2017/2018’s WHEAT MARKET TRENDS September 2018 During the 2017/2018 production year (October 2017 – September 2018) South Africa planted 497 600 ha of wheat. This is significantly lower than previous years. The declining trend in hectares is due to a decrease in profitability of the crop; hence, producers switch to more profitable crops like canola,
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WINTER GRAIN: The new season is approaching June 2018 Winter is approaching and therefore the new planting season for winter grains is under way and all eyes are focused on the weather expectations for the new season. The Western Cape where most of the country’s winter grains, which includes wheat, canola and barley, is produced
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CANOLA – main priorities for April to June April 2018 If you have not already done so, procure seed of the cultivar you intend planting as soon as possible. Remember the following important factors when deciding what cultivar to plant: What herbicide was used on the field to be planted to canola the previous season/crop?
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COULD CANOLA STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT IN THE NEAR FUTURE? April 2018 With almost 98% of the crop grown in the Western Cape, it was no surprise that the canola crop production would drop slightly from the previous year due to the drought in that region. During the 2017/2018 production season, the Western Cape was overcome
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LOOKING BACK OVER THE SHOULDER OF 2017 March 2018 The Grain SA Farmer Development Programme (Grain SA FDP) has become recognised nationally as a flagship for successful farmer development at a time when land reform and transformation has been a national imperative. In the same period there have been countless unimaginable economic and social pressures placed
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Canola – make every shot count January 2018 Prof Steven Powels from West Australia is an expert in the field of herbicide resistance management and he recommends that we should ‘Make every shot count’. This means that we must make sure that when we administer herbicide, it is done correctly to obtain the best possible
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It’s not easy, but it’s worth it January 2018 On 21 September 2017 a Grain SA member, Wilmar Adams, a 37-year old farmer from Suurbraak in the Southern Cape, received the award as the SAB’s Emerging Barley Producer of the Year. The award was presented to him during the Grower’s Appreciation Day held at
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Canola – monitor and control insects and diseases October 2017 Canola is attracting pests and diseases like any other crop that is produced and this can have a notable effect on the canola yield. The insect that is seen most of all is the plant aphid, while the most problematic insects are the larvae of
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Why crop rotation is important in wheat production September 2017 Crop rotation is one of the principle pillars on which conservation agriculture (CA) is based. The other two are minimal soil disturbance and maximum soil cover. The question now is: Why is crop rotation important? To explain this we will start at what do we
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MANAGING YOUR CANOLA CROP July 2017 Your canola crop has been planted and has established well. What do you need to focus on in the production season? The focus should be on post emergence weed management, fertilisers and disease control. When it comes to post emergence weed control, the type of canola will play a
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