Nuwe gesigte by Agri SA
August 2017
SA Graan/Grain redaksie
Die afgelope tyd was daar verskeie personeelveranderinge by Agri SA.
Mnre Johan Pienaar (adjunk uitvoerende direkteur, Agri SA) en Nic Opperman (direkteur: Natuurlike Hulpbronne, Agri SA) het einde April vanjaar afgetree. Pienaar was...
Eenheid en groter deelname nodig vir ‘n beter Suid-Afrika
December 2017
Louise Kunz, SA Graan/Grain medewerker.
Die tema van Agri NW se 2017-kongres, “Volhoubaarheid deur eiendomsregsekerheid en verhoogde produktiwiteit” het groot byval gevind by kongresgangers. Produsente is opnuut toegerus met inligting wat hulle in staat stel om...
New trading environment analysed at 25th International Grains Council Conference
November 2016
WANDILE SIHLOBO, head economist: Agbiz
South Africa is one of the key players in global grain markets and its footprint is clear in international forums such as the International Grains Council. Every year, the...
A look at the soybean crop quality of the 2013/2014 production season
September 2015
JOLANDA NORTJÉ, manager: Laboratory, The Southern African Grain Laboratory NPC
Of the 150 samples analysed for the purpose of this third annual crop quality survey, 88% (132) were graded as Grade SB1, and 18...
Tweekolspinmyt: ‘n Moeilike kalant op mielies
February 2017
JOHANN BRITS, Villa Crop Protection
Die tweekolspinmyt, Tetranychus urticae, is ‘n moeilike plaag om te beheer. Hierdie myt kom wêreldwyd op meer as 200 gasheerplante voor. Dit is die mees algemene mytspesie in die wêreld...
Keeping an eye on your farm
Like most industries, agriculture is using advances in technology to keep ahead, resulting in dramatic changes. Inevitably, as farming tools get more complex, they become more of a target for thieves. But there’s another...
Effective control of Benghal wandering Jew
February 2016
LOUIS REYNOLDS and JOHNNIE VAN DEN BERG, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management: North-West University and ELBÉ HUGO, ARC-Grain Crops Institute, Potchefstroom
The Benghal wandering Jew, also known as the tropical spiderwort (Commelina benghalensis),...
Jong produsente moet voortou neem
April 2017
RUTH SCHULTZ, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
“Ke Nako! Dit is tyd vir die jonger generasie produsente om hul voete nat te kry deur ons land uit die dorre woestyn te lei oor die rivier (ten spyte van...
