Eastern Cape farmers learn about crop rotation January 2025 THE ZANYOKWE IRRIGATION SCHEME (ZIS) FALLS UNDER KEISKAMMAHOEK IN THE EASTERN CAPE. DESPITE HEAVY RAINFALL, MORE THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS GATHERED HERE FOR A FARMERS’ DAY IN SEPTEMBER 2024. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT WAS TO PROMOTE THE GROWING OF CERTAIN WINTER AND SUMMER CROPS IN THE
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Top tips FOR FARMERS January 2025 COMPILED BY LOUISE KUNZ, ASSISTANT EDITOR: PULA Farm management forms an integral part of a successful farming operation. January is a good time to plan for the upcoming production year. Farmers should then make decisions such as what to plant and what to buy for the new season.
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Genetic and mechanised innovations in SA maize production January 2025 DR GODFREY KGATLE, RESEARCH COORDINATOR. FIRST PUBLISHED IN SA GRAAN/GRAIN, NOVEMBER 2024. MAIZE IS CRITICAL TO FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA, CONTRIBUTING ABOUT 50% TO 60% OF THE POPULATION’S CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE. IT IS PRIMARILY CONSUMED IN THE FORM OF MAIZE MEAL (MIELIE MEAL), WHICH
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A GOOD NAME is important January 2025 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT THE PLANTING HAS BEEN DONE AND THE CROPS ARE GROWING. NOW THE MARKETING OF YOUR PRODUCTS NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION. YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION CONCERNING THE MARKETING OF YOUR GRAIN AND OILSEEDS. This means that you can do nothing and
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Manage your chickens’ breeding cycle January 2025 LEONARD THAPHATHI, AGRICULTURAL MANAGER, TIGER BRANDS GROWING A FLOCK OF CHICKENS IN A SHORT TIME MAY REQUIRE MORE OF AN INVESTMENT THAN JUST BUYING A COUPLE OF HENS AND A ROOSTER TO DO THE WORK. TO GET YOUR FLOCK TO GROW QUICKLY, NEEDS MUCH MORE TIME AND
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Protect your WORKERS against injuries January 2025 MARIUS GREYLING, INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT THE TERM ‘WORKMAN’S COMPENSATION’ IS THE COMMON NAME USED FOR A COMPLICATED ACT. IT REFERS TO THE COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES ACT (NO. 130 OF 1993, or COIDA) AND THE COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES AMENDMENT ACT (NO.
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Farmers get training on best practices January 2025 PATRICIA ZIMU, LEVY OFFICER AND MARKETER, GRAIN SA GRAIN SA PRESENTED AN IMBIZO IN LICHTENBURG ON 23 OCTOBER 2024, THEMED END-TO-END FARMING PRODUCTION. STAKEHOLDERS FROM GRAIN SA, PANNAR, BAYER AND THE FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (FABI) COLLABORATED ON THIS INITIATIVE. The Imbizo’s main focus was
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The Corner Post January 2025 ALTHOUGH MARTIN BOTHA WAS NEVER A CROP FARMER, HE GAINED GOOD KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL CROP FARMING THROUGH HIS POSITIONS AT SEED AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANIES. AFTER RETIRING TWELVE YEARS AGO, MARTIN BECAME ONE OF THE MENTORS OF THE FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FDP) OF PHAHAMA GRAIN PHAKAMA
