Affirmative Axion!
The Claas Axion 800 won two awards at Agritechnica in Hanover.
Controlling the ‘famine weed’
Integrated management is needed to control parthenium, a member of the Asteraceae family and a noxious weed that threatens food security, biodiversity and human and animal health.
New Holland tractor is No. 1
The New Holland T8 Auto Command tractor gets the No. 1 award from the
top exhibition for agricultural machinery.
Digging up African treasure
Plant breeder Mohammed Mohammed, a PhD student at UKZN, is researching the Bambara groundnut, a high-protein legume.
Massey Ferguson’s Antarctic adventure
In 2014, Massey Ferguson will celebrate the historic feat of three Ferguson TE20 ‘Vaaljapie’ tractors in 1958 by returning to the South Pole.
Improving young pig performance
Dr Lia Hoving emphasises the significance of weight loss in sows during lactation. Her research shows that this can compromise a sow’s reproductive performance.
Allelopathy – test Results
In the second part of this two-part series,Dr Suzette Bezuidenhout discusses testing the allelopathic effect to control yellow nutsedge. Lloyd Phillips reports.
Agritechnica highlights
Recently back from Agritechnica in Germany, Joe Spencer highlights the ‘best of the biggest’ at the exhibition.
Tractors for Africa
Joe Spencer reports on European tractor manufacturers at Agritechnica whose products are available in South Africa.
German innovation
In addition to winning a gold medal at Agritechnica, Claas walked away with a record six silver medals for innovation.
New Holland at Hanover
Every two years in Hanover, Germany, Agritechnica showcases innovative ideas from machinery manufacturers large and small. Joe Spencer was there.
The allelopathic effect
Nature is truly remarkable. Plants employ strategies to reduce competition and keep other plants from growing too close. Crop scientist Dr Suzette Bezuidenhout says this has an application in weed control. Lloyd Phillips reports in part 1 of two parts.
