by Remitto | Nov 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Month: November 2019 The future of food security lies within our seeds In a 16-minute documentary, Dr Cary Folwer explains that crops are on the front line of our changing world, and more importantly that the seeds from which these crops sprout are,...
by Remitto | Sep 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
The adage goes that the day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. And while farmers understand this piece of wisdom exceptionally well, they also know that what they do with that seed, even before planting it, can improve the quality and the size of the...
by Remitto | Sep 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
The 2018/19 maize season was not quite what farmers expected after the bumper 2017/18 crop. This past season, many producers were faced with difficult weather conditions – the rain came almost too late for some to finish planting while soaring temperatures and very...
by Remitto | Aug 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Potatoes like all starchy staple foods get a bad rep for being boring, but of all the vegetables and staple foods this one brings the most diversity to the table – boiled, baked and fried the possibilities are endless and healthy if you do it right. Potatoes are...
by Remitto | Jul 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Despite cover crops being trumpeted as the go-to for improving soil fertility, many summer grain producers still today decide to leave their fields fallow in winter. Planting cover crops do come with its own set of advantages and drawbacks which must be thoroughly...
by Remitto | Jun 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Now that you’re done harvesting, winter maintenance can begin. While many may think that farmers are ‘on holiday’ during winter, we know that the work never stops. Weed management is an important maintenance task that should be kept up throughout the year even if you...
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