Dr John Job
GSSA Congress 2017
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The 52nd Annual Congress was held at WITS Rural Facility, near Hoedspruit, on the border of the two hosting provinces, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The Congress incorporated the 8th Research Skills Workshop and a Policy and Practice Workshop.
List of delegates Conference proceedings Conference programme
25 July 2017
Rangeland Management
Sam Fuhlendorf, Oklahoma State University
Louise Swemmer, SANParks - Kruger National Park
Tony Swemmer
Laetitia Piers
Kevin Kirkman
Mthunzi Mndela
Jason West
Urs Kreuter
Rina Grant
Mike Peel
Zander Venter
Planted Pastures: Cultivar Adaptations and Management
Janke van der Colf
Khutso Mohubedu
Sigrun Ammann
Mziwanda Mangwane
Patrick Rakau
Sizwe Tikwayo
Planted Pastures: Production Systems and Management
Chloe MacLaren
Ntuwiseni Mmbi
Ayanda Kwaza
26 July 2017
Tree-Grass Interactions
Wayne Twine
Tilly Randle
Gilbert Pule
Ayanda Kwaza
Jennifer Russell
Rangeland Assessment and Monitoring
John Walker
Nico Smit
Sesupho Manyedi
Naledi Zama
Lize van der Merwe
Livestock Diet and Nutrition
Florence Nherera-Chokuda
Peter Oosthuizen
Soul Washaya
Sinethemba Ntshangase
Rangeland Fire Ecology
Bill Rogers
Trevor Wilson
Devan McGranahan
Megan Simons
Bruce Brockett
27 July 2017
Communal Livestock Farming Systems
Igshaan Samuels
Khululiwe Ntombela
Andiswa Finca
Nobuntu Matyholo-Mapeyi
Special Session: Grasses as Invasive Aliens
Vernon Visser
Khensani Nkuna
Guy Sutton
Lindokuhle Dlamini
Susan Canavan
Policy & Practice Workshop
Andrew Rossaak, Emross Consulting
Awards
Best Paper in the AJRFS in 2017
Colin Everson and Terry Everson - The long-term effects of fire regime on primary production of montane grasslands in South Africa
Best Presentation
Josef van Wyngaard - Carbon tax and the need for carbon sequestration and offset
Best Presentation by a Young Scientist
Lize Joubert – van der Merwe - Development of a robust, easy-to-use biodiversity index for mesic grasslands
Norman Rethman Planted Pastures Award
Janke van der Colf - The production potential and botanical composition of kikuyu over-sown with temperate grass-legume mixtures using different establishment methods
Best Research Proposal Poster
Yvette Brits - Investigating active veld restoration by means of alternative fertilisation practices in the North West province
Best Poster
Josef van Wyngaard - Seasonal effect on quality, yield and botanical composition of cultivated beef pasture
Faux Pas
Mthunzi Mndela