Soybeans

Don’t let weeds destroy your crop and profit October 2025 EARLY WEED CONTROL IN SUMMER CROPS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS WEEDS LOWER CROP YIELDS BY COMPETING FOR SOIL MOISTURE, NUTRIENTS, SPACE AND SUNLIGHT. GOOD WEED CONTROL MANAGEMENT IN SUMMER CROPS IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-YIELDING AND PROFITABLE CROPS. FOR HIGH-COST AND HIGH-VALUE

Economic impact of cutworm damage to maize and soybean October 2025 THE INCREASED PEST STATUS OF THE COMMON CUTWORM, AGROTIS SEGETUM (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE), HAS BEEN A CONCERN FOR GRAIN FARMERS OVER THE PAST FOUR CROPPING SEASONS. ALTHOUGH THE REASONS FOR THE INCREASED IMPORTANCE OF THIS PEST ARE NOT CLEAR, IT IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO

COMMON PIGWEED is a growing threat October 2025 PROF JUAN VORSTER, SOUTH AFRICAN HERBICIDE RESISTANCE INITIATIVE (SAHRI), UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA.FIRST PUBLISHED IN SA GRAAN/GRAIN, SEPTEMBER 2025.   COMMON PIGWEED (AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS) IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD AND COMMON WEEDS ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA. SINCE THE DISCOVERY OF HERBICIDE-RESISTANT POPULATIONS OF PALMER AMARANTH (AMARANTHUS PALMERI)

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

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

Be aware of purple fleck on soybeans August 2025 DR GODFREY KGATLE, RESEARCH COORDINATOR, GRAIN SA   DURING THE HARVESTING SEASON, SOYBEAN FARMERS WERE URGED TO STAY ALERT WHEN REPORTS OF PURPLE STAIN, A DISEASE CAUSED BY CERCOSPORA KIKUCHII, SURFACED. THIS ARTICLE AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RISING INCIDENCE OF CERCOSPORA IN SOYBEANS, ITS