The effects of a possible downgrade on South Africa
May 2016
SHAWN PHILLIPS, research analyst: Glacier by Sanlam
A lot has recently been said in the media regarding the possibility of whether South Africa will be downgraded to ‘junk status’ by the respective rating agencies,...
Best practices in fuel handling and storage
August 2018
STEPHAN NEL and WESSEL OOSTHUIZEN, John Deere
With the increased demand for engines to comply with global emissions regulations and the adoption of newer technologies in the manufacturing of modern engines, it is becoming...
Community seed banks: Farmers’ platform for crop conservation and improvement
March 2016
THABO TJIKANA, NKAT MALULEKE and MPOLOKENG MOKOENA, all from the Directorate: Genetic Resources, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and RONNIE VERNOOY and BHUWON STHAPIT, both from Bioversity International
Agricultural biodiversity, also called agrobiodiversity,...
ONKRUIDSAAD – ‘n suksesstorie
March 2017
ELBÉ HUGO, LNR-Instituut vir Graangewasse, Potchefstroom
Voortplanting is een van die belangrikste funksies van enige biologiese organisme. Onkruide is een van die suksesvolste plantspesies in terme van saadvermeerdering en -verspreiding.
Alhoewel die meeste onkruidspesies slegs...
Grondgesondheid: Wat is dit en hoe word dit gemeet?
July 2017
DR HENDRIK SMITH, grondkundige, NviroTek Laboratoriums
Vir ongeveer 100 jaar is grond in ‘n laboratoriumomgewing hanteer as ‘n nie-lewende sisteem. Kommersiële landboulaboratoriums in Suid-Afrika het gebruik gemaak van slegs fisiese en chemiese metings om...
Soilborne diseases of soybean and management strategies to control these diseases
March 2017
YARED TEWOLDEMEDHIN and SANDRA LAMPRECHT, ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Stellenbosch
Soybeans are grown in most parts of the world and are a primary source of vegetable oil and protein. They are also grown...
A look at subsoiler or ripper efficiency
August 2017
JOHAN VAN BILJON and DR TINGMIN YU, ARC-Agricultural Engineering
Why is ripping necessary? When tractor and implements are used, soil compaction may take place because of the texture of the soil and plough-pan effect...
Riglyne vir grondboonkultivars onder besproeiing
February 2017
LOUREINE MULLER, LNR-Instituut vir Graangewasse, Potchefstroom
Grondboonproduksie gaan gepaard met baie vrae wat deur die produsent gevra moet word, soos watter kultivar en tipe grond die geskikste gaan wees om die hoogste opbrengs te...
‘n Kykie na tendense in die plaaslike landboumasjineriemark
August 2017
CORNÉ LOUW, senior ekonoom, Graan SA
Pryse van landboumasjinerie – en meer spesifiek die mate waartoe dit toegeneem het – is deesdae op elke graanprodusent se lippe. Dit is so dat die meeste groot...
Funksionele vleisbeesvoerkrale
March 2015
ELMARIE STOLTZ, LNR-Instituut vir Landbou-ingenieurswese
Vir die suksesvolle, volhoubare produksie van beesvleis is voldoende pasgemaakte fasiliteite nodig. Hierdie fasiliteite moet die bestuur van die stelsel vergemaklik, effektiwiteit verhoog en arbeid tot ‘n minimum beperk.
Fasiliteite...
