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2021
Record keeping – is your finger on the pulse?
Record keeping – is your finger on the pulse? January 2021 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jennymathews@grainsa.co.za This summer season is critical to the sustainability of many maize farming enterprises. In many areas such as the North West and the Free State, we are starting out with good soil moisture
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A word from…Dirk Strydom
A word from…Dirk Strydom January 2021 If you are part of agriculture there is nothing like the smell of wet soil. We had a few very difficult seasons with drought and late rains. This year it is a different scenario, the rain is on time and there is great opportunities to produce a successful crop.
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Effects of COVID-19 on consumers
Effects of COVID-19 on consumers January 2021 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za We find ourselves amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown and we can assume with a great amount of certainty that the lockdown will still be with us for quite some time. The lockdown, which is
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Together we are growing food, people and prosperity
Together we are growing food, people and prosperity January 2021 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jennymathews@grainsa.co.za The grain SA Farmer Development Programme focuses as much on meaningful human development as on agricultural production practices. Through the work done in this programme, food security and the productivity of the grain producing
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The stem borer complex of South Africa
The stem borer complex of South Africa January 2021 Elrine Strydom, Junior Researcher, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom and Pietman Botha, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to StrydomE@arc.agric.za Or pietmanbotha@gmail.com Maize in Africa is attacked by many lepidopteran pests. In South Africa, there are three economically important stem borer species that attack maize, namely the
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Chemical weed control principles every farmer should know
Chemical weed control principles every farmer should know January 2021 Dr Maryke Craven, Senior Researcher, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom and Pietman Botha, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to CravenM@arc.agric.za or pietmanbotha@gmail.com Weed management is perhaps the greatest challenge faced by Smallholder farmers, causing excessive time spent on manual weeding and reduced yields. Correct incorporation
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