Who are you buying your agrochemicals from?
Crop protection is such a crucial part of a successful harvest and many years are spent on research and development by agrochemical manufacturers to provide a producer with products that comply with exceptional standards....
Glifosaat: Ankerproduk in gewasbeskerming
Glifosaat is al vir meer as ’n halfeeu in die landbou en tuinbou beskikbaar en word jaarliks wêreldwyd gebruik vir algemene onkruidbeheer. Dit is ’n glisiensuurmolekule wat deur plante se bogrondse dele opgeneem word...
Die plaagdoderetiket: Jou paspoort tot sukses en veiligheid
Alle plaagdoders wat in Suid-Afrika verkoop word, is onderworpe aan die Wet op Misstowwe, Veevoedsel, Landboumiddels en Veevoedsel, 1947 (Wet Nr. 36 van 1947) wat streng vereistes neerlê:
Plaagdoders moet onder die Wet geregistreer...
As boer in jou bloed is
Vir die Van Zyls van Marseilles tussen Tweespruit en Ladybrand in die Suidoos-Vrystaat was daar nog nooit juis ’n kwessie hieroor nie: Hulle is produsente.
Theo sr (72) se pa, wat ook in die omgewing...
Annual soybean crop quality under scrutiny
Soybeans are the most important oilseed crop produced in South Africa, driven mainly by the demand for protein feed (in this case soybean oilcake) from the animal feed industry.
Of the 1,31 million tons of...
Argentine no-till systems: Major elements, insights and challenges
Since converting from conventional tillage to no-tillage, the functionality of cropping systems across Argentina has changed
considerably. The newly introduced agronomic management practices have unlocked unused potential of the soil-crop system while simultaneously enhancing sustainable...
Oorwintering in 2019: Uitdagings en praktiese riglyne
Alhoewel daar al baie oor die onderwerp van oorwintering geskryf is, bly dit ’n groot uitdaging vir elke produsent. Enersyds omdat voer in alle waarskynlikheid die grootste koste-inset vir die veeprodusent is en andersyds...
Irrigation wheat breeding – from cross to cultivar
With South Africa importing approximately 50% of its annual wheat requirement, it has become increasingly important for producers to produce more wheat and for breeders to equip producers with high yielding wheat cultivars. The...
Die rand se negatiewe effek op plaaslike kunsmispryse
In hierdie artikel word gefokus op internasionale kunsmisprystendense en hoe dit deursyfer na die plaaslike kunsmismark. Omdat so ’n groot hoeveelheid van Suid-Afrika se kunsmisbehoeftes ingevoer word (meer as 80%), het internasionale pryse en...
Carbon sequestration potential of Western Cape grain farming systemsPart 2
Phase 2 of the overarching winter grain carbon footprint project involved the determination of the carbon sequestration potential of different farming and cropping systems, taking into account the crop rotations, tillage regimes and organic...
