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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...

Impak van grysblaarvlek en noordelike blaarskroei

Noordelike blaarskroei en grysblaarvlek is twee beduidende blaarsiektes wat mielies in Suid-Afrika affekteer. Opbrengs word gewoonlik nie noemenswaardig deur hierdie siektes beïnvloed indien infeksie na fisiologiese volwassenheid voorkom nie (R5 tot R6). Grysblaarvlek floreer in warm, vogtige toestande en veroorsaak...

Kommandowurm in SA bespeur

Grain SA is aware of the recent African armyworm outbreaks that started in Bronkhorstspruit in Gauteng, Carolina and Badplaas in Mpumalanga, and have since spread to the North West and Limpopo provinces. Because of their migratory nature, African...

TRUMP EN TARIEWE – wat leer die geskiedenis ons?

23/04/2025 OM DIE KOMPLEKSE MARKOMGEWING EN GEOPOLITIEKE SKUIWE VAN VANDAG TE VERSTAAN, KAN SOMMIGE VAN DIE ANTWOORDE IN DIE VERLEDE GESOEK WORD. PRESIDENT TRUMP HET AAN DIE BEGIN VAN 2025 ’N STREEP TARIEWE INGESTEL WAT WÊRELDMARKTE ONTWRIG HET. Tesame met...

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SOIL: THE PRODUCER’S MOST IMPORTANT ASSET Part 21: Soil degradation...

Soil erosion (or loss of soil) is one of the most important aspects that influence global food security. Sustainable agriculture focuses, inter alia, on the protection of the ability of soil to continually support plant growth. This article...

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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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ʼn Kolletjie hoop

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 […]