CA offers a practical solution to wind erosion
Decline in soil fertility and drought are two problems that appear to be worsening year after year on wheat farms in the Free State province. These two problems can be linked to severe wind...
Data intensive farming – more to learn from each season
Data Intensive Farm Management (DIFM) is a project in collaboration with various research institutes and industry stakeholders. The purpose of the project is to improve sustainability by utilising data in creative trial designs to...
Kanola – jou keuse in 2023 is belangriker as ooit
Die Departement van Landbou in die Wes-Kaap, met die finansiële hulp van die Olie- en Proteïensade-ontwikkelingstrust (OPOT), het gedurende 2022 twaalf kultivarproewe in die Swartland en Suid-Kaap aangeplant met 17 inskrywings. Al 17 was...
Verandering in klimaat skets ’n somber prentjie
Grondbone (Arachis hypogaea L) is een van die vernaamste olie- en voedselgewasse in die wêreld. Dit word geproduseer onder verskillende reënval- en temperatuurregimes en op verskeie grondsoorte, waarvan sandgronde die mees gewenste is. Aardverwarming...
Nematodes as potential biofungicide for Fusarium head blight
The underlying principle of integrated pest management (IPM) is based on minimising the use of chemical pesticides as these can be a threat to ecosystems and an expense to the economy.
An alternative strategy that...
Doen dinge betyds, maar nooit halsoorkop nie
Gawie du Plessis is die bestuurder van FP van Rooyen Boerdery op die plaas Van Rooyenspan 44IP in die Coligny-distrik. Tydens die Groei vir Goud-prysuitdelingsgeleentheid het hy in die sonneblomafdeling met die louere weggestap...
Behaal só sukses met sojabone in die Wes-Vrystaat
Onlangse gebeure in die wêreld het gesorg vir groot onsekerheid en met insetkoste wat die hoogte inskiet, is daar groot druk op die landbousektor geplaas. Dit beteken dat winsmarges al hoe kleiner raak, wat...
Beheer op kweekgras van nader beskou
Kweekgras is uiters effektief om grond teen erosie te beskerm, terwyl dit ook ’n bekende aangeplante weiding is wat hoë weidingsdruk kan hanteer. Dit word egter plaaslik en internasionaal as die mees problematiese grasonkruid...
Holistic approach needed to curb Diplodia
Diplodia ear rot occurs sporadically over seasons depending on climatic conditions. In epidemic seasons (early season dry weather and excessive wet, warm weather during grain fill) it is possibly one of the most damaging...
Preserving bt technology through stewardship
The dictionary definition of stewardship means ‘to take care of something’. Within the plant biotechnology context, stewardship is defined as the responsible introduction and use of biotech-derived products across the entire plant product life...
