Machinery and implements for conventional farming systems
September 2018
JOHAN VAN BILJON and DR TINGMIN YU, ARC-Agricultural Engineering
The optimal use of the correct equipment and implements is necessary to optimise farming production and to maximise operational profit. All mechanisation actions need to...
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...
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...
Growing groundnuts aflatoxin-free
The groundnut or peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important food and fodder crop in the farming systems of developing countries. The seed is high in oil (close to 50% for many varieties) and...
Delayed planting impacts sunflower yield
December 2017
Dr Safiah Ma’ali, ARC-Grain Crops, Potchefstroom
Sunflower is classified as the third largest grain crop produced in South Africa after maize and wheat. According to the Crop Estimates Committee 2016/2017, the production forecast for...
SOLOMON MASANGO: A man with a vision
March 2016
— Grain SA/ABSA/John Deere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year
PIETMAN BOTHA, SA Graan/Grain contributor
Solomon Masango is farming in the Carolina district. He is a conservation tillage farmer and produces maize and...
Invasive armyworm species now also in South Africa
March 2017
ANNEMIE ERASMUS, ARC-Grain Crops Institute and JOHNNIE VAN DEN BERG, North-West University
The invasive species of armyworm that has invaded Africa, realised our worst fears when it appeared in South Africa at the beginning...
Paniek, ruolie en die wisselkoers se impak op kunsmismarkte
Internasionale markte is baie deurmekaar. Groot olieproduserende lande se “oorlog” vir markaandeel en die beheermaatreëls om die koronavirus se verspreiding wêreldwyd te bekamp, het markte op hol.
Binne slegs ’n paar weke het die ruolieprys...
Animal diseases that can affect humans Part 5: Psittacosis or parrot fever
July 2018
DR JAN DU PREEZ, veterinary specialist, Public Health
Psittacosis is a disease that can be contracted by people who come into close contact with birds and more particularly those of the parrot family (psittacine...
Bemesting van aangeplante weiding in die somerreënvalgebied
Kunsmis is een van die duurste en belangrikste insette vir die verbouing van aangeplante weidings vir optimale diereproduksie. Die regte en voldoende bemesting kan ’n drastiese verhoging in droëmateriaalproduksie oplewer.
Reënval
Reënval speel ’n belangrike rol...
