Include sunflowers in crop rotation for stability July 2015 Due to the deep root system of a sunflower, you will find that in tough dry years like the one we have just experienced they would have performed better than any other crop on your farm. They are very drought tolerant and can be hugely beneficial
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Sunflowers or soybeans… July 2015 TO PLANT OR NOT TO PLANT The 2014/2015 production season was extremely trying for farmers with wet and dry periods alternating out of normal patterns. The conditions in the early planting period in some areas were good with wet soils enabling good germination and good stands of soybeans. In
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Top Performers in every category July 2015 At PANNAR we consider risk management and sustainable farming to be of cardinal importance. For that reason all our products are subjected to a rigorous evaluation programme before any cultivar is marketed. Aspects such as good yield performance, stability over seasons and area adaptability are given a great
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26 Feb 2015 The National Crop Estimates Committee announced their first summer crop estimate for the 2015/16 season. The maize crop is estimated at 9.665 million tons. White maize is estimated at 4.696 mt and Yellow maize at 4.969 mt. The average yield during the previous season was 5.3 tons per hectare and the total
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12 Feb 2015 A group of Executives and Grain SA staff members took an aerial survey of the North West Free State and the North West Province early this morning. “The summer grains (maize, sunflower and soya beans) are in a critical stage and the next fourteen days will determine the fate of South African
