Don’t cut corners with packaging
The use of quality packaging safeguards the time and effort a grower has put into producing top quality fruit. Dawid Groenewald of Citrus Research International (CRI) spoke about the latest...
Increased efficiency with picking platforms
Two-a-Day’s Dr Mias Pretorius and Daan Brink described to Glenneis Kriel how picking platforms are improving the company’s production.
Smart farming solutions
More than 100 products were presented at the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture. Denene Erasmus looks at some of the inventions that can improve efficiency on smaller farms.
Smallholder farmers should welcome wild bees
According to a global study, smallholder farmers who attract more wild bees and other pollinators to their land could harvest up to 24% more crops. In contrast, commercial farmers remain...
Livestock can survive a drought, learn how
The drought continues to have a major effect on livestock production. Special management practices are needed for herd management to survive a drought.
Drones can take precision farming to the next level
Using GPS monitoring in conjunction with aerial technology allows farmers to increase farming efficiency. The results, however, are highly dependent on interpretation of the data and the type of technology...
Guidelines on buying good-quality nursery trees
The establishment of a new orchard is one of the largest capital investments a fruit farmer can make. Prof Karen Theron from the Department of Horticultural Science at Stellenbosch University...
Why does immunisation sometimes fail?
Immunisation is not always effective. Dr Jan du Preez and Dr Faffa Malan examine the reasons for this.
Maximise profits with precision livestock farming
The decreasing profitability of livestock farming means that producers must improve the biological and productive efficiency of their operations. This was the message animal scientist Dr Jasper Coetzee delivered at...
Why off-track driving is bad news for the veld
Even a single incidence of off-road driving can cause lasting damage. To protect the veld, stay on the track, Roelof Bezuidenhout cautions.
How technology can help the farmer
Technology is the key to the future of agriculture, often in ways we do not expect, according to Jason PH Brantley, managing director of John Deere: sub-Saharan Africa. He spoke...
New protein sources for poultry feed
The poultry sector is growing and traditional poultry feed is failing to meet demand. As a result, alternative protein sources for poultry feed are being researched.
Exploring intuitive farming
Radically innovative approaches are needed to address challenges in the agriculture sector, says Dr Saskia von Diest of Stellenbosch University.
Millennials: getting ready for the next generation of consumers
Millennials, born between the 1980s and the early 2000s, are more finicky consumers than any of their predecessors. Mary Shelman, director of the Agribusiness Programme at Harvard Business School in...
Pneumonic (lung) pasteurellosis in cattle
No matter the age, sex or breed of cattle, all are susceptible to pneumonic pasteurellosis, and the disease can account for up to 50% of mortality under feedlot conditions. Dr...
Botulism in livestock
Botulism is a pathological condition causing complete or partial paralysis. It occurs mainly in cattle, although other organisms may also be affected. Dr Jan du Preez and Dr Faffa Malan...
Bovine tuberculosis
Bovine tuberculosis is a centuries-old, chronic and highly contagious disease. Dr JH du Preez and Dr Faffa Malan discuss its dangers, transmission, symptoms and treatment.
Unlocking the baobab’s feed potential
Baobab seeds hold promise as a low-cost supplement, says Prince Chisoro of the University of Fort Hare.
Three-day stiff-sickness
This is one of the dairy industry’s most important erosion diseases, and can lead to significant financial losses, according to Dr Jan du Preez and Dr Faffa Malan.
Rural conservation agriculture success story
High-Value Crop (HVC) production could potentially make the Eastern Cape’s OR Tambo district municipality self-reliant in terms of food, according to Joseph Sello Kau, an agricultural economist at the ARC.
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