Indigenous crops can help with food security
Dr Zaid Bello,ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom Dr Maletsema Alina Mofokeng,ARC-Grain Crops,Potchefstroom Deon du Toit,ARC-Grain Crops,Potchefstroom
In South Africa, the population is growing at a rate that exceeds farming outputs. This means that producers cannot...
Herlewingslandbou laat die boeke klop
Amerikaanse herlewingsprodusent, Rick Clark van Indiana in die VSA, en ’n Bonsmara-stoetboer van Dewetsdorp in die Vrystaat, Gerrit van Zyl, sit om dieselfde vuur wanneer dit by een van die redes kom waarom hulle...
More food secure with new breeding technologies
The production of staple crops locally has become more important, as the global recession along with higher food prices have increased the number of people silently suffering from hunger and poverty.
There is a pressing...
Eksperiment lei tot eerste plek
Davie van der Merwe van DMJ van der Merwe Boerdery het vanjaar vir die eerste keer aan die Groei vir Goud Nasionale Opbrengskompetisie deelgeneem. Sy plan – om met ’n hoër stand en meer...
Saadopberging – hier is wat jy moet weet
Saadopberging is so oud soos die mensdom. Deur die jare is daar geleer watter praktyke ’n mens moet toepas om saad die beste oor te dra van een seisoen na die volgende. Saadmaatskappye spandeer...
Is there a role for sorghum in the local beef industry?
Recently researchers from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the South African Weather Service (SAWS) stressed the need for early anticipation of the potential of a pending El Niño event across...
’n Nuwe rampokker in saad – aalwurmnavorsing weer in kollig
Grondbone word onder besproeiing sowel as op droëland verbou, hoofsaaklik in die westelike en noord-westelike gedeeltes van die Vrystaat, Noordwes, Noord-Kaap, Limpopo en Mpumalanga. Beide kommersiële produsente en kleinboere verbou hierdie proteïen- en olieryke...
Finding the best cropping sequences for the Eastern Free State
Part 2
A long-term crop rotation trial with maize and potatoes in rotation with other crops was established in the Petrus Steyn district of the Eastern Free State five years ago. The aim of the...
Mycotoxins account for large losses worldwide
In a recent article published in the September 2022 issue of SA Graan/Grain, the Fusarium spp. mycotoxins and their effects on humans and animals were highlighted. This article discusses other important fungi, their mycotoxins...
Hou masjinerie so aan die werk
Graanprodusente ken die gevoel: Die stroper of planter is in die stoor getrek en mooi toegemaak, maar sodra hy uitgetrek word, is daar een of ander nuwe probleem. Of die trekker is besig in...
