2017
MANAGING YOUR CANOLA CROP
MANAGING YOUR CANOLA CROP July 2017 Your canola crop has been planted and has established well. What do you need to focus on in the production season? The focus should be on post emergence weed management, fertilisers and disease control. When it comes to post emergence weed control, the type of canola will play a
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Meet our nominees for 2017 (Part 1)
Meet our nominees for 2017 (Part 1) July 2017 The 2017 Grain SA Developing Farmer of the Year competition has commenced. It is very important to understand what this competition is all about. It is actually not a competition at all, but rather an opportunity to recognise hard work and perseverance and also to motivate
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NAMPO 2017 unfolds the future
NAMPO 2017 unfolds the future July 2017 This year, the well-known NAMPO Harvest Day took place from 16 – 19 May at NAMPO Park, outside Bothaville. NAMPO is the agricultural sector’s most relevant platform and market place for innovation, technology and information exchange which is valuable and applicable to all farmers, big or small. New
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New DEKALB® products for the next planting season
New DEKALB® products for the next planting season July 2017 Monsanto’s research focuses on improving the productivity of farmers, regardless of the size of their enterprise and their food production preferences. ‘Monsanto is very proud of the new DEKALB® products available for the next planting season. These products are: DKC74-74BR and DKC74-26R; DKC71-44B and DKC71-42;
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Nkgono Jane says…
Nkgono Jane says… July 2017 We enjoyed the NAMPO Harvest Week during May this year. This is always a great event and this year it was particularly good because we were able to show the small farmers equipment that is appropriate for small farmers. I do hope that next year more small farmers will try
Drought Aid from Abundance
09 Jun 2017 With the devastating drought of especially sheep farmers in the Northern and Western Cape, and more specifically in Namaqualand and Boesmanland, Grain SA launched a drought aid project on 1 June to all its grain producing members. This follows after a group of farmers in the Hoopstad-area have already launched actions to
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RATEL – the reliable wheat cultivar for the Southern and Western Cape
RATEL – the reliable wheat cultivar for the Southern and Western Cape June 2017 Ratel is the ARC-Small Grains’ most reliable cultivar for this region. According to data of the past four years, Ratel is among the top performers in the Southern and Western Cape. The cultivar was developed specifically for this area. The cultivar
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Subsoil acidity harms yields
Subsoil acidity harms yields June 2017 FERTASA was approached by Grain SA and a private consultant, Mr Pietman Botha, about a suspicion that subsoil acidity may restrict the development of plant roots in water-table soils in the Free State. This suspicion arose when a producer’s experience in this regard was discussed at an editorial meeting
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