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Monsanto Suid-Afrika (Edms) Bpk, Posbus 69933, Bryanston, 2021. 011 790-8200 [email protected] www.monsanto.com www.facebook.com/MonsantoCo www.twitter.com/MonsantoCo news.monsanto.com/rss uppe marketing 14860 uppe marketing CONTENTS ••••••• 8 OKTOBER • NOVEMBER 2016 gri 4 rewards AOPBRENGS OP LOJALITEIT gri REGISTREER VIR SENWES rewards 51 AGRIREWARDS ARETURN ON LOYALTY NASIE IN GESPREK BY TOEKOMSFOKUSDAG WEN Met Senwes Equipment & FOKUS OP John Deere BLOEMFONTEIN CONTENTS BREEK NUWE GROND Read the Senwes Scenario in English @ www.senwes.co.za ON THE COVER EDITOR'S LETTER TRADENEWS 2 At the heart 23 Grain procurer: Jana Erasmus reads IN THIS EDITION we focus on Bloem- her producers in Bloem fontein with Senwes producer, Charl GENERAL 24 Relationship manager: Willem Yssel on the cover. 3 Cartoon: Pieter & Tshepo Pienaar enjoys job satisfaction 3 Heard all over... The main article is about AgriRe- 25 From Portugal to Bloemfontein - wards which can provide a nice re- Mechanisation with John Morgado MAIN ARTICLE ward for Senwes producers, just by 4 Attention all grain customers! 26 Senwes review FICA process doing business with Senwes. Senwes rewards its loyal customers! 29 Senior grain procurer in We are also in the final straight of Potchefstroom: Heymans believes the Senwes Equipment and John AREA FOCUS in marketing groups Deere competition with the final 88 Bloemfontein: At the heart of dates for entries approaching us in 29 Johan Botha manages everything the coming weeks. relationships IN THE SPOTLIGHT 32 A forage sorghum for every The filming of the new 2017 Nation 16 History at Kleinheuwel purpose in Conversation series also started 42 El Niño or La Niña - Manage at the Future Focus Day at Nampo NEWS nitrogen (N) in the soil Park. Read more about this and 06 John Deere 9570RX - The prince of plenty other articles inside. Enjoy! tractors COLUMNS 20 Senwes’ Young Farmer Future Focus 33 Snakes in and around the farmhouse hosts Nation in Conversation http://fwd2.co/ScenarioApple 27 Enter the Senwes Equipment 38 Safex Scenario’s with Susari and John Deere competitions! 43 Agriwenke 28 Agri NW looks at turnaround 44 Grain market prospects strategy 47 Come rain or shine 31 Moeletsi Mbeki = Guest speaker at 51 Bulls-eye http://fwd2.co/ScenarioGoogle Free State Agriculture Congress 53 Where there's a will there's a way 36 Know your Certisure personnel – 54 Future focus Marelize van Niekerk 57 Food for thought 37 Senwes Grainlink welcomes director with a visit to silo 59 Gardening tips 50 Senwes part of Heilbron Farmers COMPETITION Treat’ Golf Day 59 Win with Hannon Read the Senwes Scenario online at www.scenario.co.za or download the 60 Wen a copy of Jou Scenario app. voetpad na vrede Make sure you receive the eScenario ‘Like’ us on Facebook at facebook.com/ newsletter bi-monthly for relevant ReadScenario and follow us on Twitter at WOMEN company and industry news. @ReadScenario Sign in at www.senwes.co.za. 60 Milanie Vosloo SENWES Scenario • OCT/NOV 2016 1 •••• EDITOR'S LETTER EDITOR IN CHIEF Marlon Abrahams Tel: 018 464 7349 At the heart [email protected] IN THE FOCUS ON as indicated by the slogan of the EDITOR University of the Free State: "A Aubrey Kruger BLOEMFONTEIN AS A nation which looks after its agri- Tel: 018 464 7449 CITY, PRODUCER CHARL culture, provides for its future". [email protected] We also report on the Senwes YSSEL AND SENWES’ AgriRewards-scheme which was ADVERTISEMENTS INVOLVEMENT THERE, launched to look after its pro- Mariëtte Hugo ducers, which are at the centre Tel: 018 464 7505 REFERENCE WAS MADE of everything. We also visit [email protected] TO A NUMBER OF John Deere and Senwes Equip- DESIGN AND LAYOUT ment, which form an integral Mercia Venter TERMS RELATING TO THE part of the company, and read [email protected] HEART SEVERAL TIMES. about the first new John Deere 9570RX tractor which was CONTRIBUTORS delivered at the Van der Lindes. Dr Erik Adriaanse, Wèan Benadie, number of idioms refer Congresses are the annual Ds Carel Botma, Ds Willie Botha, Ato the heart, such as at the meeting place of stakeholders in Carl Fourie, Japie Fransman, Thys heart, learn by heart, etcetera. the industry and we report on Grobbelaar, Jenny Matthews, Johan However, it is interesting that the Free State Agriculture and Norval, Susari Geldenhuys, Gerrit