Barley scenarios for 2019/2020 September 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za In this article we look at different scenarios for barely production, given intentions to plant and average yield. According to the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC), the expected area planted for barley production for 2019 is 118 500 hectares
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06 Mar 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GRAIN SA CONGRESS 2019 CRITICAL REFLECTION FOR A NEW FOOTPRINT Following great uncertainty of the past year, Grain SA had to critically reflect and take decisive steps to create a new footprint for farming and local food production. Through all its efforts, and keeping a sustainable grain sector
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Preparing for planting time – irrigated wheat and barley March 2019 Written by a retired farmer The preparations required for planting wheat or barley on a farm or centre pivot area might in general be the same for each farmer but may differ according to prior production experience for the soil climate and irrigation systems
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Winter crop under irrigation – choose a system that suits you December 2018 Centre pivot irrigation is the main method of irrigation for the production of crops and other agricultural products in many parts of South Africa. This great diversity of crops, including winter cereal crops, are found in areas within most of the major
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DIVERSIFICATION: How to find the ever-changing balance December 2018 Diversification could be defined as a changing strategy to introduce more products to an existing farming business so as to reduce the risk of economic failure of just one or a few enterprises. At a very small farmer level diversification, where food security is the primary
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ON THE HORIZON FOR WINTER CEREALS… December 2018 This article gives a brief overview of what the 2018/2019 marketing year looks like for wheat and barley, in terms of production, supply and demand. Local wheat production Over the years, the area planted under wheat has been on the decline due to decreasing profitability. Despite all
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01 Nov 2018 Grain producers in the Swartland, Overberg and Southern Cape suffered considerable damage due to unnatural weather conditions that brought stormy winds to the areas. Already harvesting winter crops, producer’s expectations for an above average harvest yielded disappointment. Following on last year’s drought, producers looked forward to above-average yields. The gale force winds
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12 Oct 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grain SA celebrated the cream of the crop at its annual gala awards evening, held at The Theatre on the Track in Midrand on Friday, 12 October 2018. Honouring the country’s top grain producers, this year’s awards ceremony commemorated the 19th year of the accolades and was attended
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Let’s talk about crop rotation If you want different results you have to try different approaches October 2018 Crop rotation was a normal practice for farmers of the ancient world. During the Roman Empire farmers followed a system known as ‘food, feed and fallow’. They would divide their fields into three sections then plant a
