Eenvoudige boerderyresep laai die opbrengsskaal
Die landboubedryf stel deesdae groot uitdagings en dit verg toewyding, slim planne en baie genade om sukses te behaal. So meen Hannes Bruwer van Genade Boerdery in Hopetown in die Noord-Kaap. Hy sê sy...
SA producers keen on precision agriculture
The incessant cost-price squeeze which forces producers to continually increase their productivity and reduce input costs, has prompted the author to research current adoption rates, farm-level barriers and perceived benefits of precision agriculture technology.
Surveys...
Fertilisation and planting date impact yields
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an annual oilseed crop globally cultivated on a production area of approximately 26 million ha that results in ± 47,4 million metric tons of seed annually – an 8%...
Quality overview of the 2020 maize crop
A total of 890 composite samples, representing white and yellow maize of each production region, were received and analysed to determine their quality. The samples consisted of 516 white and
374 yellow maize samples. The...
Rooi ligte flikker oor glifosaat
Met Suid-Afrika se gesofistikeerde en redelik georganiseerde insetbedrywe kon ons nog altyd met trots sê dat ons uiters selde tekorte aan kritieke insette beleef.
Ons land se afhanklikheid van invoer om in die plaaslike behoefte...
Só integreer ons vee in ’n bewaringstelsel
Hierdie is die tweede artikel waarin Dreyer en Dreyer Bdy Bk se reis van ’n konvensionele, gemengde boerdery na ’n bewaringslandboustelsel vanuit hul eie perspektief beskryf word.
Die boerdery is ’n gemengde boerdery in die...
ARC evaluates sorghum cultivars
Sorghum, an important cereal crop in Africa and a staple grain for millions of people, is used to make bread, porridges, soups and cakes for human consumption. It is also used as fodder for...
Alternaria leaf blight – in search of an integrated control system
Alternaria leaf blight (ALB) of sunflower is caused by Alternaria alternata, a seed-borne pathogen on sunflower, able to infect seedlings from a very young age.
However, the majority of infections take place during head formation....
Grain nitrogen content – taking a closer look
Low barley grain nitrogen content was commonly observed during the 2021 harvest. The low grain nitrogen content at harvest was a result of excessive rainfall (Graph 1 and Graph 2) early in the growing...
Peperduur pryse maak insetaankope ’n ware kuns
Suid-Afrika is op die drempel van die nuwe somergraanplantseisoen. Produsente wat nog nie insette aangekoop het nie, staan voor ’n moeilike besluit: Koop hulle nou ten duurste aan of wag hulle tot insetpryse moontlik...
