Moeilike seisoen stuit sukses nie
Koot Smit van die plaas Lynspruit naby Vryheid was vanjaar die wenner in die Groei vir Goud Nasionale Opbrengskompetisie se afdeling vir sojabone wat in KwaZulu-Natal verbou word. Hy het hierdie prestasie behaal met...
Plantestand – ’n balanseertoertjie
Om mielies ekonomies doeltreffend te produseer, is dit eerstens noodsaaklik dat die opbrengspotensiaal wat die grond en reënval bied, ten volle benut word.
Dit vereis aan die een kant dat insette soos saad en kunsmis...
RWA present in all SA wheat production areas
The invasive ability of an insect in a specific area will be determined by establishment success and rate of spread, but also by environmental factors that will influence the adaptation and spread within the...
The effect of load shedding on irrigated wheat
On average South Africa annually produced 1,82 million tons of wheat in the last ten years. Of the total hectares, 75% is planted on dryland with only 25% under irrigation. If we look at...
Rekordoes is genade van Bo
Casper du Toit het 27 jaar gelede in die Hoopstad-distrik saam met sy skoonpa, At van Rensburg, begin boer. Deesdae boer sy susterskind, JP Olivier, saam met hom op die plase De Rust, Tevrede...
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...
Holistiese benadering kan spilpunt-vogverlies minimeer
Gewasse onder spilpunt is net soos ander gewasse afhanklik van die hoeveelheid water wat hulle deur hul wortels kan opneem om te produseer. Om die produksie per millimeter water wat gepomp en besproei word...
Biotech seed – what you need to know
South Africa has a long track record with biotech seed and producers across the farming spectrum often choose this seed option even though it can be a major contributor to the cost of overall...
Gooi soja’s
Die plaaslike sojaboonbedryf is een van Suid-Afrika se grootste landbou- en landbouverwerkingsuksesverhale. Met Graan SA aan die voorpunt, was verskeie rolspelers die afgelope 15 jaar betrokke by die uitbreiding van die bedryf deur die...
Cutworm management: Are producers getting it right?
There are several Agrotis cutworm species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) present in South Africa, namely black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon), grey cutworm (Agrotis subalba), brown cutworm (Agrotis longidentifera), spiny cutworm (Agrotis spinifera) and the common cutworm (Agrotis...
