Waardetoevoeging die geheim by VLEISBEESPRODUKSIE
Die 2023/2024-produksiejaar is gekenmerk deur ondergemiddelde reënval oor die grootste gedeelte van Suid-Afrika. Dit het veroorsaak dat weiding beperk is en gevolglik het produsente ekstra vee verkoop.
Kombineer hiermee verbruikers wat al hoe minder geld...
SO LYK SAADPRYSE in die nuwe seisoen
Deurlopende insetprysmonitering is een van die belangrike funksies wat graan sa namens sy lede verrig. Die monitering van saadpryse – nie net jaarliks nie maar oor tyd – is deel
hiervan. Graan SA poog om...
Exploring semiochemical-based strategies in pest management
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, integrated pest management (IPM) is the careful consideration of all available pest control techniques and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage...
MEER AS NET BOER
Pieter de Jager, 2023 Graan SA/Syngenta Graanprodusent van die Jaar, glo dat jy in harmonie met die natuur moet boer om volhoubaar te produseer.
Hierdie produsent van Wiehmansfontein naby Albertinia is passievol oor boerdery en...
Groot planne vir die toekoms van sorghum in SA
“Ek is positief oor die toekoms van die sorghumbedryf in Suid-Afrika in ag genome die werk wat deur die hele bedryf gedoen word.” So het Willem Groothof, Graan SA-raadslid en voorsitter van die Sorghumwerkgroep,...
STEM RUST remains a THREAT to wheat production
Stem rust caused by the fungus Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) is one of the important diseases of bread wheat in South Africa. Typical symptoms of stem rust include dark-red, elliptical pustules occurring...
To measure is the only way to manage nematode pressure
Harmful or plant-parasitic nematodes are difficult to control, let alone eradicate. The best – if not only –way to protect your crop, is to know what you are dealing with before you plant.
Above-ground signs...
Navigating the threat of pre-harvest sprouting of wheat
Amidst shifting weather patterns, the threat of pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) of wheat has increased, prompting further research into strategies to prevent or minimise PHS. A multitude of crops are affected by PHS, including wheat,...
Dry bean production thwarted by opportunistic seed-borne disease
In South Africa dry beans are produced by subsistence, small-scale, commercial and large-scale commercial farmers in the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape.
Three types of dry beans produced by...
GEBARSTE PITTE BY GARS: die impak van kwaliteit op winsmarge
Gars word geag as een van die belangrikste wintergraangewasse en kan opgedeel word in twee groepe: moutgars en voergars. Moutgars word hoofsaaklik gebruik as die hoofbestanddeel in een van Suid-Afrika se gunstelingdrankies – bier.
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