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Producers urged to stay alert for purple stain on soybeans
Soybean producers across South Africa are being urged to stay alert as reports are increasing of purple stain, a disease caused by Cercospora kikuchii, especially during the harvesting season. This disease, along with anthracnose, has been observed more...
What is a restricted agricultural remedy and how to comply?
In August 2023, the Regulations relating to Agricultural Remedies were published under the Fertilisers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act (Act No. 36 of 1947). As the name suggests, these regulations are specific to the products...
Impact of grey leaf spot and northern corn leaf blight
Grey leaf spot (GLS) and northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) are two significant foliar diseases affecting maize in South Africa. Both diseases generally do not impact yield significantly if infections occur after physiological maturity (R5 to R6).
GLS thrives...
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SOIL: THE FARMER’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSETPart 24: Soil classification (i)
In the previous two articles in this series, the soil formation factors and processes were discussed. With these factors and processes in action, it gives rise to a variety of chemical, physical and morphological characteristics. These characteristics are...
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LOCAL RESILIENCE WITHIN GLOBAL AGRICULTURE
WHEN THE GATES OF NAMPO PARK OPEN EACH AUTUMN FOR THE NAMPO HARVEST DAY, BOTHAVILLE BECOMES A GLOBAL MEETING PLACE. BRAZILIAN AGRONOMISTS COMPARE NOTES WITH BULTFONTEIN PRODUCERS, DUTCH STARTUPS DEMONSTRATE LASER WEEDERS ALONGSIDE HOME BUILT NO-TILL PLANTERS AND FINANCIERS AND DIPLOMATS FROM CHICAGO TO SHANGHAI HUSTLE TO REALISE THE NEXT SUPPLY CHAIN NICHE. This proves […]
PLAASLIKE VEERKRAG BINNE GLOBALE LANDBOU
WANNEER NAMPO PARK SE HEKKE ELKE HERFS VIR DIE NAMPO OESDAG OPEN, WORD BOTHAVILLE ’N INTERNASIONALE ONTMOETINGSPLEK. BRASILIAANSE LANDBOUKUNDIGES VERGELYK NOTAS MET PRODUSENTE VAN BULTFONTEIN, NUWE NEDERLANDSE MAATSKAPPYE DEMONSTREER LASERONKRUIDBEHEER LANGS TUISGEBOUDE GEENBEWERKINGPLANTERS EN FINANSIERS EN DIPLOMATE VAN CHICAGO TOT SJANGHAI MAAK HAASTIG PLANNE OM DIE VOLGENDE VOORSIENINGSKETTING TE VERWESENLIK. Dit bevestig dat Suid-Afrikaanse graanproduksie […]
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Beste Grootneef Die herfs het haar met roesbruin blare in die laning bome kom tuismaak, met ’n oggendsonnetjie wat al hoe later kop uitgesteek het. En toe plotseling – ’n vars suidewindjie wat verklap dat die eerste sneeu op die Maluti’s geval het. Die nasomer het herfs geraak, met die bome se geel en die […]
