Grain SA interviews…Senokwane Monnapula Matthews January 2017 Senokwane Matthews farms with maize and barley under irrigation in Pudimoe, which is situated in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West Province. This motivated farmer believes he is able to reach commercial status in the near future as he is not only experienced
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Grain quality and grading of wheat September 2016 Grain quality is critical to all the roleplayers in the grain value chain – from the producer to the consumer. Grain quality is a term that refers to the quality of the grain. However, quality depends on what the grain is used for. In ethanol production, for
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Nkgono Jane says… July 2016 The winter came late this year but at last we are experiencing very cold weather and the Cape is receiving the rain that they need for their wheat and barley crops. We hope that this year will be a ‘normal’ one during which we receive adequate rains at the right
RALPH SWART What you put in, you will get out July 2016 According to the dictionary ‘passion’ is defined as ‘a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something’. If you use the name Ralph Swart and agriculture in one sentence, the word passion has to be included, as this farmer from the Western Cape
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Practical crop rotation principles June 2016 The current summer crop production season, for the period September 2015 to August 2016, has been largely defined and characterised by one of the worst droughts in our agricultural history and very variable or late rainfall in most production areas. Speaking to farmers in the main summer production area
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Grain SA interviews… Johannes Ntsimane May 2016 Wanting to be the best small scale farmer from Taung, is Johannes Ntsimane’s five year plan. This patient, honest and hardworking man has made farming his life and believes that if you do things the right way you can go far in life. Where and on how many
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Improve your wheat yield with crop rotation September 2015 Wheat production in the Western Cape, especially in the Swartland, was previously based on monoculture production. Before 1994, when wheat prices were governed by a Wheat Board, wheat was planted on nearly every open field a farmer had available. With the onset of our free-market economy
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How barley production contributes to food security September 2015 In terms of the world’s most essential crops by production quantity, barley is ranked fourth amongst the cereals after maize, rice and wheat, although eleventh overall, and is widely grown across the world. Barley grain is used mostly as feed for animals, malt, and food for
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Canola – factors to consider from June – September July 2015 Canola is a very important crop and there are a lot of management factors to be taken into account to make a success of canola. There are some pests and diseases that are important and it must be controlled, because these diseases and pests
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