Nkgono Jane says… September 2015 Grain SA has been in the fortunate position to manage a farmer development programme which has been a result of cooperation between the Maize Trust, the Winter Cereal Trust, the Sorghum Trust, the Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust, the ARC and the AgriSETA. Over many years, a team of
Follow these tank mixture guidelines September 2015 Pesticides (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) are tank-mixed for various reasons including cost saving and time management. While it is common practice to tank-mix products, it is important to note that pesticides are chemicals that can react with one another to create both biological and physical interactions. Physical interactions
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Improve your wheat yield with crop rotation September 2015 Wheat production in the Western Cape, especially in the Swartland, was previously based on monoculture production. Before 1994, when wheat prices were governed by a Wheat Board, wheat was planted on nearly every open field a farmer had available. With the onset of our free-market economy
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Check monthly account statements September 2015 In this article we would like to emphasise the importance to check (control) all the monthly account statements you receive. Let us first of all clarify the term statements. Unfortunately the term “statements” could be a bit confusing. In a previous article we used the term in relation to
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How barley production contributes to food security September 2015 In terms of the world’s most essential crops by production quantity, barley is ranked fourth amongst the cereals after maize, rice and wheat, although eleventh overall, and is widely grown across the world. Barley grain is used mostly as feed for animals, malt, and food for
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Grain SA interviews…William Matasane September 2015 After humble beginnings as a waiter, chef and later the manager of the restaurant at the Allemanskraal Dam, Holiday Resort in the Free State, William Matasane became a farmer in the Senekal district. He purchased the farm Verblyden with a grant from the DRDLR and a loan from the
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Ramodisa Monaisa believes farming is all about teamwork September 2015 Ramodisa Monaisa, a farmer from the North West Province, believes that a good farmer has to be a team player. This is why he is so involved in the organisational structures of agriculture. He has been a member of Grain SA for ten years and
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Plan ahead and order inputs timeously August 2015 We all know the phrase time management. It would be great if we could manage time to suit our needs and deadlines. But, it always runs out, just when we need it the most. Unfortunately time can’t be managed. Each second will tick away into eternity…No one
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Why, when and how regularly do we need to take soil samples August 2015 We have no sooner completed the harvesting of the last seasons crops when we have to start the physical and financial planning for the basket of summer crops to be planted in the 2015 to 2016 summer production season. One of
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How to apply proper financial management August 2015 Why are you farming? Yes, you like to farm but surely the real reason is because you want to make money, therefore your business must be financially successful. How do you know your farming business is financially successful? There is but one answer to this question –
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