The team who put grain farmers first September 2022 JENNY MATHEWS, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST AND EDUCATOR Grain SA is an organisation that lobbies on behalf of the grain farmers of South Africa. It also acts as a watchdog, monitoring many diverse aspects of the agricultural sector – from input quality to government policymaking,
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Focus on the goal, not the obstacles September 2022 LOUISE KUNZ, PULA IMVULA CONTRIBUTOR Tamsanqa Raphael Masuku (74) is one of the finalists in the potential Commercial Producer of the year category of the Grain SA farmer of the year competition. After resigning as teachers in 2001, Tamsanqa and his wife, Nonhlahla (72), became
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A word from… Jacques Roux (mentor) August 2022 The 2021/2022 planting season will be remembered as one of the most difficult planting seasons yet. With good rain being forecast, it initially looked as if this would be another record season. Everything was ready for planting to begin, but then the big rain came that
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Consider planting if it makes business sense August 2022 CHRISTIAAN VERCUIEL, INTERN: APPLIED ECONOMICS, GRAIN SA AND PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT Farming can no longer be seen as just the physical work being done to produce the crop. In modern times farming must be seen as a business and therefore run like a
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A word from… Jurie Mentz June 2022 The recent increase in fuel prices and general increase in most input costs is a matter of great concern for our farmers. Farmers have to absorb these costs without knowing what they will get for their products six or eight months later. These rising costs are putting farmers
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Grain SA Congress 2022Responsibility in change June 2022 IKAGENG MALULEKE, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST AT GRAIN SA It has been more than two years since lockdown was implemented. In this time producers have not had much interaction with other regions. The news that the 2022 Grain SA congress could be attended physically at NAMPO park on
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The Corner Post June 2022 Petrus Ranko Tsotetsi (55) believes passion and planning are key in the agricultural industry. He says you must love what you are doing, have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and be committed to reaching the outcome. FROM MECHANIC TO SUPERVISOR TO FARMER Petrus wasn’t initially
A word from… Jurie Mentz June 2022 The recent increase in fuel prices and general increase in most input costs is a matter of great concern for our farmers. Farmers have to absorb these costs without knowing what they will get for their products six or eight months later. These rising costs are putting farmers
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The Corner Post June 2022 Petrus Ranko Tsotetsi (55) believes passion and planning are key in the agricultural industry. He says you must love what you are doing, have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and be committed to reaching the outcome. FROM MECHANIC TO SUPERVISOR TO FARMER Petrus wasn’t initially
Grain SA Congress 2022Responsibility in change June 2022 IKAGENG MALULEKE, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST AT GRAIN SA It has been more than two years since lockdown was implemented. In this time producers have not had much interaction with other regions. The news that the 2022 Grain SA congress could be attended physically at NAMPO park on
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