Weeklikse weer met Johan van den Berg
Estimated reading time: 1 minuteJohan van den Berg is weer terug op sy pos met sy weeklikse weersake-gesprek met Lise Roberts op RSG Landbou.Luister...
Soil health education and information sharing for sustainable farming communities
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesClimate change, lack of appropriate agricultural technology and infrastructure, resource scarcity, degradation of ecosystem services and biodiversity, shortage of farming...
Water constraints intensify as agriculture competes for limited supply
Estimated reading time: 1 minuteSouth Africa’s growing water constraints are placing increasing pressure on agriculture, with industry and policy stakeholders warning that competition for...
Engen highlights fuel security and partnerships at NAMPO 2026
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesEngen has reaffirmed its long-standing support for South Africa’s agricultural sector at NAMPO Harvest Day 2026, focusing on fuel security,...
Die edel boegoe van Uitkyk
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesDaar is feitlik niks wat Jan-Louw du Plessis en sy ma, Elsabé du Plessis, van die plaas Uitkyk by Wellington...
Boegoe – ’n geurige skat uit die fynbos
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesBy Puris, wat in die Paarl geleë is, word boegoe‑olieprodukte en boegoe‑swaelfraksies – gespesialiseerde, hoë‑impak aroma‑bestanddele – uit die vlugtige...
‘n Katspoegie boegoe maak ‘n groot verskil: Groengoud in die fynbosfamilie
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesKommersiële boegoe bedien ’n nismark, en plantasies kan tot ongeveer 80 jaar lank lewensvatbaar gehou word. In sy natuurlike vorm...
Plant-parasitic nematodes: The hidden virus vectors you were not aware off
Estimated reading time: 11 minutesPlant virus-vector nematodes are soil-dwelling, plant-feeding nematodes capable of transmitting plant viruses while feeding on roots or underground plant parts....
Precision irrigation: One aspect of a precision agriculture approach
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesFrom producer to consumer, everyone is well aware of the statistics around water scarcity, agricultural water use, and increased food...
Reducing size to increase impact: How size reduced biochar can transform...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesEvery year, millions of tonnes of agricultural and food waste are generated globally. Crop residues such as stalks and husks...
Possible or not: Total elimination of food loss in the export...
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesFood loss and waste is one of the silent catastrophes of global agriculture. Although it does not grab headlines like...
Uit die RPO Nasionaal se kantoor: Nuwe jaar, nuwe dinge
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesDie Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie (RPO) Nasionaal wil graag al ons lede ‘n voorspoedige 2025 toewens. Die spreekwoord lui: “Nuwe jaar, nuwe dinge”,...
The essential business of bees
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesThe apple trees are in blossom, whispering their pink-white promises to the bees. But the bees need no promises –...
Impact of climate variability on adaptive water-use behaviour of commercial sugarcane...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesWater is a vital and limited resource necessary for all human activities, utilised by various users such as the agricultural,...
Melkvervangers vir varkies groei in gewildheid
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesVervangers vir sogmelk is nog nie so gewild in Suid-Afrika soos in Nederland of Denemarke nie. Dit neem wel stadig...
“Lost crops” provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesAccording to research released by Oxfam in 2023, seven people across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan will die of...
Bathurst community hosts informative snake talk
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesThe Friends of Waters Meeting, a community group in Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, champions the collective role of South...
Ram and ewe lamb health: When to inject what
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesThe ingestion of colostrum and the vaccination for lambs to prevent pulpy kidney and other infectious diseases is important.A vaccination...
Lammers: Wanneer om wat te spuit
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesOnder normale omstandighede ontvang lammers in die eerste ses uur na geboorte, teenliggaampies van die ooi se biesmelk. Hierdie...
How to harvest water and improve soil health with mulching
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesWater is a precious resource in Southern Africa, where it is often in short supply for much of the year....
Biosecurity in South Africa: A perfect storm?
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesCommercial agriculture, while essential for ensuring food security for a burgeoning population, poses certain challenges. One of these is an...
Biosekuriteit in Suid-Afrika: Die perfekte storm?
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesHoewel kommersiële landbou noodsaaklik is om voedselsekerheid vir 'n groeiende bevolking te verseker, hou dit baie uitdagings in. Een hiervan...
Mechanisation considerations for drip irrigation systems
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesWater scarcity is a growing problem due to climate change. Agriculture uses the most water in South Africa, so it...
Biesmelk: Die lewensbron van lammers
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesDie belangrikheid van biesmelk kan nie oorbeklemtoon word nie. Dit is daardie eerste melk wat die lam inneem na...
Weeslammers: Wenke om ooi en lam te herenig
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesDit is ’n groot uitdaging om ’n lam wat deur sy ma verwerp is, met die hand groot te...
Dress your meals to the nines this Women’s Month with avo
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesWe all know that National Women’s Day commemorates 9 August in 1956 when brave South African women marched to...
Wolproduksie: Bestuurskalender vir die somerreëngebied – Augustus/September
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesDie Nasionale Wolkwekersvereniging van SA (NWKV) se produksie-adviesdiens publiseer elke twee maande 'n lys van bestuursaksies wat as belangrik vir...
Dried fruit beetles’ sapping effect on macadamias
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesThese unassuming beetles have been observed on macadamia nuts for some time, but numbers and concomitant damage levels were...
Practical ways to navigate the energy crisis
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesThe ongoing rise in energy costs, load shedding as well as environmental concerns associated with the use of coal-fired power...
Skaaphantering tydens die Karoo Winterwolfees gedemonstreer
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesSkaaphond-demonstrasie – elke hond is uniekAndré Lesch van Lesch Working Dogs het tydens die Karoo Winterwolfees 'n skaaphonddemonstrasie gehou. Hy...
