graan produseer nie. ‘n Mieliepit is geel of wit, nie swart of wit nie,” verduidelik me...
It’s not the colour of our skin, but the colour of our heart that...
August 2015
ESTIE DE VILLIERS, editor: SA Graan/Grain
Ms Jenny Mathews, producer from Sannieshof in the North West Province, has been very involved in organised agriculture in the past years. She was the first women to...
Increased knowledge makes you a better farmer
August 2015
LOUISE KUNZ, SA Graan/Grain contributor
They say it's all in a name and the name Lungelwa means "all will be well". For the 2014 Grain SA/Syngenta Smallholder Farmer of the Year this has been...
African opportunities for sustainable food systems explored by ARC
August 2015
SHADRACK MOEPHULI, president and CEO: Agricultural Research Council
Sustainable improvement of food and nutrition security and the livelihoods of African producers are at issue when 23 African and European research partners collaborate on a...
A look at the maize crop quality of the 2013/2014 production season
August 2015
JOLANDA NORTJÉ, laboratory manager: The Southern African Grain Laboratory NPC
During the 2014 harvesting season (April to August), a representative sample of each delivery of maize at the various silos was taken according to...
In Memoriam: Dr Bart Lombard
July 2015
— prolific wheat breeder
KLAUS PAKENDORF, extraordinary professor: Department Genetics, University of Stellenbosch
Dr Bart Lombard was born on 12 January 1936 on a Swartland wheat farm in the district of Malmesbury, and passed away...
Goeie arbeidspraktyke en -verhoudinge in die kollig
July 2015
— JP Meintjes van Viljoenskroon
ESTIE DE VILLIERS, redakteur: SA Graan/Grain
Mnr JP Meintjes van die plaas Kruispan in die Viljoenskroon-distrik verwag van sy werkers om betroubaar en presies in hulle werk te wees. SA Graan/Grain het...
SAGIS-voorraadtelling wel verifieerbaar
August 2015
NICO HAWKINS, hoofbestuurder: Suid-Afrikaanse Graan Inligtingsdiens
Navrae word gereeld gerig oor die betroubaarheid van die fisiese voorraadvlakke van graan en oliesade soos dit maandeliks deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Graan Inligtingsdiens (SAGIS) gerapporteer word en markdeelnemers...
Internationally benchmarked testing services to support local excellence
June 2015
WIANA LOUW, general manager: Southern African Grain Laboratory
The Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL) was founded in 1997 by the grain and oilseeds industries as the reference laboratory with the purpose of measuring the...
