Pula Imvula May 2019 Tswana
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2019
A WORD FROM…Sinelizwi Fakade
A WORD FROM…Sinelizwi Fakade May 2019 As the saying goes, its better late than never! that’s the exact case for Eastern Cape grain farmers, and perhaps farmers throughout the country. From a season rattled by poor rains, late planting dates, volatile fuel prices and policy uncertainty, the general outlook of the season has drastically changed
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Market your maize harvest
Market your maize harvest May 2019 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jenjonmat@gmail.com Smallholders should market or consume their maize harvest strategically to leverage greatest advantage. Over the past few seasons grain SA team members have been encouraged by the progress of the subsistence and smallholder farmers participating in the programme. In
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CROP ESTIMATES – to measure is to know
CROP ESTIMATES – to measure is to know May 2019 Article submitted by a retired farmer As the production season for cash crops progresses, whether produced under dryland or irrigated conditions, the producer is very interested in a final yield prediction for the various crops being grown. In practice the accuracy improves as the crop
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FAW DETECTION IN THE WESTERN CAPE
03 Apr 2019 FAW DETECTION IN THE WESTERN CAPE The first positive detection of FAW larvae on Sweetcorn near Clanwilliam in the Western Cape has been received. The traps in the area also confirmed presence of high numbers of FAW moths. The sample was collected by DAFF DIS and confirmed by the DAFF DIS PH diagnostic
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CREATE A CONTENT WORKPLACE
CREATE A CONTENT WORKPLACE April 2019 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za Many business owner’s/managers will emphasise with enthusiasm that their workforce is their most important resource. This immediately raises the question – why are human beings classified as a resource, such as land, water, buildings, machinery, etc? Surely, the workforce
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SUNFLOWERS and its stages of development
SUNFLOWERS and its stages of development April 2019 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jenjonmat@gmail.com It has been another abnormal season in the summer cropping regions of the country. The late rains saw many farmers only planting their sunflower crops late in January and even into early February. While the sunflower plant
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A brief look at oilseed markets
A brief look at oilseed markets April 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za In this article we take a look at what is happening in the oilseed markets and especially focus on soybeans in terms of supply and demand. GLOBAL SOYBEAN MARKETS The global soybean outlook for 2018/2019 marketing
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