13 Oct 2017 Grain SA celebrated the cream of the country’s grain producing crop during a prestigious gala awards evening, held at The Theatre on the Track in Midrand on Friday, 13 October 2017. This year’s awards ceremony commemorated the 18th year of the grain awards and was attended by Hon Ms Naledi Pandor, Minister
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05 Oct 2017 Grain SA celebrated the successes of its farmer development programme during a jubilant event held in Bloemfontein today. The function, which was attended by more than 300 guests included government representatives, agricultural stakeholders and approximately 190 emerging grain producers. Consisting of four categories, the Day of Celebration honours Subsistence, Smallholder, Potential Commercial
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Canola – monitor and control insects and diseases October 2017 Canola is attracting pests and diseases like any other crop that is produced and this can have a notable effect on the canola yield. The insect that is seen most of all is the plant aphid, while the most problematic insects are the larvae of
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Choose your most profitable summer crop basket October 2017 Another harvesting season is behind you and the planning for the production of your unique mix of summer crops during the 2017 to 2018 season should almost have been finalised by now. Many lessons would have been learnt during the previous seasons production which was mainly
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Nkgono Jane says… October 2017 The United Nations is concerned about the welfare of all people. Some years ago you will recall that they developed Millennium Goals which were aimed at finding solutions to the problems of the world. These expired in 2015 and they subsequently developed what is known as the Sustainable Development Goals
OCTOBER = plan + prepare for next season October 2017 The harvest is in and your maize has been stored or sold. Now starts the planning and preparation for the next season. This process should already have started a few months before the start of the planting season. Advanced planning is crucial to a successful
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Prepare for the new minimum wage October 2017 I think that it would be fair to say when the announcement was made regarding the national minimum wage of R20 per hour or R3 500 for a 40-hour work week, we all had mixed feelings about this. Most probably the majority business managers had immediately reacted
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Providing food the old fashioned way October 2017 As you might know too well, those of us who live in rural areas of our country toil daily to feed our families without a consistent supply of running water or electricity. We do not have the option of quickly going to the shop to buy whatever
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The Corner Post October 2017 In this series, The Corner Post is featuring the mentors who form part of the Grain SA mentorship programme. A mentor is that person who gives you advice on how to achieve your own goals and dreams. If there is one thing Soois Scheepers, farmer and mentor in the Amsterdam
The influence of the ratio between nitrogen and potassium on diplodia stalk and root rot complex October 2017 Root rot occurred in places again during the past season. Three main forms of root rot exist in maize in South Africa, namely diplodia and two derived from Fusarium- related fungi. Diplodia is caused by a fungus,
