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