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Planning your forage crop March 2020 Article submitted by Reggie Mchunu and Delia Thomson, Pannar Seed. Send an email to reggie.mchunu@pannar.co.za or delia.thomson@pannar.co.za Cultivated forage crops are usually planted to complement natural grazing and field crop residue. Most crops are grazed or used to make hay or silage. When grazed, it can be used in

Look after your equipment and it will look after you February 2020 Liana Stroebel, Grain SA Provincial Co-ordinator, Western Cape. Send an email to liana@grainsa.co.za   To be a successful farmer in light of rising input costs and changing weather patterns, it is crucial to focus our efforts on the things that we do in

The effects of drought on agriculture February 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za   This article looks at the implications that drought has on the agricultural sector as well as coping strategies that can be put in place to minimise the effects thereof. THE RIPPLE EFFECTS Drought has a

Water quality and volume important for proper weed control February 2020 Magda du Toit, Corporate Engagement and Communications Manager SA, Bayer. Send an email to  magda.dutoit@bayer.com   Good weed control is one of the pillars on which sustainable crop production is based on. A practise that is very popular, is to replace the last cultivation

THE CORNER POST February 2020 Louise Kunz, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to louise@infoworks.biz   With South Africans being bombarded with negative news, it is very difficult to remain positive about the country. Perhaps we need to focus more on good news, like the website www.sagoodnews.co.za, a news website that highlights the positive developments