Eastern Cape farmers learn about crop rotation January 2025 THE ZANYOKWE IRRIGATION SCHEME (ZIS) FALLS UNDER KEISKAMMAHOEK IN THE EASTERN CAPE. DESPITE HEAVY RAINFALL, MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS GATHERED HERE FOR A FARMERS’ DAY IN SEPTEMBER 2024. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT WAS TO PROMOTE THE GROWING OF CERTAIN WINTER AND SUMMER CROPS IN THE
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07 Sep 2024The Cape Floral Kingdom is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South Africa. It is the smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the world, and is recognised as one of the most unique places for plants in terms of diversity, density and number of endemic species. This area is home to over 9,000 species, of
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How to identify Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum February 2024 DR LISA ROTHMAN, LECTURER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE, AND DR GODFREY KGATLE, RESEARCH COORDINATOR AT GRAIN SA Sclerotinia can be regarded as one of the most devastating diseases of oilseed crops (canola, soybean and sunflower) in South Africa. Cabbage, lettuce and weeds are also crops that
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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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17 Sep 2023 The 4th presentation of NAMPO Cape, and the biggest yet, concluded this past weekend. Grain SA together with Bredasdorp Park NPC are grateful for the record 34,635 visitors who visited NAMPO Cape over the four days, from 13-16 September, where 520 companies exhibited on 650 stands. Despite the bad weather conditions, NAMPO
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Grading ensures your product is on par July 2023 NEELS WEGNER, HARMONISATION PRODUCT SPECIALIST, PPECB When trading of commodities takes place, it is vital that the products’ quality is graded to determine if it complies to the set standards and requirements. The quality of products (canola, sunflower seed, soybeans and groundnuts) are indicated in
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How to operate in challenging times June 2023 ALZENA GOMES, PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, GRAIN SA The Grain SA congress took place at NAMPO Park on 8 and 9 March this year. The theme for 2023 was: ‘Adaptability in an environment of high risks and uncertainty’. The aim of this theme was to give producers
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Tactics to disrupt Sclerotinia May 2023 There is no magic solution for managing Sclerotinia stem and head rot of soybean and sunflower. During a Sclerotinia research day on 13 October 2022, several role-players discussed some integrated pest management (IPM) approaches which producers could implement to manage epidemics. Integral to developing an IPM system is to
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Believing is seeing and seeing is believing August 2022 The Grain SA Farmer Development Programme focusses on a results-oriented communication process that encompasses both theory and practical knowledge, as well as skills transfer so that the new information equips farmers to use the land available to them optimally. Over the many years of involvement in
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Ethanol is a demand driver March 2022 CHRISTIAAN VERCUEIL, INTERN ECONOMIST AT GRAIN SA The use of ethanol originated in 1826 where it was used as fuel for engines. In the 1850s it was used as a medium to light fires. During the American civil war these uses were stopped as all forms of
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