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THE CORNER POST July 2019 Louise Kunz, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to louise@infoworks.biz Although Grain SA’s mentorship programme was established to improve the agricultural skills of small-scale farmers and ultimately improve their lives, the mentors have all discovered how much they themselves are benefitting from the programme.  GROWING THROUGH MENTORING Sinegugu Ndamase is

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A WORD FROM… Liana Stroebel June 2019 For most farmers in the maize production areas such as parts of Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the North West, 2019 has not been an easy year due to late rains. Some crops recovered well where others did not.  During seasons like this, it is important for farmers to start

Get this weather app on your cell phone June 2019 Nico Kroese, Manager: Research and Development, South African Weather Service. Send an email to Nico.Kroese@weathersa.co.za Farm management for small scale farmers (SSF’S) poses unique challenges and risks to make a living. No matter how large or small, a farmer needs to use sound management principles.

What can I expect of my Executive representative? June 2019 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jenjonmat@gmail.com The recent Grain SA congress held in early March, saw the election and re-election of a number of farmer representatives to serve on the executive of Grain SA. The question arises, what do these people