2019

A WORD FROM… Jane McPherson April 2019 We should never forget that farming is business and if a business is to survive then it has to make profits. As farmers, we use land to produce plants and livestock.  This past summer crop season has again been a very challenging one. Rains came late, and in

FACING GIANTS– remain positive during trying times April 2019 Gavin Mathews, Bachelors in environmental management. Send an email to gavmat@gmail.com Every new season starts with new seeds. We plant these seeds into the ground with no knowledge of what lies ahead. Climate, markets, prices, political changes; these can all be volatile and unpredictable. But yet

This is how you improve ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT April 2019 Adapted from the Grain SA Farm Management for Profit Course Like the name indicates, administrative management involves the administration of a business, in other words, the paperwork. Paperwork is the aspect to which most farmers/owners/managers do not like to pay attention. They prefer to work with

CREATE A CONTENT WORKPLACE April 2019 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za Many business owner’s/managers will emphasise with enthusiasm that their workforce is their most important resource. This immediately raises the question – why are human beings classified as a resource, such as land, water, buildings, machinery, etc? Surely, the workforce

SUNFLOWERS and its stages of development April 2019 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jenjonmat@gmail.com It has been another abnormal season in the summer cropping regions of the country. The late rains saw many farmers only planting their sunflower crops late in January and even into early February. While the sunflower plant

A brief look at oilseed markets April 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za In this article we take a look at what is happening in the oilseed markets and especially focus on soybeans in terms of supply and demand. GLOBAL SOYBEAN MARKETS  The global soybean outlook for 2018/2019 marketing

Crop management on soybeans for April and May April 2019 Article submitted by a retired farmer Farmers have experienced very variable and abnormal rainfall patterns during the 2018/2019 production season. Climate change has really become a huge factor in all dryland crop production with a smaller impact on irrigation farmers. Even the climatologists and weather

Global maize market prospects April 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za What can one expect from the supply and demand for the global and local maize markets for the 2018/2019 marketing year? This article elaborates on the prospects. Global maize production is forecasted higher due to increased production and