Mieliepryse vir die nuwe seisoen
14/08/2020
Dit is alombekend dat die landboubedryf – en veral die graan- en oliesaadbedryf – hand aan hand met onsekerheid loop. Verskeie faktore veroorsaak hierdie onsekerheid wat die mark oorheers, waarvan produksie en prys seker...
Facts and fiction about GM crop safety
April 2016
WYNAND VAN DER WALT, senior partner: FoodnCropBio Consulting
Biotechnology, genetic modification (GM), GM crops and foods, biosafety and risks have all become buzz words arising from polarised debates that have left many consumers and...
Planning is key
With a competition record of 5,12 t/ha, Clinton Frey from Winterton was crowned the winner in the category for soybeans in KwaZulu-Natal in the 2020 Grain SA Grow for Gold National Yield Competition with...
Spanbenadering van landboukundige en produsent essensieel vir sukses
July 2017
ARNO VAN VUUREN, bestuurder: Landboubestuursdienste, NWK Beperk
Produsente sê dikwels dat hulle nie veel vertroue het in die raad wat landboukundiges verskaf nie. In ekstreme gevalle kom ‘n mens ook produsente teë wat geensins...
Presisie-beginsels én presiese produsente verhoog winste
December 2017
PIETMAN BOTHA, SA Graan/Grain medewerker
Grondsoorte en gronddieptes in lande en oor plase kan uitermate verskil. Die gevolg van verskille soos hierdie in die hulpbronne is dat die opbrengsmikpunte ook dramaties kan varieer.
Die verskillende...
Breeding for yield: What is the situation in the Western Cape?
October 2015
IAN HEYNS, ARC-Small Grain Institute, Stellenbosch and ANDRÉ MALAN, ARC-Small Grain Institute, Bethlehem
Wheat is considered one of the primary staple foods in South Africa with an annual consumption of 3,2 million tons. Nonetheless,...
Brown rust of sunflower: A scarce, but potentially damaging disease
May 2015
MOSES RAMUSI and BRADLEY FLETT, ARC-Grain Crops Institute
Brown rust is caused by the fungus Puccinia helianthi Schw. – which is capable of causing yield losses in specific sunflower production areas of South Africa where...
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...
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...
Evalueer jou beesboerdery gereeld krities vir volhoubaarheid
February 2019
PIETMAN BOTHA, SA Graan/Grain redaksiespan
Die pryse van speenkalwers, ou koeie en slagbeeste het die afgelope jaar sywaarts beweeg. Heelwat ontleders, soos Absa en die vleispryse van mnr Chris Derksen, ondersteun dié stelling. Soos in die...
