Successful hybrid selection October 2018 One of the most important decisions that farmers make every year is the selection of a package of hybrids to plant. When selecting a suitable hybrid package, yield performance and hedging of risk are important considerations. This is complemented by the hybrids’ agronomic characteristics and disease tolerance attributes. The following
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THE CORNER POST October 2018 The Indian activist, Mahatma Gandhi, touched many lives with his philosophical thoughts, like ‘Find yourself in the service of others’. In this series of The Corner Post we feature the mentors and provincial co-ordinators who find themselves in the service of Grain SA and emerging farmers throughout South Africa. These
CANOLA – what to look out for during October October 2018 In October we start to prepare to harvest the rewards of our labours of the past months. All topdressings, fungicide sprays and herbicide applications are a thing of the past. Canola that is in the early pod filling could still be prone to late
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NKGONO JANE SAYS… October 2018 I have been thinking recently about what makes a good person and what makes a good citizen of South Africa? Now and again I ask myself – what is the purpose of my life? What gives my life meaning? As a person, I believe that I am on earth to
