COVER CROPS – lower risk and enhance production March 2018 We live in an ever changing agricultural economic and climatic environment. Local climate change, which has been experienced in many locations, is largely determined by the sea temperature many thousands of kilometres away. This in turn is caused by the variable and sometimes very high
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28 Feb 2018 Expropriation without compensation as a policy is an acknowledgement by Government that they have no confidence in their own ability to implement it in an orderly and corrupt-free environment to protect our food security in South Africa. The combination of land, capital, skills and labour are the basic components to produce food
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26 Feb 2018 The Oil and Protein Seed industry applied for an interdict to prevent the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to enforce a levy for breeding and technology on soybeans. The industry applied for such levy in December 2016 to remunerate local and international seed breeders for new cultivars and seed technology. Farmers
22 Feb 2018 NAMPO Cape, taking place from 12-14 September 2018 in cooperation with the Bredasdorp Park NPC will soon be geared and ready to accept applications for the agricultural exhibition. And this is what you should know. Prospective exhibitors can apply from 1 March 2018 on the Grain SA or NAMPO Harvest Day
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21 Feb 2018 Integrated management of the Fall Armyworm on maize The Integrated management of the Fall Armyworm on maize is another wonderful document developed by the FAO to assit farmers with the management of FAW. The present guide has been developed based on outputs from an intensive curriculum development writeshop organized from 21–25 July 2017 in
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ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN February 2018 There is great knowledge wealth to be mined by developing farmers who attend Grain SA’s Farmer Development study group meetings regularly. Farming has always involved hard work and it truly can be said that farmers are not afraid to work hard in pursuit of their goals. However, these
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GRAIN SA MEMBERSHIP LEVELS – how it works… February 2018 Grain SA is a commodity organisation which monitors the sector and acts in the best interests of the grain producers of South Africa. This means the organisation acts as a watchdog, monitors input costs and input quality. The team also negotiate and lobby on behalf
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WORKPLACE INJURIES – what farmers should know February 2018 In a previous article we emphasised the fact that farmers as employers must provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably possible, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees. The Occupational Health and Safety Act (No. 85 of 1993)
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THE PANNAR® SPROUT™MOBILE APP February 2018 PANNAR is committed to supporting farmers by providing first-class products and expertise. We strive to deliver tailored advice and service through our team of experienced sales representatives and agronomists. To this end, we have developed the PANNAR® SPROUT™ mobile app to put farming at your fingertips. There is always
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THE CORNER POST February 2018 EDWIN MAHLATSI Forget your age and live life to the fullest There is an old saying that age is just a number. Edwin Thulo Mahlatsi, from Bothaville in the Free State, fully agrees with this statement. At the age of 75, he became the 2017 Grain SA/Absa/John Deere Financial New
