Graan SA se dankie aan GRONDBOONVERWERKERS
February 2016
DIRK KOTZE, ledebemarking- en kommunikasiebeampte: Graan SA
Gedurende die afgelope seisoen is verskeie grondboonver werkers besoek en is samewerkingsooreenkomste tussen Graan SA en die verskeie verwerkers onderteken.
Graan SA se doel is steeds om met...
Irrigation scheduling to navigate load shedding and optimise water consumption
November 2015
JAMES MOORE, IrriCheck
With the persistent and rapid rise in energy costs and increased pressure on our water resources, the South African irrigation producer is, now more than ever, faced with the problem of...
Drylands and rangelands across Southern Africa: Using earth observation to define the most water...
November 2015
TONY PALMER, specialist research: ARC-Animal Production Institute, Grahamstown
Water use efficiency is one of several unifying concepts for comparing different rangeland condition classes and land use options. Throughout Southern Africa there are examples of...
Die sensitiewe kant van ons enigste nie-hernubare natuurlike hulpbron
November 2015
JOHAN HABIG, LNR-Navorsingsinstituut vir Plantbeskerming
Suid-Afrika is ryk aan natuurlike hulpbronne. Lug, water en grond is wel ons land se mees kosbare hulpbronne, maar grond is egter ons enigste nie-hernubare hulpbron. Dit is nie...
Celebrating the International Year of Soils: Exploring some soil biological indicators
November 2015
HENDRIK SMITH, CA facilitator: Grain SA, WILLIE PRETORIUS, Crop Systems and Radicle Soil Health Laboratory, JOHAN HABIG, researcher: ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, GERRIE TRYTSMAN, researcher: ARC-Animal Production Institute and LIESL WIESE, researcher: ARC-Institute...
Biogas production potential for South African sugar cane industry
November 2015
PRIMROSE MAGAMA and KHUTHADZO MUGODO, both from the ARC-Institute of Agricultural Engineering and SALOME MODISELLE, Economic Analysis Unit, ARC-Agricultural
Economics and Capacity Development
The aim of this article is to present the potential for local...
Average irrigation yields improved with variable rate irrigation systems
November 2015
JACO NEL, technology and field service manager: Lindsay
Soil and topography varies in most centre pivot circles with some soil types and areas that will become water locked while others will remain too dry...
A look at the sunflower crop quality of the 2013/2014 production season
October 2015
JOLANDA NORTJÉ, manager: Laboratory, The Southern African Grain Laboratory NPC
During the 2014 harvesting season, a representative sample of each delivery of sunflowers at the various silos was taken according to the prescribed grading...
Hoe beskryf verbruikers rooivleis van goeie gehalte en kwaliteit?
October 2015
HESTER VERMEULEN, Buro vir Voedsel- en Landboubeleid
Die rooivleishandel sal ‘n balans moet vind tussen die verpligting wat daar op hulle rus om die verbruiker (en hulself) te beskerm en die verskaffing van inligting...
Hittestres het ‘n wesenlike uitwerking
October 2015
JAN DU PREEZ, spesialis in Veterinêre Volksgesondheid
Die toestand van hittestres verhoog die aanvraag wat die omgewing eis vir hitteverlies. Stres verwys na al die eksogene (van die omgewing) en endogene kragte/faktore wat veranderinge...
