Dung beetles – indicators of biodiversity
Apart from the obvious global challenges such as climate change and ensuring future food security in a rapidly changing environment, decreasing global biodiversity is also a very serious challenge.
According to the 2019 UN Biodiversity...
A look at sunflower performance under CA
Producer-led transformation of agricultural production systems based on conservation agriculture (CA) principles is gathering momentum globally as a new trend for the 21st century. Worldwide the area under no-tillage is currently estimated at 157...
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...
Insetaankope – beplanning en uitvoering die sleutel
Terwyl ons reeds op die drempel van die nuwe plantseisoen staan, is daar produsente wat nog besig is met die stroop van somergrane.
Met winsgewendheid in die graanbedryf onder druk – relatief lae graanpryse en...
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...
Ontledings speel groot rol in moderne boerdery
Fertasa, in samewerking met Graan SA, kyk in hierdie reeks artikels na die oorsake, slaggate, invloed van en oplossing vir grondsuurheid. Die eerste artikel, “Dié onsigbare bedreiging vreet aan graanoeste” het in die Julie-uitgawe...
Seedling diseases lead to poor establishment
Sunflower is grown in many parts around the globe and is considered one of the most important oilseed crops in the world. It is also an important crop in South Africa and 678 000...
Beter kans op wins met dié beesstelsels
Die veebedryf, soos baie ander bedrywe, gaan gebuk onder omstandighede wat tot laer winste lei. Doeltreffendheid en effektiwiteit moet deurgaans verhoog word om koste te beperk en sodoende ’n beter kans op wins te...
Maize crop in the spotlight
The 2018/2019 maize production season is represented by the results of the 22nd annual maize crop quality survey. A total of 808 composite samples, representing white and yellow maize from 28 of the 36...
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...
