THE CORNER POST March 2018 In the previous edition of Pula Imvula, we found out more about Edwin Thulo Mahlatsi from Bothaville in the Free State. With the support of Grain SA and the help of his mentor, Christiaan Bouwer, Edwin was the winner of the 2017 Grain SA/Absa/John Deere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer
THE PANNAR® SPROUT™MOBILE APP February 2018 PANNAR is committed to supporting farmers by providing first-class products and expertise. We strive to deliver tailored advice and service through our team of experienced sales representatives and agronomists. To this end, we have developed the PANNAR® SPROUT™ mobile app to put farming at your fingertips. There is always
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Sunflowers – a valuable tool in your cropping programme January 2018 Sunflowers are an amazing crop that can be planted in a number of regions throughout South Africa. The primary sunflower producing areas in South Africa are Northern Free Sate, Eastern North-West province and Southern areas of Mpumalanga. Sunflowers provide farmers with a good
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13 Oct 2017 Grain SA celebrated the cream of the country’s grain producing crop during a prestigious gala awards evening, held at The Theatre on the Track in Midrand on Friday, 13 October 2017. This year’s awards ceremony commemorated the 18th year of the grain awards and was attended by Hon Ms Naledi Pandor, Minister
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05 Oct 2017 Grain SA celebrated the successes of its farmer development programme during a jubilant event held in Bloemfontein today. The function, which was attended by more than 300 guests included government representatives, agricultural stakeholders and approximately 190 emerging grain producers. Consisting of four categories, the Day of Celebration honours Subsistence, Smallholder, Potential Commercial
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Analyse the profitability of your summer grain crops October 2017 The oilseed industry has recently shown a growing trend in South Africa, with industry growth led by the soybean market. In its 6th production forecast, the Crop Estimates Committee has estimated that soybean production for the 2017/2018 marketing season could reach a record 1,3 million
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Choose your most profitable summer crop basket October 2017 Another harvesting season is behind you and the planning for the production of your unique mix of summer crops during the 2017 to 2018 season should almost have been finalised by now. Many lessons would have been learnt during the previous seasons production which was mainly
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Grain SA interviews… Organ Gasetswele Serema June 2017 Hard work, dedication and determination are the qualities that make Organ Gasetswele Serema the successful farmer he is. Organ believes that if you put your mind to something, in his case, working and living on a farm, you can achieve it. Where and on how many hectares
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MYCOTOXINS in cereals and other crops May 2017 In our previous article (April 2017) we dealt exclusively with maize. This time around we are going to focus on other cereal crops (winter and summer) and then move on to sunflower, peanuts, legumes, fruit products and tree nuts. Summer and winter cereals The summer cereals under
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Science supports sunflower production April 2017 Agriculture today has to strive increasingly to produce more food for a growing population in a challenging economic environment. It is no longer just a way of life followed by men in overalls and dungarees – ‘Agriculture is a highly integrated profession, practiced by professionals who apply modern business
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