Pula Imvula April 2019 Sesotho
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2019
FARMERS URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT CONCERNING CATERPILLAR PESTS
28 Mar 2019 FARMERS URGED TO REMAIN VIGILANT CONCERNING CATERPILLAR PESTS Farmers should continue scouting for the presence of herbivorous insect pests in their fields. Delayed planting of maize over the much of the western and central maize belt in South Africa has been a major concern for growers this season. The impact it could
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A CRITICAL REFLECTION FOR A NEW FOOTPRINT
06 Mar 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAIN SA CONGRESS 2019 CRITICAL REFLECTION FOR A NEW FOOTPRINT Following great uncertainty of the past year, Grain SA had to critically reflect and take decisive steps to create a new footprint for farming and local food production. Through all its efforts, and keeping a sustainable grain sector
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Fertiliser requirements for optimal maize production
Fertiliser requirements for optimal maize production March 2019 Pietman Botha, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to pietmanbotha@gmail.com For any crop including maize to produce optimally, the necessary moisture and fertiliser elements must always be available as needed by the plant. The main macro elements commonly required by a plant are Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P)
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INCREASE YOUR INCOME – use new technology
INCREASE YOUR INCOME – use new technology March 2019 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za To be a farmer today is a very challenging and risk prone way of making a living. To succeed, it is imperative that a sustainable profit must be made over the long term. Note that sustainable
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Scouting is the foundation of a successful IPM system
Scouting is the foundation of a successful IPM system March 2019 Written by a retired farmer Scouting really means walking through your lands and inspecting whichever crop is relevant within an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system from pre-planting to harvesting and beyond for some important aspects of whole production management cycle. IPM systems Once a
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COVER CROPS Mixes and applications in the Western Cape
COVER CROPS Mixes and applications in the Western Cape March 2019 Dr Johann Strauss, Senior Scientist, Lisa Smorenburg,Research Technician and Rens Smit, MSc Student, Directorate Plant Sciences, Research and Technology Development, Western Cape Department of Agriculture. Send an email to johannst@elsenburg.com The use of cover crops within cropping systems is very new in the Western
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Wheat outlook for 2018/2019
Wheat outlook for 2018/2019 March 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za This article outlines wheat prospects for both local and international markets, in terms of production, supply, demand, trade and ending stocks. International prospects World 2018/2019 wheat supplies are expected to increase by about 0,8 million tons due to
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