Keep an eye on these indicators during COVID-19 October 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za With the Covid-19 pandemic upon us, the world is facing a global health crisis, part of the implications are deep economic, and social impacts felt across the world. South Africa together with other
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Why you should consider CROP ROTATION October 2020 Written by a retired farmer Crop rotation is another essential tool in managing your most important asset in crop production which is your soil. As a farmer a key objective is creating a sustainable and profitable crop production system that will ensure the long-term survival of a
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Precision farming = improved management October 2020 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za Let us refresh our memories. Precision is a word derived from the word precise which is described as something being very exact and expressed in detail. In our farming environment one could relate this to what we
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Enough fertiliser supports sunflower yield October 2020 Written by a retired farmer The planning for the fertilisation of any crop including sunflowers, which is the focus of this article, really should start with an examination of your soil status, current nutrient levels, the past fertilisation regime administered, your crop rotation plan and the yield results
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Soybean stem rot and STRATEGIES TO MANAGE IT October 2020 Lisa Ann Rothmann, University of the Free State. Send an email to CoetzeeLA@ufs.ac.za Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a yield-limiting fungal plant pathogen, present on every crop-producing continent with over 500 known susceptible host plants, including weeds. In south africa, hosts include (but are not limited
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FARMERS ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR NATION October 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za Being a farmer in South Africa has to be one of the hardest professions. The challenges farmers go through are overwhelming, to say the least. Their host of problems include farm safety, infrastructure, access
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The challenges of our smallholder farmers October 2020 Everlyn Musyoka, Smallholder Strategy Lead in Africa, Bayer. Send an email to everlyn.musyoka@bayer.com Smallholder farmers tend to farm in areas that have vast potential, yet, the challenges facing these farmers are countless. To turn passion into productivity requires effective solutions, tailored to meet the needs of
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THE CORNER POST October 2020 Louise Kunz, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to louise@infoworks.biz American author, Louis Sachar, said: ‘It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.’ as mentor, Eric Wiggill from the Swartberg area in Kwazulu-Natal, realised
