08 Dec 2015 Encouragement: Christmas – Do Not Be Afraid The message of the angels who appeared in the night during the first Christmas season when Jesus was born was: “Do not be afraid!” – firstly to Joseph and then to the shepherds. Joseph’s night was due to the upsetting news that his fiancé was
08 Dec 2015 Encouragement: Christmas – Do Not Be Afraid The message of the angels who appeared in the night during the first Christmas season when Jesus was born was: “Do not be afraid!” – firstly to Joseph and then to the shepherds. Joseph’s night was due to the upsetting news that his fiancé was
08 Dec 2015 Encouragement: Christmas – Do Not Be Afraid The message of the angels who appeared in the night during the first Christmas season when Jesus was born was: “Do not be afraid!” – firstly to Joseph and then to the shepherds. Joseph’s night was due to the upsetting news that his fiancé was
08 Dec 2015 Encouragement: Christmas – Do Not Be Afraid The message of the angels who appeared in the night during the first Christmas season when Jesus was born was: “Do not be afraid!” – firstly to Joseph and then to the shepherds. Joseph’s night was due to the upsetting news that his fiancé was
Unpacking the various forms of land ownership December 2015 South Africa’s land ownership has taken various forms since the Dutch East India Company established the Cape Colony in 1652. The property laws that govern the ownership of land changed from this beginning and became heavily influenced by English property law and principles as the British
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The decision making process during harvesting December 2015 During a recent conference on conservation agriculture in the Western Cape, a visiting Australian farmer, Tom Robinson, made the statement that the success of a harvest starts with how the farmer handles the residue during the previous year’s harvest. This is very sound advice and a strategy
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Irrigated wheat production – an intensive system requires intensive management December 2015 The dry land wheat farmers in the Western Cape have had a very dry year with major moisture stress damage to the crops while the summer drought continues in the summer crop production areas. The rainfall required on a growing crop or to
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Recommendations for soybean plant establishment December 2015 Soybeans have a smaller plant than most other grain crops and therefore have a smaller leaf area. A higher population is planted in order to intercept the maximum amount of sunlight. The ability of soybeans to branch out and produce more pods if there is enough room (phenotypic
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Grain SA interviews… Michael Mbalo December 2015 Michael Ngayibeki Mbalo is a young, energetic and passionate farmer from Mthatha, who is very eager to learn and practise the skills he has received from the Grain SA Farmer Development Programme. Where and on how many hectares are you farming? What do you farm with? I am
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LABIOUS MANOTO – Farming should be about ensuring food security December 2015 The winner of the 2008 Grain SA Developing Farmer of the Year award, Labious Manoto, feels strongly about the role of politics in agriculture. “It is through politics that agriculture is suffering. I wish politicians would realise that farmers are the ones providing
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