Why does maize lodge? September 2017 Most farmers have already started harvesting this season’s maize. Usually the first lands to be harvested are those that were planted first, or those that experienced stress sometime during the season. Lands that experienced stress are usually the first to show any signs of lodging. Healthy maize plants that
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18 Jul 2017 Fall Armyworm on Wheat Summer grain producers have, in the recent production season, had to contend with a new invasive pest towards the end of the season. Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) damage was reported almost countrywide, with losses on summer grains such as maize, sweet corn and sorghum. With temperatures having dropped
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09 Jun 2017 With the devastating drought of especially sheep farmers in the Northern and Western Cape, and more specifically in Namaqualand and Boesmanland, Grain SA launched a drought aid project on 1 June to all its grain producing members. This follows after a group of farmers in the Hoopstad-area have already launched actions to
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18 May 2017 Addressing journalists at Grain SA’s NAMPO Harvest Day on Thursday, 18 May 2017, CEO Jannie de Villiers discussed grain crop conditions, exports, the next season, development and land reform. GRAIN CROP CONDITIONS The National Crop Estimates Committee of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries estimated a total grain and oilseed crop
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What are maize prices telling us? May 2017 In their first production estimates for 2017, the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) indicated that South Africa could potentially harvest a bumper crop in the 2016/2017 production season. According to the CEC, white and yellow maize are set to increase by 79% to 13,9 million tons in 2017
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28 Apr 2017 Fall Armyworm Update The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Plant Healthy Early Warnings, has issued communication for producers to please be mindful that the end of the maize season has been reached in many areas in South Africa. Producers should also note that the Fall Armyworm does not go into a rest
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Important mycotoxins relevant to maize April 2017 South Africa is renowned for its good quality maize and this crop is important to commercial and subsistence farming communities. Although maize has many uses, the most important is that of the production of food and feed. Maize and maize-based products are consumed by the majority of South
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The reproductive stage of the maize plant March 2017 When we look at a maize field we are actually seeing thousands of efficient plant “factories” that produce energy through photosynthesis. The raw materials for the factories (plants) are water and mineral nutrients from the soil and carbon dioxide and oxygen from the atmosphere. The plants
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Prevention and control of Stalk borer in maize February 2017 Maize is the most widely produced crop in South Africa, grown extensively in the Free state, Mpumalanga, and the North West as well as most other provinces but in smaller expanses. In this country, we rely on maize as our staple diet. It is a
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26 Jan 2017 Grain SA noted media reports that permits for US GMO maize imports were issued. Grain SA remains of the position that the imports do not promote local producers’ competitiveness if the same GMO events are not available to local producers as well. Such exceptions should only be made at times when
