Wurmplae wat kan pla
Water is ’n lewegewende element waarsonder geen organisme op aarde kan bestaan nie. Wanneer water egter aan sekere temperature gekoppel word, kan dit tot landbouplae lei. Dis alombekend dat weerpatrone plantpeste se voorkoms en...
Grondbone: Dit gaan oor graad en verbruik
18/01/2021
Alhoewel die grondboonmark relatief klein in verhouding met ander grane en oliesade is, is dit ’n besonder komplekse mark. Die verskillende grade en kwaliteit asook die spesifieke aanwending daarvan maak die mark ingewikkeld.
Die verskillende...
Planters wat wérk in die Wes-Kaap
‘n Planter is een van die belangrikste implemente – indien nie dié belangrikste – op enige saaiplaas, ongeag of die produsent koring, kanola, gars, hawer, mielies of sojabone verbou.
As die planter reg werk, is...
Komende seisoen dalk ’n inhaalkans vir produsente
Landbou in Suid-Afrika het die afgelope paar produksieseisoene baie wisselvallige klimaatsomstandighede ervaar, wat strek vanaf uiterste droogtes met besonder hoë temperatuureenhede tot rekordoeste met reën wat net op die regte tyd voorgekom het.
Volgens Statistieke...
Benchmarking – a powerful tool
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) is not new to benchmarking and the effective use thereof to measure farm-level competitiveness. BFAP is part of the international agri benchmark network, where various crop-producing...
Quality hybrids yield high oil content
Oilseed crops are the second-largest source of food after cereals, with a large expansion worldwide due to high demand for vegetable edible oil. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the four most important...
Diagnostics clinics of value to producers
Diagnostics clinics function to identify the disease affecting a plant, as well as the causal agent which is responsible for a plant to develop symptoms. Importantly, diagnostics clinics also facilitate research, teaching, extension and...
Verander grond om droogte te kan verdra
“Get water in, keep the water in, get the water out.” Dit is die beginsel wat toegepas moet word om grond teen droogtes te beskerm, meen Dale Strickler, ’n besoeker aan die Ottosdal No-Till-klub...
Have your weeds tested for resistance
The presence of weeds in any crop has a negative influence on crop yield. Extensive studies have been performed on the impact of weeds during wheat cultivation, but very little is known about the...
Successful research seeds new work
In true South African fashion – of always striving to better oneself – South African Breweries (SAB) and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) have set a goal for South Africa to become a net exporter...