the reference to heart in a lot Northwest Agriculture congress- Oosthuizen, Jan Serfontein and of idioms is due to a mistake. es which were held recently. Milanie Vosloo. When something is from the This edition also features Jan heart, it forms the core of your Serfontein's first hunting article, SUBSCRIPTION thoughts, and when you learn which he will be writing on a reg- Marie Erasmus something by heart, you mem- ular basis for Scenario. Technical Tel: 018 464 7568 orise it. However, it refers to articles such as Safex Scenarios Fax: 018 464 7772 the brain and not the heart. with Susari, Come rain or Shine [email protected] The reason why it was linked and Grain Market Prospects, as to the heart, is that the ancient well as guidelines by Gerrit Oost- OWNER Greeks made an incorrect analysis huizen regarding planning for the Senwes, PO Box 31, of our bodily functions. The future also appear in this edition. Klerksdorp, Greeks believed that the heart was Our faith can certainly not 2570 the most important organ and that be left out and is definitely the Tel: 018 464 7800 intelligence, memory and emotion heartbeat or central point of out existence - we feature spiritual were situated in this organ. This PRINTING articles such as those of Jen- view was carried through the Colorpress ages and became the basis of all ny Mathews, Milanie Vosloo, Tel: 011 493 8622 these idioms and expressions. Willie Botha and Carel Botma. Nowadays it refers to the Producers, you are core of something. In the case of the heartbeat and at the Bloemfontein, the city is situated heart of South Africa! • All rights in terms of the content of Senwes in the centre (heart) of South Scenario are reserved in terms of the provisions Africa. The term is also relevant in of Article 12 (7) of the Copyright Act. • The owner and publisher accept no responsibility respect of agriculture. The agri-sec- Aubrey Kruger for any comments in adverts, promotion articles tor plays the most important role EDITOR or from contributors. in producing food for the nation, 2 OCT/NOV 2016 • SENWES Scenario THIS AND THAT ••••••• Pieter & Tshepo Family business under the magnifying glass FRANCOIS STRYDOM Senwes Group Executive Officer His view regarding assets and intellect The evolution! Of the grainbag. Keep an eye out for the next Senwes in a family farming business. Scenario for an interesting article about this. “THE first thing to understand is that intellect and assets are two you market in bulk. Unity is STAND BY PRODUCERS separate entities.” strength in respect of expansion.” IN DROUGHT ANDRE DIEDERICHS DJ VAN DER LINDE Free State Agriculture Young The Agri SA Drought Founder of FABASA Disaster Fund needs your help. Andre Diederichs puts the impact of Farmer of the Year family business in perspective. About a father as mentor: HOW TO MAKE YOUR DONATION MY father had an excellent poli- Donations can be made via the “81% of registered businesses in “ webpage www.droogteramp- cy of creating opportunities. South Africa are family businesses. ” fonds.co.za with various payment In agriculture 96% of all business- options like EFT, Credit cards, FRANCOIS STRYDOM es are family businesses.” Check and Debit cards, SnapScan Senwes Groep Uitvoerende Hoof or by SMS at R30 per SMS. HENDRIK WESSELS About the advantages of growing up PricewaterhouseCoopers on a farm. WHY MUST I CONTRIBUTE? Hendrik Wessels emphasises the Senwes appeals to all concerned “CHILDREN in farming have a South Africans to stand by our importance of farmers’ children work- huge advantage - they just under- producers because they play ing for other farmers first. stand the fundamentals much a critical role in the food se- better.” curity of this country and the “THE fathers are often the ones economy of the countryside. who don't want to allow it. It is a very good thing to experience the HEINRICH BOTHA world out there and to then come Producer in Bultfontein “TO create a vehicle which can back as a success story to take over Talks about looking after one another promptly change driver.” the farming business.” in a family farming business. HENDRIK WESSELS GERHARD BRUWER “I would like to give my father PricewaterhouseCoopers the opportunity to retire. It is Grain SA Senior Manager and one About the importance of communi- of three brothers farming together something for which I have to work.” cation.