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Passionate AGRONOMIST/SEEDTICIAN. Providing solutions for increased productivity. #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed 🌽🍅🥦🍉🥕

Harare, Zimbabwe
Joined February 2018
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 month
🌽Green mealie & summer season maize variety selection tips guided by cropping programs, end use & market forces, from a crop of SC 727 established at Mr NYABVURE’s plot, The Grange road in Mutare, Manicaland province. #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed #SeedCo
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@WendyMadzura
Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
A year older hopefully with it comes wisdom and abundant BLESSINGS 🥂30 something 🎂💃🏽🙏🏾
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@WendyMadzura
Wendy Matashu Madzura
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Match made in heaven 👩🏾‍🌾👩🏽‍🌾 LITERALLY 💕
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agribusiness1 Wadzanai Manyore
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2 years
After a long day out in the fields lunch was served (wheat sadza, goat meat, sugar beans and vegetables, from the farm) and a new friend 🐶wanted to join, ummm maybe next time 😂🤭
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@WendyMadzura
Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul. Invictus - William Ernest Henley By GOD’s GRACE through the support of my MENTORS, FAMILY & FRIENDS. 🎶 You are Way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper Light in the darkness My God, that is who You are 🎶 Song by Sinach
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@WendyMadzura
Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Today my “little man” and l spent the day visiting a cousin’s onion project and l decided to break the news to my “little man” that l would be going back to work soon and he would be seeing less of me during the day, l hope he understood “bread & butter issues” 🥰🙏🏾
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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Throw back to when @terrymap1 shared his BIG DREAM to start the now iconic rural restaurant @kwaterry1 with AMAI TERRY the best road runner chicken stew cook ever. You Dared to dream and now you are an inspiration for MANY. May more doors 🚪 keep opening for you my brother 🙏🏽
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
I’m deeply humbled to have received a PLATINUM award at the 2023 Zim CEO’s network awards ceremony AWARD Title: 👩🏾‍🌾Woman creating impact in Agriculture (Platinum winner 🏅) 🎶Ebenezer 🎶🙏🏾
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@WendyMadzura
Wendy Matashu Madzura
5 months
Introducing one of the most drought tolerant crops in the world 🌍 SORGHUM (SCXH101, red sorghum) would you believe that this crop only received rains 3 times (16mm, 38mm, 47mm) to get to this stage ⬇️
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Friday settings with my new person, checking on the wheat crop 🌾 Follow this thread for the thousand words in 📸 & bird scaring tips…
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
11 months
A thousand words from the 800ha soya bean crop planted by the 16th of November in November Zimbabwe Follow the picture thread for the different stages of the crop…
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
8 months
Farming is a profession of HOPE & FAITH 🙏🏾. Hebrew 11: 1 “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. May the week ahead be fruitful for ALL 💚
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
3 years
Appreciating Agric diversity: Young passionate women in Agriculture in Goromonzi, taking Agriculture to the next level. I am Inspired for eternity ✨ NAARTJIE fruits ready for the picking @ exactly 3yrs from establishment. Variety : Valencia
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Scouting in action today SC SPIKE, SC SAFARI. SC SERENADE on over 120ha
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@WendyMadzura
Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Kunatsa Estates, Matepatepa Bindura, Mash central crop update >250ha of SC 719 & SC 727 established coupled with >300ha of SC SPIKE Soya beans. #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed 🌽🌿
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
“Our maize is now at physiological maturity” Mdumeni lite/Junior Agronomist 👶🏽
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Highlights from the Pricabe farm, Kwekwe GRAND NATIONAL FIELD DAY in Kwekwe yesterday were @SeedCoZimbabwe ’s 500ha of SC 727 & 200ha of SC SAFARI was established @MoLAFWRD_Zim #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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@WendyMadzura
Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
Well said Girlfriend, “Embrace your hustle whole heartedly and the results will shock you” ME 😉
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agribusiness1 Wadzanai Manyore
1 year
When you get to do exactly what you studied for a living and the cherry 🍒 on the top is when you get to make friends with a girl who studied the same exact thing . I knew agriculture would be fun 🤩 but not this kind of fun 🤩 🤩 @WendyMadzura thank you for making time for us
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@WendyMadzura
Wendy Matashu Madzura
5 months
According to Michigan Agriculture, the three main uses for corn in Michigan are livestock feed, ethanol production, exports and manufactured goods. Currently farmers are tasked with land preparation & planting of summer crops focusing on regenerative, climate smart agriculture.
