Do the right thing – treat workers with care and respect July 2020 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jennymathews@grainsa.co.za Much has been said in the media about the plight of farm workers in South Africa. The general picture painted is a very negative one and farmers are generalised as a
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What to look out for in CANOLA as from July July 2020 Chris Cumming, Protein Research Foundation Consultant. Send an email to cummingza1946@gmail.com The planting season is behind us and hopefully we have been able to establish an evenly spaced and uniform stand of canola. This, I believe, is the cornerstone of growing a
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CULTIVAR RE-EVALUATION for the 2020/2021 season July 2020 Written by a retired farmer The dryland production areas in South Africa for soybeans and sunflowers largely overlap with a tendency of more sunflowers being planted in the western regions as the season progresses. Hopefully by now you have harvested both your sunflowers and soybeans and can
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Macroeconomics and your farm July 2020 Marius Greyling, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to mariusg@mcgacc.co.za This may be somewhat of an unfamiliar term to some of you. However, it is something that affects your farm business without you having much control over it. Thus, let’s begin by explaining the term. Economics is the
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SUPPLY AND DEMAND for maize July 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za Global maize production has been raised slightly due to an upward revision in harvested area and yield for the European Union. Utilisation for 2019/2020 is expected to marginally increase by 1% compared to the previous season
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Understanding conservation tillage practices July 2020 Leonard Oberholzer, Market Development Lead – South Africa, Bayer. Send an email to leonard.oberholzer@bayer.com There are many potential economic and environmental advantages for no-till or conservation tillage systems. Generally, a tillage system should provide a proper environment for seed germination and root growth for crop production. Each system
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THE CORNER POST July 2020 Louise Kunz, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to louise@infoworks.biz Francis Davidson, a mentor from the Eastern Cape, believes that optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other. His life is a testimony to this. At 72 he is still very active and
A Word From…Liana Stroebel July 2020 We are finding ourselves in the midst of interesting times with all that is going on in the world. It seems as if the world is finally realising the absolute importance of the agricultural sector and the crucial role that farmers play in their daily lives. This Covid-19 pandemic
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NIXTAMALISATION – adding value through agro-processing July 2020 Petru Fourie, Stefan Links, Dr Marinda Visser and Dr Miekie Human, Grain Research Policy Centre. For more information contact stefan@grainsa.co.za On 20 February 2020, Grain SA, along with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform
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A WORD FROM…Derek Mathews June 2020 The Pula Imvula team chatted with Grain SA’s newly elected chairperson, Derek Mathews. We asked him why he thinks farmers should belong to an organisation like Grain SA. This is what he had to say: ‘Now, more than ever before, it is very important to not only belong, but
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