2022

A word from … Johan Kriel March 2022 At the time of writing this message, it was planting time in the country’s summer grain region. However, planters were in storage because it was too wet to plant with our area drenched in the rain that has been falling almost daily. Crops already in the

How to do your own crop estimate March 2022 KOBIE DE BEER, FORMER MANAGER, INSURANCE SERVICES (HARVEST), SANTAM AGRICULTURE   Using the following information as a guideline, you can estimate your potential crop yield and possible income for the season. Keep in mind that there are many variables that can affect the accuracy of a

These factors influence product prices March 2022 HELEEN VILJOEN, INTERN ECONOMIST AT GRAIN SA    In the current economic climate, retail prices are struggling to stay reasonably priced following country wide unrest and production pressure for raw material producers. These production pressures include steep increases in input costs, that are highly correlated with the total

Calibrate your boom sprayer March 2022 To ensure maximum accuracy from a sprayer you have to calibrate it before the spraying season begins, and re­calibrate it frequently throughout the spraying season. The process of sprayer calibration is designed to ensure that you are spraying the correct amount of liquid (water and poison) onto the desired

An opportunity to ‘Grow for gold’ March 2022 Yield plays an important role in a grain producer’s profitability. Grain SA’s national yield competition for grains, called grow for gold, offers a platform for South Africa’s top producers to compete in various categories and to share their success stories. Categories include dry and irrigated land. Producers

Meet the partners of the Farmer Development Programme March 2022 Coinciding with Grain SA’s dream of a united and prosperous agricultural sector is the dream of South African breweries (sab) that 100% of their direct agricultural suppliers should be skilled, empowered and connected by 2025. That is one of the main reasons why these two