AGRICULTURAL NEWS - Johannes Joubert has been growing canola since 2000 on the 3 026ha Kweekkraal Farm just outside Riversdale in the Western Cape. Initially, he introduced canola only because of the advantages it offered in a crop rotation system.
“Planting canola gave us the opportunity to address our grass problems more effectively with alternative herbicides – and more cost efficiently. It also helped with breaking root disease cycles,” he explains.
Nowadays, in addition to playing an integral part in the 10-year crop rotation cycle, it has earned its rightful place in the portfolio of cash crops on Kweekkraal.
“With the current good prices and rebates we get, it’s beneficial to plant canola as a cash crop,” says Johannes.
