2019

A word from…Du Toit van der Westhuizen March 2019 We actually call this time of the year Mercedes time: The time when the grain is in seed and we are hoping for a beautiful harvest, depending on the different regions. This is the time when farmers usually start looking around to see what new car

If farming is business, then farmers must be businessmen March 2019 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jenjonmat@gmail.com Every farmer needs to view him or herself as a fully-fledged businessman no matter how large or small – and embrace good business management principles. In this article we look at farming through an

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)

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

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