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Theme:
Harvest
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Editor: Aubrey Kruger
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Niche
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COVER
We celebrate harvest time with a cover
which captures this moment in time. Read
harvesting-related articles such as the
financial impact of effective harvesting,
pre-season planning and innovation time.
p 4, 26 and 32.
GENERAL
02 Editor’s letter: Its harvest time!
03 Cartoon: Pieter & Tshepo
03 Heard all over...
40 In short
AGRICULTURAL
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Theme: The financial impact of
harvesting efficiency
Trough Management in feedlots
Niche market: Lavender
Prepare for the harvest season
GIS: Everything that you can map
FINANCIAL
ARTICLES
18 Producer focus: The Gratz Brothers
20 Area focus: Oos-Londen – From the
West... to the East...
29 Producer focus: From top cop to
growing crops
32 Innovation: Harvesting: Not just tons per
hectare but also “digital bites” per
hectare
34 Hunting: Why reload?
44 Area focus: Hartbeesfontein – The
heartbeat of the Northwest
60 HR: Trauma in the workplace
62 Perspective: It is the most wonderful
time of the year – It’s harvest time
NEWS
09 Agri-talk show at Nampo 2018
10 The Making of Heroes
36 The research results are in and a
new-look magazine is here!
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38 Draf en Trap is Ottosdal’s gem
39 News: Mixed grill
40 Senwes Nampo celebrate 52
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Insurance: Under-insurance
Senwes Credit provide unique solutions
to clients
Personal Financial Planning: Keep your
eye on the goal
What does a woman and insurance
have in common?
Grain brokers: Factors which inflluence
price risk decisions
Grain market prospects
COLUMN
02 From the Word: Rev Willie Botha
64 Food for thought: Milanie Vosloo
LIFESTYLE
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In the kitchen: Venision potjie
Gardening: Work on your winter and
spring garden now
Win a copy of Hoop wat
kaalvoet loop
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