Episode 9 of 21: Soybean maturity. In this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, host Antony Jarvie and Grant Pringle wrestle with the topic of soybean maturity. It is such an influential factor in soybean cultivar adaptation, that it warrants detailed discussion. Maturity in soybean is dictated by both genotype and environment and the...
Episode 8 of 21: Sclerotinia, White mould in soybeans In this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, podcast host Antony Jarvie talks to Dr Lisa Rothmann about Sclerotinia, which is without doubt the most serious pathogen limiting soybean production in South Africa. Lisa is a plant pathologist and researcher associated with the UFS,...
Episode 7 of 21: The End Point Royalty in soybeans ‘We’ve bean around the block’ host Antony Jarvie interviews John Odendaal about the End Point Royalty system, now in its third collection season in South Africa for soybean grain. John is the National Marketing manager for the Pannar brand of seed, and as such has...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726761/8713085 In this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, podcast host Antony Jarvie discusses dry bean market classes and culinary quality with Dr Rob Melis. Rob is a retired Professor of Plant Breeding at the University of KwaZuluNatal who has had a parallel career in commercial breeding of a number of crops including dry...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726761/8570747 Episode 5 of 21: Cane and beans. In this podcast episode of ‘We’ve Bean around the Block’ host Antony Jarvie joins up with sugar cane extension specialist Dave Wilkinson to discuss the prospects of Sugar cane – Sugar bean rotation. In an industry that is threatened by oversupply and a need for diversification, sugar...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726761/8477568 Episode 4 of 21: Driving soybean yields In this podcast episode of ‘We’ve Bean around the Block’ host Antony Jarvie and guest Grant Pringle analyse the factors that are driving soybean yields. Grant, who is a repeat guest to the show, is a product agronomist with Pannar Seed and has his finger on the...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726761/8355292 Episode 3 of 21: Soybean rust control: A stitch in time… In this podcast episode of ‘We’ve Bean around the Block’, sponsored by Pannar Seed, host Antony Jarvie interviews his guest Dr Rikus Kloppers about chemical control of soybean rust. In his long career, Rikus has worked on the genetic defense of crops through...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726761/8273275 Episode 2 of 21: Dean the bean. We’ve Bean around the Block is a podcast hosted by Antony Jarvie, and his guest for the episode is Dean Brown, Operations director of Pidelta. Pidelta annually produce around 600ha of dry beans, as part of their seed maize rotation strategy. Pidelta pioneered bean production in the...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726761/8157657 Episode 1 of 21 is entitled ‘Rust Never sleeps’ and will really be focused on soybean rust or ASR. This episode is sponsored by Pannar Seed. The studio guest for this show is Grant Pringle, a product agronomist with many years of field experience. The title of the podcast comes from Neil Young’s 1979...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726761 Episode 0 of 21: Introduction to the Podcast We’ve Bean around the block is a podcast coming to you from the heart of the KZN midlands. Your host is Antony Jarvie and this episode is a very short introduction to the show, to explain a little about the aim and potential audience of...