Maize

Limagrain’s latest cultivars offer a complete maize package

Limagrain is a seed company owned and operated by farmers, for farmers. In their sixty years of existence, they have already positioned themselves as a world-class player, and now they a...

9 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

VIDEO – Limagrain at NAMPO: 60 years strong

Limagrain is a seed company that is owned and operated by farmers, for farmers. In their sixty-year existence, they have already positioned themselves as a world-class player, and now th...

2 Jun 2025 · < 1 min read

Video: Pioneer – Seeing is believing in Sannieshof

Seeing is believing and that is exactly what farmers did at Pioneer's Agronomy Day at Sannieshof this year: They saw with their own eyes and believed. Pioneer had their various sunflo...

27 May 2025 · < 1 min read

Maize, soya bean, and sunflower farmers flock to Sannieshof: Pioneer delivers and impresses

Pioneer hosts these Agronomy Days in various parts of the country, and the days are characterised not only by the cultivars on display but also by the informative lectures presented. ...

12 May 2025 · 5 min read

Limagrain has good news for maize farmers at NAMPO

With NAMPO just around the corner, the team at Limagrain Field Seeds are eager to welcome you to their stall. But they are not just excited about the upcoming agricultural show, they als...

7 May 2025 · 2 min read

New research for increased maize yields

New in terms of Pioneer's trials Different types of trials are planted in each agent's area each year, such as strip trials, PKP trials ("Product Knowledge Plots") and then, of course...

29 Apr 2025 · 4 min read

Alert on the detection of Goss’s Wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Nebraskensis) on maize in South Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) hereby issues an alert on the detection of Goss’s Wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Nebraskensis) on maiz...

22 Jan 2025 · 2 min read

High sun and temperature effects on maize growth and yield

This article was translated by the publication. Original article supplied in Afrikaans. Maize yields can vary between different production areas in South Africa, even under optimal mo...

14 Jan 2025 · 8 min read

Bullish macro-economic environment and hot U.S. finishing weather boost CBOT prices

Maize CBOT corn prices rebounded from four-year lows, increasing by 12,2% to three-month highs in mid-September, compared to a month prior. While production conditions remained favour...

20 Sep 2024 · 2 min read

Female farmer Mabuyane Mabuza: Transforming the agricultural landscape

Grain, soya beans and a whole lot of love is what keeps Mabuyane Mabuza busy on her farm near Randfontein. With her heart filled with passion for her farm, and her feet always in the soi...

6 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
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