The Russia-Ukraine war has had a major impact on the local farming industry, with the cost of fertilisers and fuel increasing drastically since the start of the conflict. Disruptions in global food supply chains and the skyrocketing price of sunflower oil further reflect the pressure experienced over the past months. At farm level, sunflower seed production plays an important role as an ideal crop within the grain farmer crop production and crop rotation system, especially in the warmer and drier areas of the Free State, North West and Limpopo. Sunflower seeds are also an important food source in South Africa – the seeds are pressed and crushed for their oil, which is primarily used as cooking oil in many local households. The extraction process of oil from seed results in sunflower meal, or sunflower oilcake, which is a valuable by-product in the feed industry. It is a powerful and excellent protein source used in the formulation of livestock feed. Among many others, niche sunflower oil use includes being used as sunflower fat spread or margarine, and it is also an important ingredient in skincare, acting as an emollient agent in cosmetic products.

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This is sunflower seed grown by one of the farmers in Britz, that is part of the High Oil Content Programme, Sygenta - SY3970 for 2022 season.

For many grain producers, the sunflower crop has played an important part in making the sums add up at the end of the season. SY 3970CL is a sunflower cultivar that not only brings in the money, but that actually make the purse bulge.

Syngenta is seen as the world leader in sunflower genetics and with the merging of Syngenta and Sensako, Sensako now has direct access to top sunflower genetics from across the world. According to Andries Wessels, Product Development Manager at Syngenta, the South African sunflower producer can now capitalise on this availability of the latest genetics and high oil content cultivars with additional tolerance to herbicides.

It is with great pride that CEOCO can announce another successful audit in the recertification of the internationally recognised OHSAS 18001:2007.

The standard defines the Occupational health & Safety management system requirements to which CEOCO subscribes. CEOCO has developed an integrated safety, health and environmental program to meet its policy, objectives and regulatory requirements and works towards continual improvement of the work environment for our employees, contractors and visitors health & safety.

The yearly Limpopo Windpompfees is hosted by “Euphoria Christelike Onafhanklike Skool” and takes place in Naboomspruit at Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro.

The name of the festival is based on the symbolism of the windpomp (afrikaans word meaning windmill) and representative of the fact that school produces “water” for itself which will then flow into the rest of the community.

The invasion of the False Armyworm should be declared a national disaster so that emergency funds can be made available to affected provinces before it reaches “catastrophic levels” the DA said on Monday.

DA MP Annette Steyn said as it stood, South Africa met all the requirements to declare the crop infestation a national disaster according to section 23(6) of the National Disaster Management Act. The Act allowed for a disaster to be declared nationally if more than one province was affected.

Watch the Flora Sunflower Fields Video on how to make margarine at home!