Meet the partners of the Farmer Development Programme January 2022 According to New Zealand entrepreneurs jo foster and Janine Ogg, just one great partnership with the right person can have an incredible impact on your business success. Although Grain SA’s Farmer Development Programme (FDP) has several great partnerships across the sector, the maize trust remains
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Meet the partners of the Farmer Development Programme January 2022 According to New Zealand entrepreneurs jo foster and Janine Ogg, just one great partnership with the right person can have an incredible impact on your business success. Although Grain SA’s Farmer Development Programme (FDP) has several great partnerships across the sector, the maize trust remains
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Inspiration leads to discovery July 2021 LOUISE KUNZ, PULA IMVULA CONTRIBUTOR; Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States of America (USA), said: ‘the greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. It is the one who gets the people to do the greatest things.’ part of the success of
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Growing broilers can add value to your enterprise April 2021 Part 1 A farmer growing mainly cash crops including maize, soybeans, sunflowers, sorghum, groundnuts and wheat, might consider diversifying into other enterprises. One of these is the growing of broilers from day old chicks to start a new enterprise, provide chicken meat or to add
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Chemical weed control principles every farmer should know January 2021 Dr Maryke Craven, Senior Researcher, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom and Pietman Botha, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to CravenM@arc.agric.za or pietmanbotha@gmail.com Weed management is perhaps the greatest challenge faced by Smallholder farmers, causing excessive time spent on manual weeding and reduced yields. Correct incorporation
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Pigeon pea – a potential crop for food and health security December 2020 Dr Alina Mofokeng, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom. Send an email to MofokengA@arc.agric.za Food and nutrition security as well as climate change are serious challenges in the world today. However, many production countries are endowed with unique crops that can grow in harsh
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The influence of cover crops on the flow of fodder, stock and cash December 2020 Pietman Botha, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to pietmanbotha@gmail.com Cover crops and grazing them are becoming increasingly popular. Initially the cover crops were only planted, but these days they are also used as a source of fodder for
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Growing prosperity one seed at a time December 2020 Arthur Schröder, Corn Go-to-Market Strategy Lead: Africa. Send an email to arthur.schroder@bayer.com To maximise your yield potential and ensure exceptional crop performance, Bayer is committed to continuously expanding our product range with cutting-edge solutions for your farm. Dekalb® innovation combines the latest germplasm with the
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15 Jul 2020 Alcohol is produced from raw materials derived from agriculture, and involves various products, including malt sorghum, malting barley, maize, potatoes, grapes etc. Some of the products are directly dependent on breweries in terms of demand and have far reaching consequences if not processed. With the first ban on liquor sales, due
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THE CORNER POST July 2020 Louise Kunz, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to louise@infoworks.biz Francis Davidson, a mentor from the Eastern Cape, believes that optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other. His life is a testimony to this. At 72 he is still very active and
