Tag: Oilseed Focus

Registration and monitoring of agricultural remedies: The role of testing facilities
Crop Protection DivisionOilseed Focus

Registration and monitoring of agricultural remedies: The role of testing facilities.

Agricultural remedies form an important part of the agricultural industry. The Crop Protection Division of the Southern African Grain Laboratory has ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, as ...
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Oilseed FocusSoybeans

Improving quality control systems in the oilseeds industry and using proficiency schemes

The Oilseeds Advisory Committee (OAC) requested the Southern African Grain Laboratory NPC (SAGL) to co-ordinate a trust-funded proficiency testing scheme for soya beans and soya ...
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Quality testing on grain and oilseeds a vital link in the value chain
Oilseed FocusSAGL

Quality testing on grain and oilseeds: a vital link in the value chain

There is a vital link in the value chain with regards to quality testing on grain and oilseeds. The cost of measurements constitutes a significant ...
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Oilseed FocusSAGL

The how and why of proficiency testing schemes

Disputes and product rejections in the grain and oilseed value chains, can be prevented through improved benchmarking and alignment of testing facilities. We report on ...
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Oilseed FocusSA Grain Magazine | SA Graan

Sunflower Crop Survey Expanded

When decisions need to be made, the absence of or an incomplete or outdated database can cause significant problems to industry. This was the main ...
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Oilseed FocusSA Grain Magazine | SA Graan

Crop Quality Results Are In

The first and very crucial step in any crop survey is obtaining the samples that will provide information about the quality of the crop. Without ...
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Oilseed FocusSA Grain Magazine | SA Graan

Sunflower Crop Quality – a Look at the 2017/2018 Season’s Results

In the sixth annual sunflower crop quality survey that was performed by the Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL), 176 crop samples representing the various production ...
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Oilseed FocusSA Grain Magazine | SA Graan

Annual Soybean Crop Quality Under Scrutiny

Soybeans are the most important oilseed crop produced in South Africa, driven mainly by the demand for protein feed (in this case soybean oilcake) from ...
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Oilseed FocusSA Grain Magazine | SA Graan

Quality of the 2016/2017 Soybean Crop Scrutinised

The 2016/2017 soybean crop quality survey is the sixth annual survey performed by the Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL). The goal of this survey is ...
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Oilseed FocusSA Grain Magazine | SA Graan

Quality of The 2016/2017 Sunflower Crop in The Spotlight

The 2016/2017 sunflower crop quality survey is the fifth annual survey performed by the Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL). The goal of this survey is ...
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