Omnia is committed to quality-driven processes
At Omnia Nutriology® we believe in a holistic approach to managing crops. This means that we take an active interest in the growth of the crop, from before planting to after the harvest. To...
The future of smart farming in South Africa
Technology has completely transformed agriculture over the last few decades. These days, producers are integrating everything from drones and satellite sensing to genetic modification and, more recently, artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations to...
Aardverwarming vererger wêreldwye ongelykheid
Arm lande raak armer as gevolg van aardverwarming – en meer ekstreme hittegolwe sal in die toekoms die ongelykheidsgaping net groter maak.
Dit is ’n paar van die navorsingsbevindings van Namhla Mkiva, ’n tegniese-ondersteuningspersoneellid in...
Voervloeiprobleme iets van die verlede met hawer
Hawer (Avena sativa) is ’n veelsydige kleingraan wat in die verlede grootliks vir die graanmark aangeplant is. Weens die gewas se goeie voedingswaarde en droëmateriaalproduksie, word dit deesdae ook as ’n belangrike weidingsgewas beskou.
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Swamsiektes wat koring teiken
Swamsiektes kan ’n koringprodusent se oes nadelig beïnvloed, daarom is tydige, korrekte identifisering belangrik. Vervolgens ’n paar riglyne om die belangrikste swamsiektes in koring te identifiseer asook om te kyk onder watter toestande hul...
Deciding between PVC-M and PVC-U pipe for water transport in grain irrigation
PVC pipe remains the most economical way of transporting irrigation water, despite recent increases in the price of plastic. Agrico has recently started manufacturing modified PVC (PVC-M) pipe in addition to unmodified PVC (PVC-U)...
Chemiese en organiese kunsmis saam beste N-bron
VS Agri is uniek in die sin dat die maatskappy oor die vermoë beskik om enige tipe voedingsbron te verskaf om sodoende in elke denkbare voedingsbehoefte te voorsien. Elke produsent het sy eie voorkeure...
Nuwe kultivar vir besproeiing verras
Die ultravinnige, geel besproeiingsbaster P1197YHR asook P1197R en P1197 is die afgelope seisoen vir die eerste keer in Suid-Afrika aangeplant, as gevolg van die kultivar se indrukwekkende prestasies van tot 33 t/ha in opbrengskompetisies...
Nematodes – the root of all ‘evil’
The heart of producer Estienne Smit sank as she noticed many patchy areas of poor growth in her tomato crop. The young plants were showing water and nutrient deficiency symptoms such as wilting, yellowing...
BASF Clearfield® Plus Production (CLP) System
There has historically been limited herbicide solutions available in sunflowers for weed control after crop emergence and producers were reliant on the residual action of pre-emergent herbicides applied during planting. The BASF Clearfield® Plus...
