The Corner Post January 2025 ALTHOUGH MARTIN BOTHA WAS NEVER A CROP FARMER, HE GAINED GOOD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL CROP FARMING THROUGH HIS POSITIONS AT SEED AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANIES. AFTER RETIRING TWELVE YEARS AGO, MARTIN BECAME ONE OF THE MENTORS OF THE FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FDP) OF PHAHAMA GRAIN PHAKAMA
Choose the best soybean cultivar December 2024 SOYBEAN PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA HAS INCREASED NOTICEABLY OVER THE PAST YEARS. A COMBINATION OF IMPROVED YIELDS TOGETHER WITH FAVOURABLE SOYBEAN PRICES, AS WELL AS THE BENEFIT OF INCREASED SOIL HEALTH IN A CROP ROTATION SYSTEM, ARE THE MAIN DRIVERS FOR THE RAPID EXPANSION OF SOYBEAN PRODUCTION. Soybeans
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A DAY TO CELEBRATE and honour agricultural excellence November 2024 VALERIE CILLIERS, SA GRAIN EDITOR ONE OF THE MOST VIBRANT EVENTS ON THE GRAIN SA CALENDAR IS THE ANNUAL DAY OF CELEBRATION. THIS YEAR THERE WAS EVEN MORE TO CELEBRATE, AS THE EVENT WAS PRECEDED BY THE FIRST RAIN FOR THE SEASON. The Day
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GUIDELINES FOR outstanding soybean yields November 2024 GEORGE PRINSLOO, BUSINESS MANAGER, LAEVELD AGROCHEM THERE IS NO SIMPLE RECIPE FOR OPTIMUM SOYBEAN PRODUCTION. THE YIELD REMAINS A RESULT OF VARIOUS FACTORS THAT TOGETHER ENSURE SUCCESS. HOWEVER, THIS ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ENSURING THE BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS. Before
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Take note of the CLIMATE OUTLOOK for the 2024/2025 summer season November 2024 JOHAN VAN DEN BERG, AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGIS NORMAL SUMMER CROP PLANTING DATES ARE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WHICH MEANS THAT CROPS WILL BE IN THE FLOWERING AND PITFILL STAGES DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH. THE 2023/2024 SUMMER SEASON WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR EXTREMELY
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Understand market trends before you plant November 2024 LERATO RAMAFOKO, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST INTERN, GRAIN SA BY CONDUCTING A THOROUGH MARKET ANALYSIS BEFORE PLANTING, FARMERS CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS THAT MITIGATE RISKS AND ALIGN PRODUCTION WITH THE MARKET NEEDS. THIS ARTICLE AIMS TO GIVE A SMALL OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE FARMER NEEDS TO CONSIDER IN
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Store seed correctly for future use October 2024 Karina Muller, SA Graan/Grain editorial team ACCORDING TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SEED ORGANISATION (SANSOR), THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SEED IS STORED ARE A DECISIVE FACTOR IN THE YIELD POTENTIAL OF THE SEED. Factors that have an influence include: Handling of seed: Do not throw down
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The Corner Post October 2024 JAN (OUJAN) MASIU (63), WHO FARMS NEAR SENEKAL IN THE EASTERN FREE STATE, IS A FARMER WHO DOESN’T GIVE UP WHEN PROBLEMS ARISE. EVEN THOUGH CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE WEATHER, A SHORTAGE OF IMPLEMENTS AND THE MARGINAL SOIL MAY HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON HIS FARMING SUCCESS, HE IS STILL
The Corner Post September 2024 SIMON SHABANGA (53), WHO FARMS IN THE CAROLINA DISTRICT IN MPUMALANGA, WAS A NOMINEE IN THE 2023 POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL CATEGORY OF PGP’S FARMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. HE IS GRATEFUL TO THE PHAHAMA GRAIN PHAKAMA (PGP) TEAM FOR EVERYTHING HE HAS LEARNED THROUGH THE FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. The farm Welgevonden,
A word from… Johan Kriel August 2024 While writing this article in June, it was clear from daily reports received by the PGP team that yields from the harvesting of soybeans, sunflowers and maize are even lower than the crop estimates promised because many farmers suffered losses as a result of the drought and
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