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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12 Sep 2017 Grain SA App Benefits The app gives producers the opportunity to generate market information for themselves, but also to apply benchmarking. Currently, the app provides the opportunity to insert the following information and to benchmark at national level as well as local level: • Plant intensities • Plant progress • Harvest condition
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04 Sep 2017 Another fuel price hike for September According to a press release from the Central Energy Fund, the petrol price (95) will increase by 47 cents per liter (c/l) and the diesel price by 44 c/l on Wednesday, 6 September 2017.Read the full report here
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Understanding the wheat import tariff September 2017 South Africa produces an average of 1,7 million tons of wheat annually, while the annual average total commercial demand for wheat amounts to just over 3 million tons. In order to meet total commercial demand, South Africa relies on imports which are usually between 40% – 50% of
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Why crop rotation is important in wheat production September 2017 Crop rotation is one of the principle pillars on which conservation agriculture (CA) is based. The other two are minimal soil disturbance and maximum soil cover. The question now is: Why is crop rotation important? To explain this we will start at what do we
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Why does maize lodge? September 2017 Most farmers have already started harvesting this season’s maize. Usually the first lands to be harvested are those that were planted first, or those that experienced stress sometime during the season. Lands that experienced stress are usually the first to show any signs of lodging. Healthy maize plants that
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