2016

Nkgono Jane says… April 2016 There are so many allegations of corruption in the news these days. We know that if you are involved in corruption then you are not a good South African law abiding citizen. You are not contributing to building our beautiful country and creating a home for future generations. This brought

HARVEST TIME – failing to plan, is planning to fail April 2016 Every pip counts. Take time this season to consider this. We have experienced a terrible drought this year and as a result the maize price is set to remain high. As farmers we need to do everything in our power to maximise our

The how’s and why’s of yield estimation April 2016 The current production year has been one of the most difficult in over thirty years with only some provinces and districts receiving rain critical to establishing a maize crop at the planned optimum planting window. Early plantings in some provinces suffered enormous heat stress from the

CANOLA – cut Sclerotinia stem rot down to size April 2016 Sclerotinia stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) is one of the world’s biggest threats when it comes to canola production and the obtainment of high yields. Up until 2013 the effect of the disease on the South African canola industry was regarded as negligible small. Since

Do your soybeans a favour with moisture conservation April 2016 Soybeans will usually be grown in a rotation with other suitable crops in your farming area whether under irrigation or dry land production system. This article will examine some of the factors to keep in mind when implementing a moisture conservation programme in dry land

Here’s your SUNFLOWER tick list for April April 2016 Planting and harvesting can be a very rewarding venture if you make the effort to do things correctly. You need to take time to plan your operations carefully and be sure not to cut any corners. As sunflowers are a hardy crop and can be very

When risk appears, valuable lessons can be learned April 2016 In a previous article we have defined risks as the possibility that unforeseen, unplanned, unnatural, out of the ordinary, unexpected events may occur and could cause a loss of some nature. Remember as a farmer when you commence with the production of an agricultural product