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How to Crop

Farmer’s Weekly brings you the latest updates news and tips on how to turn your crop farming into a success.

Boosting kikuyu pasturage

Kikuyu is a perennial summer grass that can be over-sown by other pasturage in winter.

Understanding pesticide resistance

Why pesticide resistance is a serious problem, and how farmers can help to prevent it. Paul Donovan explains.
Beetroot pests and diseases

Beetroot pests and diseases

How to deal with root rot, downy mildew, cutworm and other pests.
Preparing your land for winter

Preparing your land for winter

With a long hot summer almost over, it’s easy to become complacent. If you’re not careful, winter can arrive suddenly and find you unprepared.

The basics of growing beetroot

Raised beds, direct sowing, mulching and other basics.

Sawfly – pollinator and pest

Scientific name: Sawfly is the common name for insects belonging to suborder Symphyta of the order Hymenoptera. Distribution: Widespread.

How to grow beetroot

This popular vegetable is fairly easy to grow and produces a good yield.
Interested in selling vegetables?

Interested in selling vegetables?

Before starting production, you should obtain as much information as possible – and ask yourself some tough questions! Commercial vegetable-growing is not for everyone.

Grazing perennial ryegrass

To survive, perennial ryegrass needs good management practices. In particular, farmers should ensure that grazing does not take place too frequently.

Know your crop pests: False codling moth

The false codling moth is a major pest of citrus and other commercial fruit in South Africa, causing a substantial financial loss every year.

Managing weeds, pests and diseases

A brief overview of the basic steps that you should take to protect your crops.

Starting with onions – Part 4

Bill Kerr explains how and when to harvest this crop, how to cure the onions, and how to pack them.
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