Crops

Philemon Buruzi In an attempt to get the golden leaf onto the market now that the tobacco marketing season is upon us, most tobacco farmers are in frantic efforts to cure their tobacco and join the queue at the floors. Having come this far since the crop was planted last year, I found it handy to…

Philemon Buruzi Recent media reports of an armyworm outbreak in parts of Mashonaland Central and Midlands provinces made uneasy reading for most maize growers. Given the trail of destruction that the armyworm can leave one can only pray that the outbreak does not spread further. I found it timely…