SA Grain

We were thrilled to showcase our comprehensive range of farming and agricultural solutions at the 2024 NAMPO Harvest Day Agricultural Trade Show, held at Nampo Park in Bothaville, Free State. As one of the largest agricultural exhibitions in the Southern Hemisphere, NAMPO has become a cornerstone event for the farming community, and 2024 was no […]

Die Boereplanne-kompetisie lok jaarliks groot belangstelling by die NAMPO Oesdag. ’n Totale prysgeld van nagenoeg R50 000 is vanjaar op die spel. Donald Brink, verkoopsbestuurder by Omnia, sê dat Bertus Goosen, ’n gereelde deelnemer van Botswana, weer sy planne na NAMPO Park bring. “Ek hoop van ons plaaslike produsente sien vanjaar kans om oom Bertus […]

Ons lees in die Bybel dat as jy iets nodig het of wil hê, dat jy daarvoor moet bid. Jesus het in Lukas 11:9-10 gesê: “Bid, en vir julle sal gegee word; soek, en julle sal vind; klop, en vir julle sal oopgemaak word. Want elkeen wat bid, ontvang; en hy wat soek vind; en […]

Die Suid-Afrikaanse kanolabedryf verg saad van ongeëwenaarde gehalte – en dit is presies wat Nuseed, in eksklusiewe vennootskap met Agricol, bied. Met ’n wêreldwye reputasie vir innoverende genetika en streng kwaliteitbeheer, is Nuseed die voorkeurkeuse vir kanolaprodu­sente wat op soek is na betroubare opbrengste en geneties suiwer saad wat konsekwent presteer in verskeie groeitoestande. Waarom […]

24/03/2025 TUSSEN NOVEMBER EN DIE EINDE VAN FEBRUARIE WANNEER DIE EERSTE NASIONALE PRODUKSIESKATTING VAN DIE NASIONALE OESSKATTINGS­KOMITEE (NOK) VRYGESTEL WORD, IS DAAR HEELWAT ONSEKERHEID IN SUID-AFRIKA SE GRAANMARKTE. ONSEKERHEID IN MARKTE LEI DIKWELS TOT ’N GROOT MATE VAN WISSELVALLIGHEID EN GEVOLGLIKE GROOT PRYSBEWEGINGS. Die vraag- en aanbodstaat speel ’n uiters belangrike rol in die fundamentele […]

KUNSMIS IS ’N DEURSLAGGEWENDE INSET VIR LANDBOUPRODUKSIE EN SPEEL ’N BEDUIDENDE ROL IN DIE BEPALING VAN WINSGEWENDHEID VAN VERAL GRAANPRODUSENTE. MET WISSELENDE PRYSE EN MARKTOESTANDE IS DIT NOODSAAKLIK VIR PRODUSENTE OM INGELIGTE BESLUITE TE NEEM RAKENDE KUNSMISAANKOPE. Hierdie artikel ondersoek die persentasie wat kunsmis tot totale insetkoste bydra, vergelyk plaaslike en internasionale pryse, bespreek die […]

The past year has been particularly difficult for producers of winter grains and sheep. ‘We appreciate that producers are under immense pressure with the low meat and wool prices, and many are faced with the decision to abandon their livestock components. The wheat price is also not wonderful,’ says Dr Johann Strauss, senior scientist for […]

Charcoal rot, caused by the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina, is a soil- and seed-borne pathogen that can affect at least 500 plant species, including economically important crops such as maize, sunflower, soybean, and cotton. It thrives in warm, dry conditions and is particularly problematic in regions experiencing drought or high temperatures. With climate change leading to […]

Since the domestication of wheat approximately 10 000 years ago, it has been an important crop throughout many civilizations. This is also the situation in South Africa where approximately 3,2 million tons of wheat are consumed annually. South Africa, however, remains a large importer of wheat with an average of 1,7 million tons imported annually. […]

Sestien jaar gelede was wind- en watererosie die rede hoekom Danie Slabbert, produsent in die Reitz-omgewing, besluit het om sy konvensionele boerderypraktyk van koers te laat verander. Dit was die begin van skoon word: skoon grond en – as uitvloeisel hiervan – skoon skaap, skoon bees en skoon hoender, soos die verskillende produkreekse ook bekendstaan […]