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
🧅QUALITY HYBRID ONIONS ☆White - Elad,Ada,Dina,Regent ☆Red-Neptune TIPS -Bulb size depends on spacing. On (1-1.5m) beds at a spacing of (10cmX10cm)inrow -Average bulb size of 150g -Seed rate 4kg/ha -90dys-120dys to maturity - Thin necks ✅Optimum= 600 000-1 000 000plants/ha
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
5 months
Excited to be attending the “Advancing young women in Agribusiness entrepreneurs & innovators (Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa hosted by Alliance for African partnership Fellowship program at MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA 🇺🇸 In route to USA, l met a GENIUS,Einstein🥇
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Last Sunday’s maize field progress check with “Mudhumeni lite” #Catchthemyoung
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9 months
Humbled my brother, l’m just doing my small part as BEST as l can 🙏🏾
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Mponda Sabinus
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Best agronomist in Africa @WendyMadzura
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Friday morning inspiration, Value addition increases profit margins consider value addition across the Agriculture value chain to increase Profitability 💵💰
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 months
At Gastufson farm East Lansin Michigan were a 3rd generation 🧬 farmer Brandon established +2000acres of soya bean (+800ha) at a spacing of 38cm inrow x 4cm interrow “We have 2 permanent employees hence the need for large scale farming equipment to increase efficiency” Brandon
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
Dear Essential Services (Farmers) As we continue doing key operations at the farms. Stand guided by Corvid regulations. SAFETY 1st😷 St Manocks farm, Mt Hampden, Mash WEST/BEST. 2020/21 maize crop (>160ha). A picture🏞️is like a thousand words 👉🏽RIGHT SIDE SC659 👈🏼LEFT SIDE SC719
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
10 months
📍Current settings: 🚜Concluding the land preparation activities for dry land maize (SC 727, 719, 659, 555) & Soya beans (Safari) planting after receiving 23mm of rainfall yesterday. #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed 🌽🌱
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
Mazano👇🏽panguva yekudyara Sugar beans (follow thread) ✅SUGAR BEAN PLANTING TIPS Seed rate 80 to120kg/ha Planting time Jan to Feb in the highveld (rainfed) or in winter in the lowveld or with irrigation ☆Monitoring is critical during planting to check spacing and planting depth
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
Humbled to have been called to serve in the Advisory board at one of the best Agricultural colleges in #Zimbabwe Kushinga Phikelela #movingforwardtogether 💯🤝
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
3 years
When @terrymap1 decided to start his 2021 farming project, he engaged us for crop, variety & agronomic advice for field/ horticulture crops Land clearing is at an advanced stage, water is not a limiting factor WELLDONE 👏 @terrymap1 & thanks to mai Terry for the lovely lunch😋
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The Prince Machiavelli
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Today I hosted a champion, pace setter , source of inspiration and a friend in Village 6. Thank you @WendyMadzura for the powerful insights you shared today. Stay winning
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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💃🏼🎉 WAY MAKER🎶by Sinach I was deeply humbled to have recieved the recognition award at the 2020 Zimbabwe Agricultural Merit Awards (ZAMA) for contributing to Agronomy & Extention through various media platforms Tatenda taona🎶Shingisai Siluma🙏🏽 Thanks to @Seedco & @Nlmadzura
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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DREAMS COME TRUE with English cucumbers established in a (30m x 8m) greenhouse & selling them at 50cents per cucumber 🥒 with harvests of 400 to 650 cucumbers per week.
