StewardshipHow non-compliance could cost you in the long run
Most people should be familiar with the concept of stewardship in agriculture by now, especially when it comes to agricultural practices on farm level, such as resistance management and integrated pest management. But stewardship...
Financial benefits of converting to CA
Crop producers are faced with the combined consequences of severe increases in input costs (even over a prolonged period of time), the negative impact of soil erosion on the productive capacity of a farm,...
NBTs should be allowed to pave way for better food security
Global food security demands the development of new technologies and breeding techniques to develop improved crops that can increase and secure food production on finite arable land without increasing the use of resources. Crops...
Mengsels – beïnvloed dit effektiwiteit of nie?
Die gebruik van onkruiddodermengsels neem toe en verander boonop teen ’n toenemende spoed. Waar hulle vroeër hoë dosisse van ’n enkele onkruiddoder toegedien het, gebruik produsente deesdae lae dosisse van tussen drie en vyf...
White mould – a dark cloud over soybean production
Sclerotinia stem rot, also known as white mould of soybean, is caused by the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and is a common, widespread and destructive disease in soybean production areas in South Africa.
The disease...
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...
Better wheat quality with decreased inputs
The conservation agriculture and crop rotation trial which has been running for 26 years on Langgewens research farm, can shed some light on the effect of crop rotation and how it influences wheat quality.
Crop...
Groter kans vir sukses met ’n deklaag
Internasionaal word ’n deklaag van oesreste op grond as een van die vereiste praktyke vir bewaringslandbou beskou. Dit is immers grond en water, die twee primêre landbouhulpbronne, wat bewaar moet word – en die...
Nadraai van uitermatig nat seisoene ondersoek
Die ongekende verhoging in reënvalfrekwensie en -intensiteit het produsente die afgelope seisoen in baie opsigte gekniehalter. Sommige produsente het gesukkel met versuiptoestande, terwyl ander moes toekyk hoe hul lande in riviere verander.
Een aspek wat...
Lae valgetal by koring – opsies om impak te versag
Die 2021/2022-wintergraanproduksieseisoen in veral die Wes-Kaap het uiters positiewe produksietoestande gehad. Produksie vir koring het die tweede hoogste vlak sedert 2009 bereik. Alhoewel die Wes-Kaap gunstige produksie-omstandighede ervaar het, was die res van die...
