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2015
Grain SA announces the 2015 Grain Producer of the Year
20 Oct 2015 Grain SA celebrated the successes of their grain producers during a prestigious gala event, held at The Theatre on the Track in Midrand on Friday, 16 October 2015. This year’s awards ceremony commemorated the 16th year of the gala awards, since replacing the previous Maize Man of the Year in 2000, and
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Grain SA celebrates Farmer Development
02 Oct 2015 Grain SA celebrated the successes of its farmer development programme during a joyous event held in Bloemfontein yesterday. The function, which was attended by more than 200 guests included government representatives, agricultural stakeholders and approximately 140 emerging grain producers. Consisting of three categories, the Day of Celebration honours Subsistence, Smallholder and New
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Management factors to consider from October to harvest
Management factors to consider from October to harvest October 2015 Canola is a very important crop and there are a lot of management factors to be taken into account to make a success of canola. Insects like the Cabbage aphid and Diamond Back moth can still do harm to canola and have an influence on
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Pest control in soybeans
Pest control in soybeans October 2015 In all farming operations a good spraying program is essential to achieve a successful crop. If weeds, fungus and pests are left unmanaged, it will have a detrimental effect on your crop. Plant health will be poor and growth vigour will be hampered, which all will lead to a
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Stay sharp when planting sunny sunflowers
Stay sharp when planting sunny sunflowers October 2015 In the past year, when many of the regions of this country were severely affected by drought, the value of sunflower as a drought resistant crop became evident. Where maize plants in some areas like here in the North West province yielded between 200 kg – 1
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Grain SA interviews… Thembinkosi Jeffrey Nxiba
Grain SA interviews… Thembinkosi Jeffrey Nxiba October 2015 Meet Thembinkosi Jeffrey Nxiba, a developing farmer who was born at Hlankom Village, about 25 km from Maclear towards Mt Fletcher. Thembinkosi attributes his progress and success to Grain SA and this hard worker would love to be a commercial farmer in the next five years. Where
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Moss Malo – passion (and cattle) is the key
Moss Malo – passion (and cattle) is the key October 2015 To Moss Malo the award he received in 2005 as the Grain SA Developing Farmer of the Year remains one of the highlights of his farming career. Due to ill health and less favourable agricultural conditions in the past ten years, his focus has
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