Tag: soil health

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Applying the right nutrients to planted pastures that are tailored to the specific plant species and local environmental conditions, can...

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes As avocado production expands rapidly across sub-Saharan Africa, growers face increasing pressure to adopt sustainable, science-based practices – particularly when...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Soil health is a key objective when designing a cover crop mix. The soil nutrition web is crucial for keeping soil...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Water is a precious resource in Southern Africa, where it is often in short supply for much of the year....

Traditionally, between 30 and 50% of a grain and oilseed producer’s existing input costs are spent on fertiliser. Fertiliser makes up such a large...

Estimated reading time: 10 minutes There is a misconception that fertilisers and regenerative agriculture are two opposing concepts in agriculture. An important factor to consider...

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Soil is the upper layer of the earth’s crust and consists of a mixture of mineral particles, organic material, organisms...

Of all the components of soil, organic matter is probably the most important and most misunderstood. Organic matter serves as a reservoir of nutrients...

Over the past 60 years, scientists have noticed alarming changes in the nutrient values of the food we eat. A popular article, Mineral Depletion...

Invasive plant species are those that have been introduced into a specific area, and that displace and outcompete indigenous species or negatively influence the...