Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust (OPDT) / Oilseeds Advisory Committee (OAC)

OPDT   OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
OAC   OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

OPDT
OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST

OAC
OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

News snippets

Sunflower field with Oilseeds Focus magazine link

Canolafokus 127 – Sclerotinia stamvrot op canola in 2026

Die hoër humiditeit weens swaar mis in Wes-Kaapse canola-gebiede tydens die 2026-groeiseisoen, het Sclerotinia Stamvrot tydens blomfases laat kop uitgesteek.

22 JULY 2026

Post Graduate Scholarship application form

Download the latest post graduate bursary application form to be returned via the university to the OAC/OPDT.

2 JULY 2026

Fifth production forecast of summer crops | 25 June

The area planted estimate and fifth production forecast for summer crops for 2026 was released on 25 June 2026.

26 JUNE 2026

Foreword: 2025 season Income & Cost Budgets for winter crops

The 2025 winter crop budgets integrate cost of production data from the PRF, GSA and BFAP for South Africa’s key agro-ecological zones – both dryland and irrigation.

12 JUNE 2026

ICB Calculator App for personal Income and Cost Farm Budgets