Consider underused crops FOR NICHE MARKETS May 2025 DR NEMERA SHARGIE, SENIOR RESEARCHER: PLANT BREEDING, ARC-GRAIN CROPS, POTCHEFSTROOM RELYING ON JUST A FEW TYPES OF CROPS MAKES IT HARDER TO TACKLE THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE THAT THREATEN FOOD SECURITY. ONE WAY TO HELP IS TO USE MORE UNDERUSED CROPS (SUCH AS SORGHUM)
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Gibberella stalk rot is a serious threat March 2024 DR BRADLEY FLETT AND DR BELINDA JANSE VAN RENSBURG, BOTH FROM THE ARC-GRAIN CROPS, POTCHEFSTROOM. FIRST PUBLISHED IN SA GRAAN/GRAIN, SEPTEMBER 2023. Stalk rot results in yield losses due to impaired grain filling, premature senescence and lodging (limits production and harvesting of ears). In addition,
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20 Oct 2023 Grain SA celebrated excellence in grain production at its annual gala awards evening, held at The Maslow Hotel on Friday, 20 October 2023. This Grain Producer of the Year award for excellent grain production is an event of great significance in South Africa, with a rich history spanning 22 years. This award
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18 Sep 2022 The 3rd hosting of NAMPO Cape, and the biggest yet, concluded over the past weekend. Grain SA together with Bredasdorp Park NPC are grateful for the record 32,640 guests who visited NAMPO Cape over the four days to visist the more than 500 exhibitors. Visitors and exhibitors were blessed with lovely
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Meet the partners of the Farmer Development Programme March 2022 Coinciding with Grain SA’s dream of a united and prosperous agricultural sector is the dream of South African breweries (sab) that 100% of their direct agricultural suppliers should be skilled, empowered and connected by 2025. That is one of the main reasons why these two
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Meet the partners of the Farmer Development Programme March 2022 Coinciding with Grain SA’s dream of a united and prosperous agricultural sector is the dream of South African breweries (sab) that 100% of their direct agricultural suppliers should be skilled, empowered and connected by 2025. That is one of the main reasons why these two
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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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15 Jul 2020 Alcohol is produced from raw materials derived from agriculture, and involves various products, including malt sorghum, malting barley, maize, potatoes, grapes etc. Some of the products are directly dependent on breweries in terms of demand and have far reaching consequences if not processed. With the first ban on liquor sales, due
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28 Oct 2019 Grain producers in the Western Cape suffered damage due to unnatural dry weather conditions this year. The season kicked off well but turned sharply since June. With little rain and warm weather, the crops dwindled. According to the 3rd crop estimate, wheat production dropped from 1.86 million tonnes in 2018 to 1.69
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25 Oct 2019 Grain SA celebrates South Africa’s distinguished grain producers with the announcement of the 2019 Grain Producer of the Year Grain SA celebrated the successes of its grain producers during a prestigious gala event, held at Birchwood Hotel on Friday, 25 October 2019. Honouring the achievements of fellow South Africans who have excelled
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