Episode 2 of 23: Nematodes in soybean productionIn this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, we catch up with world renowned nematologist Prof Driekie Fourie and discuss the nematodes that are problematic to soybean production in So...

Episode 1 of 23Cane in painIn this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, we re-visit the topic of dry beans in rotation with sugarcane. This episode follows a previous podcast (Episode 5 of 21) with advanced thinking of how to...

Episode 6 of 22Adopting Success: ZamukeleIn this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, host Antony Jarvie discusses the Zamukele project with Success Mdluli of the Schoeman Group. Zamukele is a Zulu word that means ‘adopt’, an...

Episode 5 of 22Agronomic strategies for following a wet seasonIn this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, host Antony Jarvie and experienced agronomist Grant Pringle explore the prospects for the 2022/23 summer cropping seas...

Episode 4 of 22: Nitrogen fixationIn this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, host Antony Jarvie discusses nitrogen fixation with UKZN’s Professor Mark Laing. The discussion is centred around nitrogen fixation in soybea...

Episode 3 of 22: Grant us technology, in abundancePeering down the Corteva soybean pipeline is a bit like overhearing a farmers’ prayers… grant us technology, in abundance. In this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’, host Antony Ja...

Episode 2 of 22: Seedling disordersIn this episode of ‘We’ve bean around the block’ host Antony Jarvie talks to product agronomist Grant Pringle about seedling disorders in dry beans. Often poor germination and emergence are blamed on se...

Episode 1 of 22: 2021 year in reviewQuestions from the mail bag‘We’ve bean around the block’ podcast host Antony Jarvie invites an avid listener, Colin Prince, to critica...

Episode 11 of 21: What is bugging you, Marlene?Common insect pests of soybean‘We’ve bean around the block’ podcast host Antony Jarvie interviews Dr Marlene van Rooyen, entomologist at Corteva Agriscience, about the most commo...

Episode 10 of 21: Deidre and the 4 decadesWe’ve bean around the block host Antony Jarvie interviews Dr Deidre Fourie to celebrate the last four decades of bean research at the Grain Crops Research Institute in Potchefstroom. Deidr...

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 adaptat...

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 pat...

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...

Episode 6 of 21: Eat with your eyes 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 P...

Episode 5 of 21: Cane and beans- It is a crop rotation strategy, not a cocktail. In this podcast episode of ‘We’ve Bean around the Block’ host Antony Jarvie joins up with sugar cane extension specialist Dave Wilkinson to disc...

Episode 4 of 21: Driving soybean yield In this podcast episode of ‘We’ve Bean around the Block’ host Antony Jarvie and guest Grant Pringle analyze the factors that are driving soybean yields. Grant, who is a repeat guest to t...

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....

Episode 2 of 21: Dean the beanWe’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 thei...

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 e...

Episode 0 of 21: Introduction to We've bean around the block, with Antony JarvieWe’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 introd...