How to control winter weeds for better grain yields June 2024 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT The 2023/2024 production year’s drought again emphasises the importance of stored moisture in the soil. Having enough moisture will increase a farmer’s chances of realising a relatively good yield. It is the farmer’s responsibility to conserve the
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Weather patterns influence maize prices June 2024 LERATO RAMAFOKO, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST INTERN, GRAIN SA As South Africa navigates through its current grain marketing season, prolonged droughts and recent unfavourable rain conditions have posed significant challenges for local farmers, which is impacting production. However, these late and inconsistent rain patterns have supported prices in the
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CONGRESS 2024: Making plans to thrive amid challenges June 2024 Grain SA’s 2024 congress asked the following question on 13 and 14 March: ‘what keep farmers up at night?’ and the overall focus was that farmers can make plans. Congress served as an excellent platform for Grain SA members, stakeholders, policy makers, researchers and
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The Corner Post June 2024 After completing his school career, Kopano Lentswetshipi (35) joined his father, Ezekiel, on the farm in North West. Kopano has great admiration for Ezekiel, who introduced him to farming when he was just a young boy. ‘He taught me the basics of farming as I worked alongside him on the
Plan ahead to stay sustainable June 2024 In his Chairperson’s report, Derek Mathews, in conjunction with the Grain SA Management Team, gave an overview of the year 2023. This overview of the past grain production year clearly illustrated the pressure on farming margins. While a high international demand for grains and oilseeds led to increased
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20 May 2024 Grain SA’s 56th NAMPO Harvest Day, which was presented from 14-17 May 2024 on NAMPO Park just outside Bothaville, is considered a great success by all accounts. A record number of 86,474 visitors over the four days – as well as 865 exhibitors – confirms the trade fair’s popularity among farmers, exhibitors,
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A (last) word from… Jerry Mthombothi May 2024 After 20 years, it is time to call it a day. A big thank you to Grain SA for giving me the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills to help develop farmers. I worked with 25 study groups with an average of 50 farmers per group.
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