2019

A WORD FROM…Johan Kriel August 2019 The 2018/2019 season was a tough one. The rain stayed away and the time for planting slowly passed. Then the rain came. Rivers and streams flowed, dams filled and overflowed. The frost stayed away. The world of farming is a weird and wonderful one. Never a boring moment.  Farmers,

Grain SA: An organisation by farmers for farmers July 2019 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jenjonmat@gmail.com As a member of Grain SA you are supporting an organisation that was established to provide support and services specifically to South African grain producers so they have a better chance of higher performance and

Workshop set to boost collaboration and research July 2019 Article submitted by the Grain Research and Policy Centre. Send an email to Miekie Human, Research and Policy Officer at miekie@grainsa.co.za Crop protection is a vital aspect for all production areas and summer grains are no exception. Research has gone a long way in supporting crop

Canola production What to look out for during July to October July 2019 Chris Cumming, Protein Research Foundation Consultant. Send an email to cummingza1946@gmail.com Here is hoping that the farmers have managed to achieve a good, uniform and even canola stand this year. Uniform is important to help us in many timing decisions, such as when

Long way ahead for soybean import strategy July 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za This articles looks at the progress made in terms of South Africa’s soybean import substitution strategy by the DTI. A couple of years ago the DTI came up with a policy to replace soybean imports

Marketing of soybeans – what affects your quality and price July 2019 Written by retired farmer The national crop estimates committee forecast on 26 March for the 2018/2019 soybean crop is a production of 1 276 035 tons (1,27 million tons) from a planted area of 730 500 ha’s. The average yield per hectare being