Yield improvement of dryland wheat cultivars in the Western Cape – what is the...
October 2017
Dr Ian Heyns and Dr André Malan, ARC-Small Grain, DR Mardé Booyse, ARC-Biometry and Prof Maryke Labuschagne, Department Plant Sciences, University of the Free State
Wheat is considered one of the primary staple foods...
Wheat: Value of intercropping when managing insect pests
October 2017
Dr Astrid Jankielsohn, ARC-Small Grain, Bethlehem
Many producers want sustainable crop production systems that will reduce input costs of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and make the whole system more resilient during times of environmental...
Waterbestuur in presisie- en bewaringsboerdery
October 2017
Johannes van As, hulpbronbeplanning en besproeiingskonsultant
Bewaringsboerderypraktyke wen al hoe meer veld in Suid-Afrika en is stadig maar seker besig om ouer konvensionele praktyke te vervang. Die beplanning en bestuur van waterafloop en -dreinering...
Variable rate irrigation technology – determine the economic benefit
October 2017
Marcill Venter, Department Agricultural Economics, University of the Free State
Ever increasing production costs are a serious threat to the sustainability of irrigation producers. Over the past 15 years, production costs of wheat and...
The new wheat kids on the block
October 2017
Kim Coetzee, ARC-Small Grain, Stellenbosch
Two new wheat cultivars will soon be available as part of the ARC-Small Grain irrigation wheat package. Certified seed multiplications for the two cultivars are currently under way and...
Suid-Afrika druk stempel af by internasionale saadkongres
October 2017
Louise Kunz, SA Graan/Grain medewerke
Die Suid-Afrikaanse kultivar- en tegnologie-agentskap (Sacta) is uitgenooi om deel te neem aan die International Seed Federation (ISF) World Seed Congress, wat gedurende Mei vanjaar in Hongarye plaasgevind het. Sacta is...
Salt-affected soils and waterlogging on irrigation schemes
October 2017
Dr Piet Nell, ARC-Soil, Climate and Water
At the very first South African Irrigation Congress held in 1909, much concern was expressed at the extent of salt- affected soils and the sediment content of...
Praktiese wenke vir jou spilpunt
October 2017
Sakkie Koster, agronoom, Pioneer HiBred en Pietman Botha, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
As gevolg van die hoë oprigtingskoste van spilpunte, is optimale hantering noodsaaklik om te verseker dat maksimum opbrengs uit die oeste verkry word om die...
Modelling of water use progresses
October 2017
Sue Matthews, Water Research Commission
A Water Research Commission (WRC)-funded project team, using a novel approach to estimate the total area and water use associated with irrigated agriculture in South Africa, is seeking feedback...
Kyk die lewe vierkantig in die oë en gaan aan – Andries Theron se...
October 2017
Estie de Villiers, redakteur, SA Graan/Grain
Die huidige seisoen is ‘n strawwe een in die Swartland. Waar Andries Theron in ‘n normale jaar gewoonlik ongeveer 380 mm reën kry, het dit hierdie jaar nog...
