‘Input cost’ is the farmer’s new buzz word April 2022 According to Grain SA economists, input prices have risen on average over a one-year period, with seed by 6%, fertiliser by 128%, agrochemicals by 18% and fuel by 40%. Internationally, a basket of energy commodities have basically doubled in the past six months. A typical
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Make the most of your soybean harvest April 2022 RICHARD MCPHERSON, AGRIBUSINESS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Part of the planning for the efficient harvesting of your soybean crop starts with the correct choice of cultivars for your specific farm before planting. The successful choice of the characteristics will largely decide the success of the
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How to do your own crop estimate March 2022 KOBIE DE BEER, FORMER MANAGER, INSURANCE SERVICES (HARVEST), SANTAM AGRICULTURE Using the following information as a guideline, you can estimate your potential crop yield and possible income for the season. Keep in mind that there are many variables that can affect the accuracy of a
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An opportunity to ‘Grow for gold’ March 2022 Yield plays an important role in a grain producer’s profitability. Grain SA’s national yield competition for grains, called grow for gold, offers a platform for South Africa’s top producers to compete in various categories and to share their success stories. Categories include dry and irrigated land. Producers
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Highest rainfall in 100 years wreaks havoc March 2022 Although producers are always grateful for rain, the season so far has created many challenges where producers could not access fields on time due to high rainfall figures, and where producers managed to plant, water damage has occured. The current South African summer grain production season
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‘With information, farming is even better’ March 2022 LOUISE KUNZ, PULA IMVULA CONTRIBUTOR Edward Magwaza (53) thought he knew how to farm. It was only when his path crossed with the experts of the Grain SA team that he realised how little he actually knew. Through skills development he is now able to perform
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Ensuring successful planting March 2022 Grain SA’s agriculture development team focuses on the double edge of 1) farmer empowerment in terms of knowledge transfer and skills development; and 2) agricultural best practices. To this end we walk a road beside the farmer as he grows his commercial grain farming enterprise. December 2021 saw various critical
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‘With information, farming is even better’ March 2022 LOUISE KUNZ, PULA IMVULA CONTRIBUTOR Edward Magwaza (53) thought he knew how to farm. It was only when his path crossed with the experts of the Grain SA team that he realised how little he actually knew. Through skills development he is now able to perform
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Ensuring successful planting March 2022 Grain SA’s agriculture development team focuses on the double edge of 1) farmer empowerment in terms of knowledge transfer and skills development; and 2) agricultural best practices. To this end we walk a road beside the farmer as he grows his commercial grain farming enterprise. December 2021 saw various critical
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How to do your own crop estimate March 2022 KOBIE DE BEER, FORMER MANAGER, INSURANCE SERVICES (HARVEST), SANTAM AGRICULTURE Using the following information as a guideline, you can estimate your potential crop yield and possible income for the season. Keep in mind that there are many variables that can affect the accuracy of a
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