RAPID RESPONSE TEAM ready for action November 2024 The minister of agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has established a rapid response team in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Animal Diseases Act, to deal with all current outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). This follows a Disease Management Area declaration gazetted by the minister to prevent the spread
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Improving skills through training November 2024 GRAIN SA’S FARMER DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTS FARMERS TO BECOME BETTER, MORE SUCCESSFUL FARMERS. THE TEAM IS ACTIVE IN THE FIELD, WORKING AT GRASSROOTS LEVEL THROUGH FARM VISITS, STUDY GROUP SESSIONS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. This team brings experience, knowledge, expertise and commitment to equipping farmers towards better agricultural practices, as well
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The Corner Post November 2024 THE 38-YEAR-OLD DIEKETSENG MAHLELEHLELE WAS CHOSEN AS A 2024 FINALIST IN THE GRAIN SA POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL FARMER OF THE YEAR CATEGORY. THIS VIBRANT YOUNG FARMER ATTENDED HER FIRST GRAIN SA STUDY GROUP MEETING WITH HER FATHER IN 2015. THIS HAD SET THE WHEELS IN MOTION TO REALISING HER DREAM. In
A word from… Nkgono Jane (again) October 2024 I AM SO HAPPY TO BE BACK WITH YOU AND THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAMME. COMING BACK AFTER A WHILE HAS MADE ME REALISE HOW VERY IMPORTANT IT IS TO REMEMBER WHY THIS PROGRAMME EXISTS. IT IS TO HELP YOU, THE FARMER PRODUCING CEREALS, GRAINS AND OIL SEEDS,
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SOIL TILLAGE: Do the right thing, right October 2024 Martiens du Plessis, soil scientist and soil and crop consultant PLANTS NEED TO TAKE UP SUFFICIENT WATER AND NUTRIENTS FROM THE SOIL TO GROW. THIS IS THE FUNCTION OF THE PLANT’S ROOTS. THEREFORE, ROOTS NEED TO BE STIMULATED FROM DAY ONE TO GROW OPTIMALLY. THE
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Criteria for choosing the BEST HYBRID FOR YOUR FARM October 2024 GRANT PRINGLE, AGRONOMY MANAGER, PANNAR SEED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THAT FARMERS MAKE EVERY YEAR IS THE SELECTION OF A PACKAGE OF HYBRIDS TO PLANT. WHEN SELECTING A SUITABLE HYBRID PACKAGE, THE YIELD PERFORMANCE AND HEDGING OF RISKS ARE BOTH
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CALIBRATING your planter MAXIMISES THE YIELD October 2024 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT EVERY PLANTER SHOULD BE CLEANED IN PREPARATION TO HEAD BACK TO THE FIELD EACH SEASON. HOWEVER, GETTING A PLANTER READY FOR OPTIMUM PLANTING IS MORE THAN JUST CLEANING. PLANTER CALIBRATION MUST BE DONE PROPERLY BEFORE PLANTING TO MAXIMISE THE YIELD. A
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07 Oct 2024 NAMPO Park, South Africa – The NAMPO ALFA Expo, scheduled to take place from October 17-19, 2024, is set to be a landmark event for the livestock, hunting, and outdoor industries. Building on the overwhelming success of NAMPO ALFA 2023, which saw a record-breaking number of tickets scanned at the gates and
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PLANTING DATE IMPACTS YIELD POTENTIAL October 2024 GRAIN FARMERS MUST MAKE MANY IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS EVERY YEAR BEFORE EACH NEW SEASON. VERY OFTEN DECISIONS ARE MADE ACCORDING TO PREVAILING WEATHER AND SOIL CONDITIONS, OR THE NUMBER OF HECTARES TO BE PLANTED. Two of the decisive decisions that have a major impact on the yield at
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