Quality hybrids yield high oil content
Oilseed crops are the second-largest source of food after cereals, with a large expansion worldwide due to high demand for vegetable edible oil. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the four most important...
Winning yields for these producers
Grain SA hosted the first Grow for Gold National Yield Competition in Muldersdrift on Thursday 15 October 2020, celebrating 46 producers – from commercial to small-scale farmers – across 16 categories for outstanding yields...
Benchmarking – a powerful tool
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) is not new to benchmarking and the effective use thereof to measure farm-level competitiveness. BFAP is part of the international agri benchmark network, where various crop-producing...
Kies die regte sonkragstelsel
Met die afname in die koste van kragkomponente asook stygende elektrisiteitspryse, is daar al hoe meer huishoudings en besighede wat sonkrag begin oorweeg. Die moontlikheid vir gereelde beurtkrag na afloop van die grendeltydperk ondersteun...
Bacterial diseases of maize tough to control
Bacterial diseases of maize can cause headaches for producers. A recent increase in the incidence and spread of bacterial leaf streak (BLS) makes it important to understand this disease in order to develop management...
Less soil loss with these designs
The purpose of agricultural drainage is to remove excess water from the soil in order to enhance crop production. In some soils, the natural drainage processes are sufficient for the growth and production of...
Vooruitsig vir die wisselkoers lyk bleek
Dit is uiters waaghalsig om op hierdie tydstip in die wêreld- en Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie akkurate voorspellings oor ekonomiese veranderlikes te maak – veral wat die randwisselkoers betref.
Voordat ’n mening gewaag word oor wisselkoersvooruitsigte na...
Kan jou boerdery jou bekostig?
‘n Produsent se lewenskoste het ’n groot invloed op die finansiële lewensvatbaarheid van sy boerdery. Omdat produsente en lede van hulle familie wat by die boerdery betrokke is nie ’n formele salaris vir hulle...
Stikstof kan mielies maak of breek
My mielies is geel! Wat kan die probleem wees? Die maklike antwoord is dat die grond nat is en dat die stikstof geloog het.
Die waarheid is dat die stikstof wel kon loog. Loging is...
Concerns over Ivermectin black market sales and product availability
Animal health company, Afrivet, issued a statement on Thursday 28 January, calling for the public to be responsible when procuring Ivermectin.
‘The very sudden demand increase for Ivermectin injectable products based on beliefs that Ivermectin...