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Executive @SeedCoZimbabwe genetics at work…
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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& LUNCH was served (EXTRA LARGE FISH 🐟 & sadza), the ratio was 3:1 in favour of the fish 🤣 Monday morning quiz: Q. In pic 3 is it Sadza & Fish orrr Fish & Sadza [25marks]
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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🤔Are you considering growing green mealies for the “just before winter selling window ”? @SeedCoZimbabwe Co has the best green mealie varieties from the early, medium & late maturity maize varieties that produce sweet tasting, extra large sized cobs 🌽🌽🌽🌽
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
9 months
Don’t guess, measure it because every drop counts 💧
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
11 months
📍CURRENT settings in Mazowe, Mash Central were 800ha of SC SAFARI & SC SPIKE soya beans has been established &they are DONE with soya bean planting for the 2023 summer season, TODAY their equipment was being cleaned in preparation for next winter🤩🤩🤩 #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Wisdom Wednesday 🤔Late season rains 🌧versus crop dry down, a tricky balance indeed ✅Avoid harvesting in wet weather as it affects the dry down &promotes the development of fungal diseases in storage ✅Wait for ideal weather conditions unless if drying facilities are in place
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
Early birds catch the biggest worm 🪱. This is a crop of SC 608, yellow maize established in Mash East on the 07-08-23. The crop is now due for the 1st application of top dressing , the farmer recently sprayed for cut worms. #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed 🌽🌽🌽
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7 months
📸 A thousand words…
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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🌧️Grateful for the little rains (8mm) PRAYING FOR MORE 🙏🏾
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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Crop Diversity @Kunatsa Estate's, Matepatepa, Bindura, Mash Central. 605ha of crops established in winter ● Wheat 400ha SC SELECT & SC NDUNA ● Barley 200ha variety HOPE ● Green mealies SC555 & SC513 ● Summer wheat, SC SAHAI Follow thread... #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
9 months
How the week started yesterday, May it progress well & be fruitful for ALL of US💚🙏🏾
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
On my way back from Shamva today. I visited a farmer with a great SC727 maize crop established in the 2020/21 farming season. Take a look at the cob sizes 🌽🌽🌽 #Seeing is believing 👀
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
The BEST part of any field visit, enjoying farm fresh produce (sadza from 727/719, chicken, beef, milk & veggies) after the KUNATSA estates field visit & yes the “tseketsa 🐓 🍗 ” was tastey 😋😂 Madhumeni woye 👋, when you know, YOU KNOW 🤭
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
3 years
2022 Agronomy chronicles 📜 📌 6th Nugget: Maize management tips: ✅Planting varieties in different maturity groups mitigates climate change effects (ultra early to late maturity varieties). Follow thread for more tips...
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
9 months
GRINDING 101 🙏🏾
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
EBENEZER 💃🏼 🎶 I am humbled to have been amongst the young farmers & Agro-prenuers who received awards today. I would like to thank my family, friends & @SeedCoGroup family for all the support. #TogetherWeCan #AgronomyRocks #YouthsCan & Yes #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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Seed Co Seed Maize Conditioning plant, BENEFITS ●Drying of seed grain from 35% to 12.5% moisture in 72 hours ●Timeous availment to seed to the market (From March) ●Increased land utilization (double cropping) ●Employment creation ●Reduced field losses ●Export opportunities
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Remember the 800ha crop of SC SAFARI & SC SPIKE established by the 16th of November 2023 in Mazowe? Well it’s flourishing & is now at the vegetative stage #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed 💯🙏🏾
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
Day well spent @agribusiness110 , Congratulations to our farmer Mike Rukawo through the wise guidance of Mr T.P Rukawo on the BUMPER HARVESTS 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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agribusiness1 Wadzanai Manyore
1 year
Out and about today on our content routines we spend the day in Chegutu looking at commercial Maize harvesting with @WendyMadzura . Then finally we had lunch 🍛🍛at Rukawu hotel with vaRukawu as we chatted away into the late ⏰ afternoon . A day well spend 🙏🙏
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📸 If a picture is like a thousand words what is this one saying…🤭 “SC 727, LATE MATURITY MAIZE hybrid established 1st week of October 2023 is now at physiological maturity in ZIMBABWE 🇿🇼” ME @SeedCoZimbabwe #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed 🌽🌽🌽
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 months
🎣 🐟 FISH FARMING 1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ Cold water trout fish farming at Eagle Creak farm in Michigan USA. “There’s plenty of FISH in the pond” literally 🤣
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
A lighter moment after a successful SC Serena wheat planting session. “Mudhumeni” 😎 cooling down 😂
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
9 months
A picture thread from Chivaraidze farm in GOROMONZI Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
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3 years
🌞"SUN"day morning inspiration Meet the young farmer who harnessed the SUN @RuramisoMashumba from Chomwedzi farm, Marondera. 75KW from 220 panels installed currently irrigating wheat under a solar powered centre pivot,planting potatoes 🚿Solar system irrigates >40ha (Pivots)
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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Cool Sunday vibes, Best weather for wheat at critical growth stages. However, the severe frost may cause sterility and grain damage. Wheat farmers are encouraged to be on the lockout.
