The local maize, soya bean, winter cereals, sunflower seed prices increased last week. The local peanut production for the season does not look good as the plantings could not take place optimally.

Following on the success of the first Grow for Gold National Yield Competition hosted by Grain SA last year, the organisation is excited to announce the launch of the 2021 competition.

As jy een van die gelukkige boere was wat nog salig en in vrede geboer het in die sestiger, sewentig, tagtig en negentigjare, en later, dan sal jy baie dinge onthou van die lekker "oesdae" van Nampo soos ons dit geken het. 

There are reasons why grain has been produced in certain areas in South Africa related to the climate, the topography and the access to markets. The coal mining is destroying that land, it is making it useless,” Pieter Taljaard, the CEO of industry group Grain SA..  

Grain SA’s annual congress at Nampo Park near the Free State town of Bothaville was held on Wednesday beneath a blazing sun, with only a few clouds to puncture the blue of the sky.

The 57th NAMPO Harvest Day, held from May 13–16, 2025, at NAMPO Park in Bothaville, Free State, was a resounding success, drawing over 86,000 visitors and 900 exhibitors under the theme

A recent Daily Maverick article by Ed Stoddard argued that GMOs and precision farming have contributed to lower food prices and improved affordability