A planting mistake can be costly September 2025 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT PLANTING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TASK ON ANY FARM. THIS TASK CAN MAKE OR BREAK A FARMER. REMEMBER THAT THE MAXIMUM CROP YIELD IS GENETICALLY DETERMINED AND CANNOT BE IMPROVED BY ANY ACTION FARMERS TAKE. FARMERS CAN ONLY MANAGE THE
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Get expert advice for hybrid selection September 2025 MODERN MAIZE HYBRIDS ARE HIGHLY DIVERSE AND SPECIFICALLY ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND REGIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ASK YOUR SUPPLIER THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO ENSURE YOU CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE HYBRID FOR YOUR AREA. Without advice from an expert, you may end up losing out
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Plan for a profitable 2025/2026 season September 2025 CATHRINE MATHEKGA, ECONOMIST INTERN AND MLIBO QOTOYI, ECONOMIST INTERN, GRAIN SA AS THE PLANTING SEASON DRAWS NEAR, IT’S A CRITICAL TIME FOR EVERY FARMER TO PAUSE AND PLAN. WHILE THE DESIRE TO SIMPLY GET THE CROP IN THE GROUND IS STRONG, A PROFITABLE SEASON STARTS WITH
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Top tips for farmers September 2025 By September, all harvesting should be complete, making it the best time to prepare for the next season. As a maize farmer, your goal should be to achieve the highest possible yield while ensuring top-quality grain. Achieving this is not always straightforward, as various challenges arise throughout the
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Fertilise your soybean crop with plant nutrients September 2025 SOYBEANS ARE PART OF THE LEGUME FAMILY, WHICH IS UNIQUE IN THE SENSE THAT IT HAS THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY UTILISE RESIDUAL (BUILT-UP) SOIL FERTILITY. NITROGEN (N) CAN BE FIXED BY LEGUMES THROUGH A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM, COMMONLY KNOWN AS NODULATING BACTERIA. Due to
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Expand your farming operation with groundnuts September 2025 GROUNDNUTS (ALSO KNOWN AS PEANUTS) ARE MORE THAN JUST A SNACK; IT IS A HIGH-VALUE, DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP WITH STRONG MARKET DEMAND IN SOUTH AFRICA AND BEYOND. FOR FARMERS LOOKING TO DIVERSIFY THEIR PRODUCTION OR IMPROVE PROFITABILITY, GROUNDNUTS OFFER BOTH RESILIENCE AND INCOME POTENTIAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAIZE OR
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The Corner Post September 2025 HLALELI JOSEPH KHLALELI (52) WAS HONOURED TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE NEW ERA COMMERCIAL CATEGORY IN THIS YEAR’S FARMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. HE GREW UP ON WINNIEFRED FARM IN THE PHUMELELA DISTRICT NEAR THE LESOTHO BORDER, WHERE HIS FATHER, BUTI SAMUEL KHLALELI, WAS A FARM WORKER. THIS INSPIRED HIM
PGP’s role in improving food security September 2025 SOUTH AFRICA IS CURRENTLY FACING A SEVERE HUNGER CRISIS, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY IMPACTING CHILDREN. ACCORDING TO THE DG MURRAY TRUST, HUNGER IN SOUTH AFRICA IS A ‘SILENT EPIDEMIC’, AS SYSTEMIC ISSUES HAVE LEFT MANY CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WITHOUT ADEQUATE ACCESS TO FOOD AND NUTRITION – A RIGHT
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Meet the 2025 Farmer of the Year finalists August 2025 LOUISE KUNZ, ASSISTANT EDITOR, PULA THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE GRAIN SA FARMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION IS NOT ABOUT WINNING, BUT ABOUT CELEBRATING THE LEARNING, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND HARD WORK OF THE THOUSANDS OF FARMERS WHO ARE PART OF THE FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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Why it is important to keep your equipment clean August 2025 VALERIE CILLIERS, PULA CONTRIBUTOR RECENT OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES SUCH AS FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN CATTLE, BIRD FLU IN POULTRY AND GOSS’S WILT IN MAIZE HAVE REMINDED FARMERS HOW IMPORTANT STRONG BIOSECURITY MEASURES ARE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN FARMS. THESE DISEASES DO NOT JUST HURT FARMERS’
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