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How To Navigate Feed Production With A Late Break 

Given the challenge of a late break to the season and the resulting poor condition of many livestock, the importance of ensuring sufficient winter and spring feed cannot be overstated. Early dry sowing, a widely used strategy to optimise the…
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How to Boost Your Legume Production: The Double Inoculation Strategy

The inoculation of legumes with Rhizobia bacteria is a well-known and valuable tool for producers for added nitrogen fixation. However, to allow this to happen, an adequate number of rhizobia must be present on the seed and in the soil surrounding…
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Understanding the Significance of Ryegrass Seed Size and Sowing Rate 

Variations in ryegrass seed sizes can present a strategic opportunity for you to adjust sowing rates, potentially leading to significant cost savings while still achieving your production goals. This fine-tuning of seeding rates can be particularly beneficial in different scenarios,…
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5 Things To Keep In Mind When Dry Sowing

5 things to keep in mind when dry sowing. Here in SA, we’ve gotten used to dry sowing and what it entails—from how deep to sow our seed to how to best knock out any competition in the crop. Not only…
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6 Benefits of Multi-Species Pastures

Research surrounding the use of multi-species pastures is growing, and a surprisingly wide range of benefits are being found. The main benefits are seen in the improvement of the health of your soil while also providing high-quality feed for livestock. 1….
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Storing Grains? Here Are Our Top 4 Tips.

Treating stored grain is essential, whether you’re storing seed for next season or waiting for the right price. Insect-damaged grain can be downgraded, reducing quality as well as potential profits. However, several measures can be taken to mitigate this risk….
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New Acid Tolerant Rhizobia Strains Released For 2024

Two new strains of Rhizobia will be added to your inoculant choice for the 2024 season. They will be added into the groups E and F inoculants, meaning the two groups will again be split for next season. Group E will…
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Plant SAP Analysis – A Powerful New Management Tool To Maximise Crop Nutrition.

Plant SAP analysis is fast becoming a powerful management tool for monitoring crop nutrition and maximising yields. What is it, and how is it different?  Plant SAP testing can provide more dynamic crop data than what can be gained through soil testing…
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Blackspot Disease Forecast 2023

SARDI Crop Watch has released its Blackspot disease forecast with an indication towards a ‘highly variable risk’ of blackspot disease of seedling field peas that are sown from late in April through to early May across SA. Some of our…
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Don’t Let Herbicide Plant Backs Ruin Your Crop Choice.

Even if you think it shouldn’t be too much of a worry, it’s worth checking your plant back periods. As you’d know, keeping an eye on herbicides when controlling weeds late in the season and over summer is essential, as…
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