Know your pests: Fall armyworm July 2022 ELRIZA THERON, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, CROPLIFE It is imperative that farmers can identify pests to ensure early management with the right set of tools. Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) entered South Africa in 2016, with devastating results on their preferred host plants, maize and sweetcorn. They are
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Effective control of winter weeds is important July 2022 DR MARYKE CRAVEN, SENIOR RESEARCHER, ARC-GRAIN CROPS Winter annual weeds are weeds that can germinate during the autumn and live throughout the winter. These weeds continue to mature, flower and set seed during the spring and then die during the summer. Fleabane (Conyza spp) and
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An introduction to basic groundnut production July 2022 DR WIKUS SNIJMAN, PROJECT MANAGER: GROUNDNUT BREEDER SEED, ARC-GRAIN CROPS Groundnuts are primarily utilised for human consumption in terms of the raw seed, peanut butter, oil and other by-products. The correct cultivation of groundnuts can present farmers and consumers with a very high nutritional crop and
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Key steps to maintain soil health July 2022 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRICUL- TURAL CONSULTANT Soil sampling is the basis of all optimal fertiliser and lime recommendations to maximise the yield and profit. When the soil potential, soil sampling and laboratory analyses for nutrient results are available, it is possible to determine the optimal liming
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Meet the partners of the Farmer Development Programme July 2022 PULA IMVULA EDITORIAL TEAM The American entrepreneur, inventor and business magnate Steve Jobs said that great things in business are never done by one person, but by a team of people. With several great partnerships making up the team it is not surprising
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The Corner Post July 2022 LOUISE KUNZ, PULA IMVULA CONTRIBUTOR Although Luvuyo Mbutho (59) had to endure many challenges since becoming a farmer, he has persevered thanks to the support of his neighbouring farmers. He has also benefitted greatly from the input from Grain SA’s mentorship programme. TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK Luvuyo is
Teamwork leads to success July 2022 The farming community has been failed by disastrous infrastructure and network challenges. From road building together to stories of farmers helping other farmers to finish planting their crops in the early season and experienced farmers mentoring new farmers, the value of a community that works together has been evident
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