Is dit tyd vir die swanesang van die landboukundige?
Die landbousektor bevind homself midde-in ’n digitale rewolusie met al die nuwe toerusting en platforms wat nou beskikbaar is. Maatskappye belê miljoene in toepassings en platforms om inligting te ontleed, bedreigings soos siektes en...
Grain Research Programme: plans and progress
Worldwide, grain industries rely on a strong base of research to address challenges, increase profitability and promote sustainability. In South Africa, capacity has become severely eroded, leaving the industry with a significant shortage of...
Vrywillige heffings stadig uit die blokke
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Wintergraanbedryfstrust (SAWCIT) wat in Oktober 2020 deur die bedryf in werking gestel is, het ’n stadige wegspring gehad en die heffingbetalings is nog nie na wense nie. So vertel Leon du Plessis...
NAMPO verteenwoordig die hele sektor, sê minister Didiza
Vanjaar se NAMPO Oesdag het verwagtinge oortref met ‘n stewige bywoningsyfer van 73 000. Die week is gekenmerk deur ‘n energieke en ontspanne atmosfeer wat geheers het onder uitstallers, produsente en besoekers – wat...
Estate planning – the family business of farming
For the producer estate planning is not as simple as it seems – it involves a family aspect which can complicate the process.
Estate planning can be defined as the arrangement, management, securement and disposition...
Product labels are changing – what to look out for
Producers and farmworkers should be aware that their crop protection product labels are changing and will continue to do so for a while. The reason for this is because of the Globally Harmonised System...
Uitspraak oor waterregte ’n oorwinning vir landbou
Waterreghouers mag wel waterregte oordra ingevolge die bepalings van die Nasionale Waterwet en dit is nie verbode of onwettig om handel te dryf in sodanige regte nie. Dit was die uitspraak van regter Clive...
The ideal business entity for farming operations
Agriculture is a vital sector of the South African economy, contributing significantly to employment and gross domestic product (GDP). However, producers often face numerous challenges, including climate change, market volatility, and regulatory requirements. One...
Dié boeredae ’n vertoonvenster vir bewaringslandbou
Die Bewaringslandbouboere-innoveringsprogram (BL BIP), wat deur ASSET Research geïmplementeer en deur die Mielietrust befonds word, het in die 2020/2021-seisoen ’n paar nuwe en belangrike projekte aangepak.
Twee nuwe studiegebiede onder kommersiële graanprodusente lê in die...
Sclerotinia research: then and now
The first report of Sclerotinia in South Africa was on apricots in 1953. Thereafter, the disease was reported on soybeans in Lydenburg (1979) and sunflower (1980) in localised regions of Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North...
