Soil cultivation is key to a good yield August 2024 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT In order to harvest a good yield, soil cultivation is needed. Soil must be cultivated to create a medium where moisture can be stored, weeds, pests and diseases can be combatted, crop residues and chemicals can be incorporated,
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26 May 2023 NAMPO! ONCE AGAIN AN EXAMPLE OF INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURE IN 2023 NAMPO 2023, which was presented last week by Grain SA near Bothaville in the Free State, was the NAMPO of old that the agricultural community of South Africa has come to know and appreciate over the past 55 years. With
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A WORD FROM… Luke Collier September 2022 A year ago, to the month, I was writing for the same publication. Then I touched on the covid-19 pandemic and the hardships that many communities and families had endured. Although the pandemic is passing and restrictions are easing, the covid-19 hangover is still very much in
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A marketing plan that suits your needs May 2022 IKAGENG MALULEKE, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST AT GRAIN SA Marketing is the performance of all business activities involved in the flow of goods and services (in this case grains and oilseeds) from the point of initial agricultural production until they are in the hands of the ultimate
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A marketing plan that suits your needs May 2022 IKAGENG MALULEKE, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST AT GRAIN SA Marketing is the performance of all business activities involved in the flow of goods and services (in this case grains and oilseeds) from the point of initial agricultural production until they are in the hands of the ultimate
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Your business needs good decisions April 2021 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za Decisions are part of our daily life. Farmers are continuously confronted by matters that need a decision to be taken. Decision-making refers to making choices between alternative courses of action, which may even include inaction. From a
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Selection of the best cultivars is a difficult task February 2021 Pietman Botha, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to pietmanbotha@gmail.com Every season the farmer has to decide which cultivars are to be planted during the next season. A correctly planned cultivar choice can contribute tremendously to reduce risk and constitutes an important part
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Effects of COVID-19 on consumers January 2021 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za We find ourselves amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown and we can assume with a great amount of certainty that the lockdown will still be with us for quite some time. The lockdown, which is
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BUDGET AND PROSPER: Know where your money is going September 2018 It is no secret that paperwork is the most daunting task for any farmer; however, it is a very important element in the farming puzzle. Daily record keeping helps things run smoother and eventually saves the farmer time in the end. In terms of
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New season prospects for maize March 2018 It is always good to look back and assess lessons learnt in previous years and use those lessons to anticipate what could be expected in the year ahead. The 2017/2018 marketing year was no doubt a good year in as far as production goes. Maize production reached a
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