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Wheat harvesting in Chegutu today at Balclutha Farm, were 150ha of SC SELECT was established and getting an average yield of >7t/ha. #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ PROFIT STORIES💵💰 From WHEAT ➡️ GREEN MEALIES ➡️SUMMER CROPS, Seed Co has got you covered. Buy ALL your seeds from Seed Co & start your profit story. 🌽🏃🏾🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃🏾‍♀️ Get in touch with your resident Agronomist today #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
🤔Did you know that there are many uses for crop residue or stover after the economic yield is harvested e.g mushroom compost & stock feed As wheat harvesting commences be sure to store the🌾 straws ¬🔥for environmentally friendly &sustainable crop production @agribusiness110
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
9 months
🌽🌽🌽Meet my AGRO-sister Lyshea Mapaike who sold her car to start a staggered & flourishing green mealie crop of SC 727 & SC 555 of her own at their family farm, TOP-JAM farm in Norton Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 & Yes she they are also doing SC727 for silage ⬇️
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Current settings, SC 608, yellow maize hybrid with an even crop plan and extra large sized cobs🌽🌽
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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After an informative FIELD DAY, l actively participated in the preparation of lunch with the hope of getting a BIG piece & l must say IT WORKED 🤭. We enjoyed a protein biased lunch 🥩🍗🍖🍱while engaging in deep discussions about the upcoming winter wheat season 😅😋🤭💃🏼
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
A thousand words 📸 from PRICABE farm… A colorful thread…
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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2021 Profit stories loading.... At Nyati Mhenyu farm in Banket, Mash West today. Touring through fields of over 500ha of maize SC727, SC719, SC659. The crop has reached physiological maturity and is now drying down to achieve the recommended moisture content for harvesting.
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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CHILLING WITH THE BIG TOYS 🚜“LITERALLY” on a FRIDAY Morning (USA is 6hrs behind Zim/ CAT time) at Gastufson farm in Michigan 🇺🇸
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
Happy birthday my beautiful sister in MUD, you are a NATIONAL ASSET 💕💐🙏🏾
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A thousand words from Pepsia farm, Goromonzi Mash East, Zimbabwe where 150 ha of SC 727 & SC 556 was established 💯🤝
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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In our Shona culture, we have a popular saying which describes this: “Hukama Igasva hunozadziswa nekudya”. Loosely translated to mean that relationships are not complete unless solidified with a meal. In my defense, Regai Mudhumeni azvidhlire🤭😇
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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💭REMEMBER that 800ha crop of SC SAFARI soya beans that was planted by the 16th of November 2023 …Fast foward… The crop is now at harvesting & so far they have harvested >200ha hitting an average of 4.4t/ha on 160ha Wheat planting will start mid-April #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
NOW planting @SeedCoZimbabwe ’s early maturity maize BLOCK BUSTER SC 555…
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
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🤔RECORD KEEPING IN FARMING, WHY? ✅RECORDS MAY BE REQUIRED BY INVESTORS ✅RECORDS ENABLE BETTER FARM PLANNING & FORECASTING ✅RECORDS TRACK INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ☆ IN WHEAT ✅ RECORDS enable effective pest control and irrigation scheduling 🗒️🖊️ RECORD IT TO IMPROVE IT
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1 year
“There's more than one way to skin a cat” Hand harvesting of Soya beans in Mash West today. Effective monitoring & supervision is required to increase efficiency & reduce harvesting losses. #GoodAgronomicPractices
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
10 months
🤔Did you know that @SeedCoVegZim has the sweetest, tastiest, juicy, refreshing & extra large sized water melons on the market especially KITO F1. We really enjoyed the Organoleptic test after an office day 🍉 😋 #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
The rain dance 🌧💃🏽 🎶Rain rain come again🎶 but with sunshine breaks please for the soils to drain and the crops to grow well 🤭 “Mvura naya naya tidye….”
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
5 months
After a day of enlightening insights at the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDART) ALWAYS wear your @SeedCoZimbabwe brand with PRIDE #GreenLOVE 💚
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
11 months
Crushing on @SeedCoVegZim ’s rape RAMPART an exceptional leafy (brassica) vegetable with extra large, fresh & tasty leaves ✅+/- 30 days from sowing to 1st picking ✅+/- 24 days from transplanting to 1st picking ✅Field holding or harvesting period +2months guided by management
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
Greatly humbled to have received an award for contributing to the #Zimbabwe Agriculture sector through extension at yesterday’s Vital Agriculture event graced by Honorable D Marapira, the deputy Minister of Agriculture and the great Dr Maponga 🙏🏾
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
3 years
Current settings: SC727 & SC719 planting in Mash East. ☆SC 727 & SC 719 are the HIGHEST YIELDING, Late maturity maize hybrids in Africa 🌍 Buy your seeds today while stock lasts 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
🍗🥩🍲Lunch settings after a days work😋 🤭
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
3 months
👋 Hello EVERYONE it’s good to be back home in Zimbabwe🇿🇼 just in time to encourage farmers to start planning for the post-winter green mealie planting window. This is a “Birds eye view“ of a 20ha block of SC547 (early maturity l) at Palm tree farm Mhangura, Mash West by Williams
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
5 years
Farm 👨🏾‍🌾 to Fork 🍽 Seed Co's Pietrarossa (Processing) tomato @ YOUNG Mr Bauldwin Mazango's Umsasa farm Mazowe. Established 5 ha & selling to Beitbridge Juices (subsidiary Schweppes Zim) at ($0.15 - $0.22) USD equivalent/kg. Average yield 80- 100t/ha. #SeedcoVeggiesFor ⬆Profits
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
As the planting window closes for most rain-fed crops be sure to plant crops or varieties that fit within the remaining window of the rainy season guided by your Agro-ecological region. SC 555 (early maturity) & 419 (Very early maturity) maize planting in Mash East today…
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
9 months
⬆️PART 1: Identifying the enemy of progress in Maize production, Fall Army Worm (FAW). It’s easier to control at the 1st instar than the 4th instar stage of development.
