Two (or more) heads are better than one May 2022 LOUISE KUNZ, PULA IMVULA CONTRIBUTOR The first winner in the small-scale maize farmer category of Grain SA’s grow for gold national yield competition was Gardner Khulekani Khumalo who was featured in the February 2021 issue of Pula Imvula. There are however two other Khumalos
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Early weed removal is important May 2022 Grain SA’s farmer development team is continuously assessing the risks being faced by developing and potential commercial farmers. Our programme has a number of tools which can be employed to mitigate the risks and lead new farmers onto a more viable and sustainable path. Conducting crop inspections is
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A word from … Derek Mathews May 2022 Grain SA has asked farmers to tell us first-hand what the challenges are that they are facing. Throughout the country the answer is the same – inputs are too expensive which makes it difficult to make any profit. I long for the day when we don’t
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Look after your harvester for better results May 2022 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT A Combine harvester is a complex machine that gathers, threshes and cleans grain. To do this the implement needs a power source which is the engine. Combines need to be properly equipped and adjusted for the crop to be
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