Bridging the yield divide: Pannar’s mission to match US maize production
Speaking at the Women and Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2025 at the Gallagher Convention Centre on 26 August, Caiphas Muyambo, representing ...
Tag: maize
Zimbabwe’s maize production is recovering, but import needs remain substantial
They may still need imports of 700 000 tonnes in 2025-26 marketing year. Maize demand in the Southern African region ...
Watch | Harvest time: ‘Let’s call it the season of getting stuck …’
Sporadic grade problems are experienced in areas where earlier maize is being harvested, while some farmers have driven livestock into ...
WATCH | Amos Njoro, Nkosana FarmBoy Mtambo on harvesting difficulties in wet lands
By Lebogang Mashala Nkosana Mtambo has only harvested about 60% of the crop while the rest remain in the wet ...
Portable crop sprayer ideal for small-scale farmers
Michris Janse van Rensburg, a farmer, inventor and founder of Backsaver Equipment based in the Bulfontein area of the Free ...
Farmers experience the effects of collaborating with nature at Regenerative Farming Field Day
Over 50 farmers from across the country gathered at the Tlhokomela Mobu farm in Radium, near Bela-Bela in Limpopo, for ...
Red meat dilemma: Too much meat for impoverished South Africa
Since the beginning of March, more than 2 000 cattle have been on total clearance sales, as commercial cattle farmers ...
Sunny days urgently needed for harvest time
A few sunny days appear to be coming for farmers anxious to harvest their summer crops.
WATCH | Farmer ‘swims’ in his maize field!
Heavy rain and flooding are causing havoc and heartbreak for farmers in certain areas of the country.
Rain brings relief – and harvest headaches
After a dry start to the planting season, many farmers in the summer rainfall region are now facing the opposite ...
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