08 Dec 2015 Encouragement: Christmas – Do Not Be Afraid The message of the angels who appeared in the night during the first Christmas season when Jesus was born was: “Do not be afraid!” – firstly to Joseph and then to the shepherds. Joseph’s night was due to the upsetting news that his fiancé was
08 Dec 2015 Encouragement: Christmas – Do Not Be Afraid The message of the angels who appeared in the night during the first Christmas season when Jesus was born was: “Do not be afraid!” – firstly to Joseph and then to the shepherds. Joseph’s night was due to the upsetting news that his fiancé was
08 Dec 2015 Encouragement: Christmas – Do Not Be Afraid The message of the angels who appeared in the night during the first Christmas season when Jesus was born was: “Do not be afraid!” – firstly to Joseph and then to the shepherds. Joseph’s night was due to the upsetting news that his fiancé was
08 Dec 2015 Encouragement: Christmas – Do Not Be Afraid The message of the angels who appeared in the night during the first Christmas season when Jesus was born was: “Do not be afraid!” – firstly to Joseph and then to the shepherds. Joseph’s night was due to the upsetting news that his fiancé was
RECORD KEEPING: A necessity or just nonsense? December 2015 Thus far in our series of articles regarding management, record keeping has always been indicated as part and parcel of the management of all aspects of a farming business. When we refer to record keeping it includes all types of record keeping such as production records,
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Post-emergence weed control December 2015 Weeds compete with maize plants for sunlight, nutrients and water particularly during the first 3 – 5 weeks after the plants have emerged so it is important to control the weeds before they get too tall and vigorous. Late season weed infestations do not negatively impact the yield nearly as
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Unpacking the various forms of land ownership December 2015 South Africa’s land ownership has taken various forms since the Dutch East India Company established the Cape Colony in 1652. The property laws that govern the ownership of land changed from this beginning and became heavily influenced by English property law and principles as the British
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The decision making process during harvesting December 2015 During a recent conference on conservation agriculture in the Western Cape, a visiting Australian farmer, Tom Robinson, made the statement that the success of a harvest starts with how the farmer handles the residue during the previous year’s harvest. This is very sound advice and a strategy
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Irrigated wheat production – an intensive system requires intensive management December 2015 The dry land wheat farmers in the Western Cape have had a very dry year with major moisture stress damage to the crops while the summer drought continues in the summer crop production areas. The rainfall required on a growing crop or to
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Recommendations for soybean plant establishment December 2015 Soybeans have a smaller plant than most other grain crops and therefore have a smaller leaf area. A higher population is planted in order to intercept the maximum amount of sunlight. The ability of soybeans to branch out and produce more pods if there is enough room (phenotypic
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