Grain SA interviews…June Shongwe August 2016 Jerry Mthombothi, our Nelspruit Development Co-ordinator, recently visited June Shongwe on his farm in the Ehlanzeni district, in the Mpumalanga Province. 38 year old June wants to become a commercial farmer who wants to help other people by creating job opportunities. Where and on how many hectares are you
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SOLOMON MASANGO Where there’s a will, there’s a way August 2016 The beloved Nelson Mandela said: ‘Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them’. When Solomon Masango made the decision to leave the mining industry and return to the farm where he was raised, he was determined to
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06 Jul 2016 How to deal with land claims This information document outline how to deal with the two possible types of claims that can be made on land namely a restitution claim or a labour tenant’s claim. Labour tenant claims are mostly limited to the provinces of Mpumalanga and Kwazulu-Natal. Restitution may be claimed
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04 Jul 2016 What is this wheat import tariff everyone talks about? Recently the wheat import tariff created concerns and various media attention. This resulted in many questions regarding the tariff and the purpose of the tariff. Please read this infographic explaining the tariff and answering the most pressing questions.
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SUNFLOWERS – talk of the town at 50th NAMPO July 2016 The month of May saw the presentation of the 50th NAMPO Harvest Day breaking countless records despite the drought and the tough conditions which the farmers of South Africa have had to endure this past season. The record attendance figures and positive feedback from
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Crop rotation and the use of inoculants for soybean seed July 2016 Farmers are becoming more aware of the importance to implement crop rotation into their management practices. Crop rotation is the practice where farmers rotate the crop planted in a certain land from year to year; this is the opposite of monocropping where a
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Stay focused on your business July 2016 Many farmers are at present experiencing very difficult circumstances especially as far as finances are concerned due to the affects of the drought. And these circumstances are becoming even more concerning especially in those areas hard hit by the drought, mainly the summer grain production areas. And then
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