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editor in chief
To improve records
and to keep record
THE 2017 MAIZE CROP EX-
CEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS,
WITH THE NATIONAL
CROP ESTIMATE COMMIT-
TEE PREDICTING RECORD
CROPS IN VARIOUS AREAS,
AS WELL AS IN CERTAIN
SENWES AREAS, BRINGING
ITS OWN UNIQUE
CHALLENGES
I
t makes me think of the word
record. This word comes
from the old French word record,
which means to remember, and
from the Latin word recordari,
where cor refers to the heart.
And this is what records do - it
creates the ability to remember.
This word is used in many a
saying. To keep a record of some-
thing, while record can also refer
to the best result ever achieved,
for the record, off the record and
then we adjust the record (facts).
It is evident that the word record
has a number of meanings.
With a record crop being expect-
ed, the Senwes Grainlink team
is definitely more than ready
for the intake of the crop and
additional storage capacity has
been created at certain silos in the
form of silo bags and bunkers.
It is record time at Senwes and
in addition to the record crop,
Hennenman silo became the first
Senwes silo and the first silo
2
in South Africa to be equipped
with solar power. 1 120 solar
panels were erected at the
silo - something to record and
take note of! Pioneering!
Senwes Chief Executive Officer,
Francois Strydom, talks about the
financial results of the 2016/2017
year and emphasises that Sen-
wes performed particularly well,
particularly when comparing it to
the rest of the agricultural sector.
The Senwes Spinners enter a new
decade with the 11th Senwes
Spinners cricket finals for farm
schools, in which Humansvlakte
and Manana Primary Schools
competed in May. It was a final
to enter into the record books.
Senwes Equipment breaks new
ground in the Eastern Cape and
we visit Aliwal North and Ugie
branches on the eve of the opening
of the East London branch in
August.
But records don’t just happen
- you have to work hard for it,
particularly af