The Corner Post September 2025 HLALELI JOSEPH KHLALELI (52) WAS HONOURED TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE NEW ERA COMMERCIAL CATEGORY IN THIS YEAR’S FARMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. HE GREW UP ON WINNIEFRED FARM IN THE PHUMELELA DISTRICT NEAR THE LESOTHO BORDER, WHERE HIS FATHER, BUTI SAMUEL KHLALELI, WAS A FARM WORKER. THIS INSPIRED HIM
PGP’s role in improving food security September 2025 SOUTH AFRICA IS CURRENTLY FACING A SEVERE HUNGER CRISIS, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY IMPACTING CHILDREN. ACCORDING TO THE DG MURRAY TRUST, HUNGER IN SOUTH AFRICA IS A ‘SILENT EPIDEMIC’, AS SYSTEMIC ISSUES HAVE LEFT MANY CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WITHOUT ADEQUATE ACCESS TO FOOD AND NUTRITION – A RIGHT
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Pula/Imvula Grain SA magazine for emerging farmers September 2025 Publication: September 2025 Section: Pula/Imvula
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From the PGP desk August 2025 Liana Stroebel, Operations and Training Manager at PGP, sadly passed away from cancer on 4 June this year. She was a dedicated team member, passionate about farmer development, a fun-loving colleague and loyal friend who will be sorely missed. May she rest in peace. TRIBUTE We got to know
Meet the 2025 Farmer of the Year finalists August 2025 LOUISE KUNZ, ASSISTANT EDITOR, PULA THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE GRAIN SA FARMER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION IS NOT ABOUT WINNING, BUT ABOUT CELEBRATING THE LEARNING, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND HARD WORK OF THE THOUSANDS OF FARMERS WHO ARE PART OF THE FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
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Why it is important to keep your equipment clean August 2025 VALERIE CILLIERS, PULA CONTRIBUTOR RECENT OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES SUCH AS FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN CATTLE, BIRD FLU IN POULTRY AND GOSS’S WILT IN MAIZE HAVE REMINDED FARMERS HOW IMPORTANT STRONG BIOSECURITY MEASURES ARE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN FARMS. THESE DISEASES DO NOT JUST HURT FARMERS’
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Farms, food and trade protection is crucial August 2025 DR GODFREY KGATLE, RESEARCH COORDINATOR, GRAIN SA THE BIOSECURITY SUMMIT 2025 WAS A KEY GATHERING AIMED AT HELPING FARMERS PROTECT THEIR CROPS AND LIVESTOCK FROM DAMAGING THREATS, SUCH AS GOSS’S WILT AND FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. THESE DISEASES NOT ONLY REDUCE HARVESTS AND ANIMAL HEALTH, BUT CAN
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Calibrate implements to maximise yield and profit August 2025 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT FARMING IS ALL ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT ACTION CORRECTLY. THIS WILL INCREASE YOUR YIELD AND PROFITS. THE CALIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT PROFITABILITY BY IMPROVING EFFICIENCY, REDUCING WASTE, ENSURING QUALITY AND PREVENTING COSTLY ERRORS. The mistake of not
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Be aware of purple fleck on soybeans August 2025 DR GODFREY KGATLE, RESEARCH COORDINATOR, GRAIN SA DURING THE HARVESTING SEASON, SOYBEAN FARMERS WERE URGED TO STAY ALERT WHEN REPORTS OF PURPLE STAIN, A DISEASE CAUSED BY CERCOSPORA KIKUCHII, SURFACED. THIS ARTICLE AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RISING INCIDENCE OF CERCOSPORA IN SOYBEANS, ITS
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BIOSECURITY IN ACTION: Managing risk on South African farms August 2025 DR LAVINIA KISTEN, RESEARCH COORDINATOR, AND MLIBO QOTOYI, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST INTERN, GRAINSA. FIRST PUBLISHED IN SA GRAAN/GRAIN, JUNE 2025. EVERY DAY, FARMERS WORK HARD TO PROTECT THEIR CROPS FROM THREATS THEY CAN SEE – DROUGHT, PESTS, DISEASES, WEEDS. BUT SOME OF THE BIGGEST RISKS
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