2015

Ramodisa Monaisa believes farming is all about teamwork September 2015 Ramodisa Monaisa, a farmer from the North West Province, believes that a good farmer has to be a team player. This is why  he is so involved in the organisational structures of agriculture. He has been a member of Grain SA for ten years and

Partnership to promote commercial grain production – starting at 1 ha… September 2015 The agricultural sector in South Africa is faced with a vast number of different scenarios – on the one hand there are excellent large-scale, commercial farmers who compare with the best in the world, and on the other hand there are subsistence

Nkgono Jane says… September 2015 Grain SA has been in the fortunate position to manage a farmer development programme which has been a result of  cooperation between the Maize Trust, the Winter Cereal Trust, the Sorghum Trust, the Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust, the ARC and the AgriSETA. Over many years, a team of

Follow these tank mixture guidelines September 2015 Pesticides (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) are tank-mixed for various reasons including cost saving and time management. While it is common practice to tank-mix products, it is important to note that pesticides are chemicals that can react with one another to create both biological and physical interactions. Physical interactions

Nkgono Jane says… August 2015 We hope that this year the August winds will start blowing so that the Spring rains can come early. The Western parts of our country experienced a severe drought and they are in need of rain so as to be able to plant the next crop. Over the years we

Increase the lifespan of your equipment with good maintenance August 2015 Farming, especially crop farming relies on mechanical equipment and all mechanical equipment has moving parts. All moving parts wear down after a period of time therefore they need continuous maintenance and attention to make sure that they are in good working order. The best