Preparing for planting time – irrigated wheat and barley March 2019 Written by a retired farmer The preparations required for planting wheat or barley on a farm or centre pivot area might in general be the same for each farmer but may differ according to prior production experience for the soil climate and irrigation systems
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01 Nov 2018 Grain producers in the Swartland, Overberg and Southern Cape suffered considerable damage due to unnatural weather conditions that brought stormy winds to the areas. Already harvesting winter crops, producer’s expectations for an above average harvest yielded disappointment. Following on last year’s drought, producers looked forward to above-average yields. The gale force winds
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12 Oct 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grain SA celebrated the cream of the crop at its annual gala awards evening, held at The Theatre on the Track in Midrand on Friday, 12 October 2018. Honouring the country’s top grain producers, this year’s awards ceremony commemorated the 19th year of the accolades and was attended
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ABC OF WHEAT QUALITY September 2018 Wheat quality means different things to different people, depending on whose hands it’s passing through from harvesting until being consumed as bread. Farmers expect a high yield, millers expect a good milling quality and bakers expect flour suitable for the end-product they wish to produce. Consumers rely on their
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2017/2018’s WHEAT MARKET TRENDS September 2018 During the 2017/2018 production year (October 2017 – September 2018) South Africa planted 497 600 ha of wheat. This is significantly lower than previous years. The declining trend in hectares is due to a decrease in profitability of the crop; hence, producers switch to more profitable crops like canola,
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13 Jul 2018 “For a long time, local soybean producers did not have access to the latest GMO technology and genetics. This will now change as the soybean industry found a way to fund technology and cultivar developments”, said Jannie de Villiers, CEO of Grain SA. According to SANSOR, 80% of soybean plantings are
WESTERN CAPE DROUGHT results in higher wheat imports January 2018 The past three production seasons have given us an interesting trend in terms of production volumes across all grains and oilseeds in South Africa. With particular reference to wheat, the changes in the production trend was mainly due to the change in climate, where
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Understanding the wheat import tariff September 2017 South Africa produces an average of 1,7 million tons of wheat annually, while the annual average total commercial demand for wheat amounts to just over 3 million tons. In order to meet total commercial demand, South Africa relies on imports which are usually between 40% – 50% of
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Why crop rotation is important in wheat production September 2017 Crop rotation is one of the principle pillars on which conservation agriculture (CA) is based. The other two are minimal soil disturbance and maximum soil cover. The question now is: Why is crop rotation important? To explain this we will start at what do we
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Managing your wheat crop following emergence June 2017 Your wheat has been planted and has established well. What do you need to focus on in the time from planting your crop until the stems starts to elongate? This is the period of the growing season where you as farmer can play a major role in
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