Making sure farmers reach their full potential October 2025 ALL ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN WITHIN THE PHAHAMA GRAIN PHAKAMA (PGP) FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FDP) ARE TAILORED WITH THE SPECIFIC INTENTION OF TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. EVERY ACTIVITY IS DESIGNED TO TARGET AS MANY FARMERS AS POSSIBLE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SUPPORT TO ADVANCED FARMERS,
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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
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Expand your farming operation with groundnuts September 2025 GROUNDNUTS (ALSO KNOWN AS PEANUTS) ARE MORE THAN JUST A SNACK; IT IS A HIGH-VALUE, DROUGHT-TOLERANT CROP WITH STRONG MARKET DEMAND IN SOUTH AFRICA AND BEYOND. FOR FARMERS LOOKING TO DIVERSIFY THEIR PRODUCTION OR IMPROVE PROFITABILITY, GROUNDNUTS OFFER BOTH RESILIENCE AND INCOME POTENTIAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAIZE OR
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The Corner Post September 2025 HLALELI JOSEPH KHLALELI (52) WAS HONOURED TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE NEW ERA COMMERCIAL CATEGORY IN THIS YEAR’S FARMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. HE GREW UP ON WINNIEFRED FARM IN THE PHUMELELA DISTRICT NEAR THE LESOTHO BORDER, WHERE HIS FATHER, BUTI SAMUEL KHLALELI, WAS A FARM WORKER. THIS INSPIRED HIM
Meet the 2025 Farmer of the Year finalists August 2025 LOUISE KUNZ, ASSISTANT EDITOR, PULA THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE GRAIN SA FARMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION IS NOT ABOUT WINNING, BUT ABOUT CELEBRATING THE LEARNING, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND HARD WORK OF THE THOUSANDS OF FARMERS WHO ARE PART OF THE FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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Why it is important to keep your equipment clean August 2025 VALERIE CILLIERS, PULA CONTRIBUTOR RECENT OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES SUCH AS FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN CATTLE, BIRD FLU IN POULTRY AND GOSS’S WILT IN MAIZE HAVE REMINDED FARMERS HOW IMPORTANT STRONG BIOSECURITY MEASURES ARE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN FARMS. THESE DISEASES DO NOT JUST HURT FARMERS’
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Farms, food and trade protection is crucial August 2025 DR GODFREY KGATLE, RESEARCH COORDINATOR, GRAIN SA THE BIOSECURITY SUMMIT 2025 WAS A KEY GATHERING AIMED AT HELPING FARMERS PROTECT THEIR CROPS AND LIVESTOCK FROM DAMAGING THREATS, SUCH AS GOSS’S WILT AND FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. THESE DISEASES NOT ONLY REDUCE HARVESTS AND ANIMAL HEALTH, BUT CAN
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Meet the 2025 Farmer of the Year finalists August 2025 LOUISE KUNZ, ASSISTANT EDITOR, PULA THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE GRAIN SA FARMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION IS NOT ABOUT WINNING, BUT ABOUT CELEBRATING THE LEARNING, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND HARD WORK OF THE THOUSANDS OF FARMERS WHO ARE PART OF THE FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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Why it is important to keep your equipment clean August 2025 VALERIE CILLIERS, PULA CONTRIBUTOR RECENT OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES SUCH AS FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN CATTLE, BIRD FLU IN POULTRY AND GOSS’S WILT IN MAIZE HAVE REMINDED FARMERS HOW IMPORTANT STRONG BIOSECURITY MEASURES ARE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN FARMS. THESE DISEASES DO NOT JUST HURT FARMERS’
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Farms, food and trade protection is crucial August 2025 DR GODFREY KGATLE, RESEARCH COORDINATOR, GRAIN SA THE BIOSECURITY SUMMIT 2025 WAS A KEY GATHERING AIMED AT HELPING FARMERS PROTECT THEIR CROPS AND LIVESTOCK FROM DAMAGING THREATS, SUCH AS GOSS’S WILT AND FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. THESE DISEASES NOT ONLY REDUCE HARVESTS AND ANIMAL HEALTH, BUT CAN
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