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
3 years
Enjoying the farm style "limousine" drive in ZAMBIA 🇿🇲 yesterday as we witnessed Seed Co genetics at work (Maize & Soya beans). The African seed company @SeedCoGroup is surely painting the content GREEN with genetics that perform across boarders...
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 months
🎥 SPECIAL EDITION from CHIRANDU farm in Maryland, United States of America 🇺🇸 were Marcyline Guramatunhu & her sister Previous Guramatunhu (vana MAMOYO my totem sisters🫀👩🏾‍🌾👩🏽‍🌾👩🏾‍🌾) are growing maize & horticulture. The African cucumber 🥒 Gaka re minzwa costs >$6 each in 🇺🇸 😅
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
3 years
2021 Agronomy chronicles 📜 📌 6th Nugget Dry planting is done when farmers plant seeds into dry soil before the onset of the rains Dry planting tip: Plant at a depth of >5cm to reduce the effects of light showers on the germination and emergence of maize seed @SeedCoGroup
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
🤔Did you know, some agricultural drones have centrifugal nozzles which atomize liquids producing very fine droplets for effective coverage. The agricultural drone was spraying a bird repellent in a young block of SC NDUNA wheat (total >300ha) Mazowe today, next crop SC727/719 🌽
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
9 months
🤔Did you know that seed production is actually a THING for a niche group of exceptional farmers to ensure quality seed production @agribusiness110 @NutrimasterZim @SeedCoZimbabwe
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
Gore re GOHO GURU ne SC659 #BumperHarvests with SC 659 in Goromonzi. Seed Co products are the REAL DEAL 🤝🏽
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
☔️ Welcoming the rains in Goromonzi today after a 2 week dry spell. In the background is a crop of SC 727 established in October with irrigation. #ItStartsWithTheRightSeed
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
10 months
& At lunch time l offered my services to the ladies preparing the “road runner chicken 🐓” which had been chased down earlier in the morning “Tseketsa” with no intend of getting the largest piece, but just to do some quality checks on salt levels e.t.c Please don’t judge 😅🤭
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
KUNATSA Estates, Matepatepa Bindura’s wheat crop tour of >500ha of SC SELECT, SC NDUNA & Barley variety HOPE… Watch the grain filling highlights in frame two, it’s 1/4 to bread🍞🥖🥯 💃🏽
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
11 months
Another day out in the fields spraying a pre emergence herbicide after planting SC 727 maize in MAZOWE, Zimbabwe🇿🇼
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
Wow! Harvesting of SC727 established in the 2020/21 season almost completed at Arda Fair Acres, Kwekwe, Midlands. The farmer is getting >10t/ha. Production! Productivity & Profitability. He will SURELY catch the winter wheat planting window Commercial Agronomist Ronnie Chigombe
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
2 years
🤔 Did you know that weeds compete with the crop for nutrients, moisture and growing space resulting in a yield reduction of >50%. 👆🏽Check out the extensive root system that the weeds have compared to the maize crop. #GoodAgronicPractices
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
The backyard maize crop is ready. Enjoying the green mealies "Huyai tidye" 😄🌽💃🏼
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
3 years
☕Wednesday morning inspiration✨ Specialist Physician Dr Kusotera recently ventured into farming & last season he established 12ha of SC727 with yields of 10t/ha, this season they established 60ha of SC727, SC659 maize & horticulture crops in Goromonzi @KusoteraTM @SeedCoGroup
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
4 years
Mbungo Estates, Masvingo "Famba ZION" wheat crop established in the 2020 winter season. Seed Co genetics SHINNING 🌟 across agro-ecological regions. 👋🏼Good bye 2020 wheat season, its a wrap 💰
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Wendy Matashu Madzura
1 year
Appreciation post for @agribusiness110 a hard working, hands on Agriculturalists who literally “WALKS THE TALK” Keep grinding my friend, God will surely BLESS YOU 💐🙏🏾 #SistersKeeper 👩🏾‍🌾💚👩🏽‍🌾
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