Look out for these diseases in maize January 2016 Maize can be very susceptible to many different diseases. We are noticing this more and more as our cultivars and varieties are becoming more advanced. In the past maize cultivars were developed for resilience and resistance where now the biggest focus is on yield and production
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Nurture your maize from germination to harvest December 2015 December is always a busy time of year for a maize farmer. There is always a rush to get the crop in before Christmas and the festive period, especially in a year when the rains arrive late. This rush should however not translate into neglect and
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20 Oct 2015 Grain SA celebrated the successes of their grain producers during a prestigious gala event, held at The Theatre on the Track in Midrand on Friday, 16 October 2015. This year’s awards ceremony commemorated the 16th year of the gala awards, since replacing the previous Maize Man of the Year in 2000, and
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02 Oct 2015 Grain SA celebrated the successes of its farmer development programme during a joyous event held in Bloemfontein yesterday. The function, which was attended by more than 200 guests included government representatives, agricultural stakeholders and approximately 140 emerging grain producers. Consisting of three categories, the Day of Celebration honours Subsistence, Smallholder and New
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26 Feb 2015 The National Crop Estimates Committee announced their first summer crop estimate for the 2015/16 season. The maize crop is estimated at 9.665 million tons. White maize is estimated at 4.696 mt and Yellow maize at 4.969 mt. The average yield during the previous season was 5.3 tons per hectare and the total
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12 Feb 2015 A group of Executives and Grain SA staff members took an aerial survey of the North West Free State and the North West Province early this morning. “The summer grains (maize, sunflower and soya beans) are in a critical stage and the next fourteen days will determine the fate of South African
06 Feb 2015 The Executive of Grain SA met in Pretoria yesterday. The Executive consists of 35 farmers from all the grain producing regions of the country. The farmers gave a report on the status of the current crop condition: • Crops in Mpumalanga and Eastern Free State are generally good, but urgently need follow
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05 Dec 2014 Minister Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Minister Zhi Shuping, (General Administration for Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ), Beijing) yesterday afternoon signed the protocol for phytosanitary requirements for maize exports to China. Mr Jannie de Villiers, Chief Executive Officer of Grain SA said that this is
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21 Oct 2014 Grain SA celebrates South Africa’s distinguished grain producers with the announcement of the 2014 Grain Producer of the Year Awards Grain SA celebrated the successes of its grain producers during a prestigious gala event, held at The Theatre on the Track on Friday, 17 October 2014. This year’s awards ceremony commemorated the
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15 Aug 2014 As part of a strategy to expand farmer development to the grain producing rural areas of the country, Grain SA officially opened a third regional office in the Eastern Cape in Maclear on 15 August. It will enhance the organisation’s support to its 1 648 developing farmer members in the province. “We
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