Die 13de plaag
March 2017
Na al die lekker reën is die Vaalpan weer die Vaaldam! Die Vrystaat is ‘n blomtuin en nêrens is ‘n lelike mielie nie. Maar ons praat nie oor die pryse nie...
Die ander dag...
Quality hybrids yield high oil content
Oilseed crops are the second-largest source of food after cereals, with a large expansion worldwide due to high demand for vegetable edible oil. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the four most important...
Bacterial diseases of maize tough to control
Bacterial diseases of maize can cause headaches for producers. A recent increase in the incidence and spread of bacterial leaf streak (BLS) makes it important to understand this disease in order to develop management...
Benchmarking – a powerful tool
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) is not new to benchmarking and the effective use thereof to measure farm-level competitiveness. BFAP is part of the international agri benchmark network, where various crop-producing...
Concerns over Ivermectin black market sales and product availability
Animal health company, Afrivet, issued a statement on Thursday 28 January, calling for the public to be responsible when procuring Ivermectin.
‘The very sudden demand increase for Ivermectin injectable products based on beliefs that Ivermectin...
Winning yields for these producers
Grain SA hosted the first Grow for Gold National Yield Competition in Muldersdrift on Thursday 15 October 2020, celebrating 46 producers – from commercial to small-scale farmers – across 16 categories for outstanding yields...
Less soil loss with these designs
The purpose of agricultural drainage is to remove excess water from the soil in order to enhance crop production. In some soils, the natural drainage processes are sufficient for the growth and production of...
Planters wat wérk in die Wes-Kaap
‘n Planter is een van die belangrikste implemente – indien nie dié belangrikste – op enige saaiplaas, ongeag of die produsent koring, kanola, gars, hawer, mielies of sojabone verbou.
As die planter reg werk, is...
Lank, langer, kolskoot
Langafstandjag is ’n spesialisvertakking van jag wat toenemend in Suid-Afrika veld wen, hoofsaaklik weens die ontwikkeling van tegnologie.
Eugene Harmse, voorsitter van die African Long Range Hunters Association (ALRHA), sê hulle doel is nie om...
