Maize – what a versatile crop! April 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za Maize is the most common staple for South Africa and most of the world. Maize contains approximately 72% starch, 10% protein, and 4% fat, supplying a substantial amount of energy for humans and animals. Maize
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Estate planning – make time to manage your affairs April 2020 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jennymathews@grainsa.co.za Too many people make the mistake of thinking that estate planning is only something that wealthy people have to do – wrong! Estate planning is for everyone who has accumulated any assets as
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Canola – Factors to consider during April April 2020 Chris Cumming, Protein Research Foundation Consultant. Send an email to cummingza1946@gmail.com 2020 is well on it’s way and the Southern Cape has been blessed with good rains over an extended area. This means that weeds will be germinating which host pests and diseases. Cutworm damage
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Harvesting and handling of SUNFLOWERS April 2020 Written by a retired farmer The 2019 sunflower production season produced 680 000 tons of delivered seed from 515 350 hectares which gives us a national average of 1,32 t/ha. The current futures price is at about R5 800/ton. This implies a gross per hectare value of R7
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Same or higher yield expected for groundnuts April 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za The area planted to groundnuts in South Africa has been fluctuating over the years, mainly due to dry weather conditions. This significantly affects production. A majority of the groundnuts are planted in the western
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Pannar rolls out NEW WHITE MAIZE HYBRIDS April 2020 Christin Hunter, Marketing Commu- nications Manager, Pannar Seed. For more information, send an email to christin.hunter@pannar.co.za When growing maize, or any crop in fact, the goal is to maximise return on investment (inputs). It is important to constantly review the basic principles of maize production
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THE CORNER POST April 2020 Louise Kunz, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to louise@infoworks.biz Clarence Day, an American author and cartoonist, said that ants are good citizens as they place group interests first. These tiny creatures work together and prove that teamwork is really at the heart of great achievement. To Timon filter
Increase PROFITS and reduce fixed costs April 2020 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za In the December 2019 Pula Imvula we discussed and emphasised the different types of costs namely fixed, overhead and input costs. We also indicated a few measures to control these costs, but the emphasis was mainly
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The art of MARKETING your maize April 2020 It is fair to say that many maize farmers have had a near perfect 2019/2020 summer season, and many are still faced with the challenge of marketing their crop for the best possible prices. In truth, many farmers would already have done a good deal of the required
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