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SENWES FREE Scenario KLANTETYDSKRIFclient magazine VIR for PRODUSENTE producers autumnherfs 2019 FOCUSFOCUS ONON HARVESTINGHARVESTING TIMETIME NAMPO 2019 INNOVATION: FOOD SURVIVING THE WINTER: 08 14 -17 MAY 12 TRACEABILITY 22 WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES? HEAT STRESS AND PRODUCER FOCUS: AREA FOCUS: 26 BEEF PRODUCTION 32 EDZARD BIERMANN 38 STANDERTON Exceptional offers BACKHOE LOADER 3CX & 3DX As low as PRIME -9% linked Monthly/annual payments available BACKHOE LOADER 2DX As low as PRIME -2.5% linked Monthly/annual payments available TELEHANDLERS As low as PRIME -3.5% linked Monthly/annual payments available Valid until 30 April 2019 For any enquiries, please contact your nearest Senwes Equipment whole goods TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY marketer for more information or a demonstration. 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Fax: 018 464 7772 44 13 Years of the “gentleman’s game” [email protected] GENERAL 46 Senwes now in the Eastern Cape! 50 Dipsie is the showpiece of this stud Senwes, 02 Editor's letter: Mahlogonolo a letsatsi Owner: breeder PO Box 31, Klerksdorp, 2570 la matshalo Senwes 59 Nedbank visits Wesselsbron Tel: 018 464 7800 03 Via the grapevine 03 Did you know? Interesting Autumn Facts 60 Coffee: Senwes supports local Printing: Typo businesses 03 Cartoon: Pieter & Tshepo Tel: 011 402 3468 66 Thobo Trust launches school vegetable ARTICLES garden project at Itokisetseng TELEHANDLERS 12 Innovation: Harvest Time is Measurement AGRICULTURAL Time As low as PRIME -3.5% linked 10 Tips for Autumn and early Winter 32 Producer Focus: Edzard Biermann 20 Autumn, Harvest and Nampo Monthly/annual payments available 36 Agri Credit: A few facts from • All rights in terms of the content of Senwes the past 22 Surviving the winter: What are the challenges? 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For any enquiries, please contact your nearest Senwes Equipment whole goods http://fwd2.co/ScenarioGoogle app. ‘Like’ us are stronger than you thinkl! TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY on Facebook at 08 Senwes once again part of Nampo marketer for more information or a demonstration. facebook.com/ harvest day LIFESTYLE ReadScenario 14 Senwes welcomes Staalmeester to the and follow us on 62 In the kitchen: Coconut Chocolate Coffee family ENQUIRIES: Twitter at Cake Antoon Smalberger (082 806 4844) @ReadScenario 16 Silo's - A brief history 71 Gardening: Get ready, it's almost winter! 18 Silo building programs 72 Win a copy of Hoop wat kaalvoet loop Phillip Nel (083 451 3947) Make sure you receive the eScenario newsletter bi-monthly for relevant company and industry news. Sign in at www.senwes.co.za. SENWES SCENARIO | AUTUMN 2019 01 GENERAL COLUMN | RUBRIEK From the Word Rev Willie Botha Mahlogonolo a letsatsi Do you bear fruit? Read Luke 13:6-9 la matshalo Senwes THE FIG TREE HAS often been regarded as a symbol of blessing in the history of Israel. Deuteronomy 8 acknowledg- appy birthday, geluk or mahlogonolo a letsatsi la matsha- es the fig tree as part of God's blessings and the attraction lo Senwes. In short it means "congratulations Senwes". of the Promised Land. The fig tree is also pertinently referred Our producers in South Africa know the different ways of to in the Garden of Eden. For a Jew it was a huge privilege congratulating someone. It doesn't matter how you say it. to sit under his own grapevine or fig tree. It was symbolic of HSenwes will be turning 110 on 15 May 2019. success, peace and happiness. Talking about 15 May. Did you know that the Department of Agricul- ture in the United States was established on this same day in 1862, It takes three years for a fig tree to bear its first fruit. 157 years ago. Other agricultural news is that in 1625, almost 400 According to the law as described in Leviticus 19, the fruit years ago, 15 rebel producers were murdered in Vocklam, Austria. of the first three years may not be eaten. In this parable the tree was therefore 6 or 9 years old. This tree, which was at Senwes shares this day with world famous former boxer, Rocky the peak of its productive life, could bear fruit three times in Marciano, who beat Jersey Joe Walcott on 15 May 1953. One of one season. the best softball players was Joe DiMaggio and on this specific day in 1936, he won his 56th consecutive match with at least one The owner of the orchard looks for figs on the tree. Since home run. Other news is that Napoleon arrived in Milan in 1796 and no fruit is found after three years, he orders the tree to be Amy Johnson flew from South Africa to Croydon in England on this chopped out. Instead of bearing fruit, it is exhausting the soil day in 1936 in a record time of 4 days and 16 hours. and preventing other fruit trees from bearing fruit. The Nampo Harvest Day will also be held during the time of Sen- wes' birthday - it starts on 15 May and will continue until 18 May The landowner is none other than God, while the tree rep- this year. resents the Jewish nation. Jesus is probably the gardener. Jesus taught his people for three years, but the Jews did not Enjoy the coming time - it is harvest time - or you can say in in any believe him. God came to them, He came to look for them, of the 11 official languages, such as Setswana, Nako ya puno e but He did not find a nation living according to His will. atumetse! After the tree was judged, the Gardener brings a request. "Give the tree another chance - I will fertilise it and loosen the soil around the tree. It may even bear fruit next year. If the tree does not respond to this care, You may chop it out.” The parable emphasises the grace of God and it applies Aubrey Kruger to all humanity. Summer passes slowly but surely - God's EDITOR grace also does not last indefinitely. There comes a time when the tree has to bear fruit to fulfil its destiny. Some trees bear fruit from a young age, while others start much later. Jesus invests a lot of time and trouble in each person's tree. Through His Spirit he loosens soil and fertilises to enable us to fulfil our destinies, namely to bear fruit in God's orchard. He represents us with God in an attempt to prevent the judgement of God being carried out. What will Jesus find on your fig tree? Please note: The summer is nearing its end. 02 SENWES SCENARIO | AUTUMN 2019 GENERAL Pieter & Tshepo DID YOU KNOW? Interesting AN INCREDIBLE IMPORTANT WEEK FOR SA AND THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY IN 2019 autumn facts 8 MAY 2019 15 MAY 2019 Monarch butterflies fly south from America YES, FOR SURE PIETER ! AND ARE YOU GOING A WEEK LATER WE CELEBRATE THE in autumn to the relative TO VOTE ON 110TH BIRTHDAY OF SENWES ON warmth of Mexico and parts of 8 MAY TSHEPO? 15 MAY 2019 AS WELL AS NAMPO HARVEST DAY TAKING PLACE FROM 14 TO 17 MAY California. NATIONAL SENWES Traveling at speeds of between 19 ELECTION CELEBRATES and 40 kilometres per hour, they are 2019 110 YEARS ON VOTE ON 8 MAY the only insect that migrates up to 15 MAY 2019 2019 4 000 km for nicer weather.