What does CEC on your soil test mean? December 2020 Richard McPherson, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to richard@agrimetrix.co.za One column in your soil test report headed cation exchange capacity (CEC) is often overlooked or not understood. This is a very important aspect of soils to take note of in order to monitor
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Know the planting thresholds relevant to your growing seasons December 2020 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jennymathews@grainsa.co.za Traditionally speaking a threshold is the floor at the very point of the entrance into a building or a room – when one enters that space, one crosses the threshold. It can also
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Face the financial woes of South Africa December 2020 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za The motivation for this article was inspired by an article by Andries Wiese – ‘how SA’s financial woes affect your business,’ published in the Farmer’s Weekly of 29 November 2019. The woes addressed were currency
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Lentils – a possible alternative food crop of the future December 2020 Dr Alina Mofokeng, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom. Send an email to MofokengA@arc.agric.za Lentils (Lens Culinaris) are an annual pulse crop traditionally grown in West Asia, East and North Africa, the Indian Sub-continent and in the recent past in North America and Oceania. It
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Pigeon pea – a potential crop for food and health security December 2020 Dr Alina Mofokeng, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom. Send an email to MofokengA@arc.agric.za Food and nutrition security as well as climate change are serious challenges in the world today. However, many production countries are endowed with unique crops that can grow in harsh
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The influence of cover crops on the flow of fodder, stock and cash December 2020 Pietman Botha, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to pietmanbotha@gmail.com Cover crops and grazing them are becoming increasingly popular. Initially the cover crops were only planted, but these days they are also used as a source of fodder for
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