A Basic Fertilisation Strategy to Ensure Sustainability by Pieter Raath & Coenraad Fraenkel In addition to the negative publicity that the agricultural sector faces regarding the detrimental impact of unnecessary fertilisation on the environment, the cost of fertilisers is forcing producers to pursue ways to reduce fertilisation inputs. A proper balance between unreasonably conservative fertilisation […]
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World-class blueberry farm boosts labour productivity with Farm Costing Solutions In December 2019, agricultural investment firm Primocane Capital commenced with phase one of the development of Strathbreede Berries. The aim was to convert an existing pear and plum estate situated close to Wolseley, into an 80 ha high-spec blueberry farm. It’s less than two years […]
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Farmer Benefits from Early Harvest and Safe Grain Storage provided by SBS Agri SBS Agri successfully completed a two phase installation at a Midlands farm to provide both additional grain storage and a grain drying solution, allowing the farmer to benefit from early harvesting, at a higher grain moisture, reducing on field risks. The installation […]
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Tips by Bagtech on How to Choose a Fertilizer Blending Machine Options can sometimes be overwhelming, how to know the best option fertilizer machine to take for operation? How do you ensure that you have taken all options into account? Then do you take a standard option or do you go for a customized option? […]
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Hydraform’s Journey Over the Kasai River The original M9 Hydraform Interlocking Machine was first produced in the year 2012. The block production was up to 500 interlocking blocks per 8-hour shift, popularily known as a convenient machine for a start-up business. With the rising demands all over Africa, brew a new idea of a flat […]
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Afrivet – African Swine Fever On 28 March 2022, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) compiled the latest African swine fever outbreak and surveillance update report. DALRRD published that on 28 January 2022, the latest outbreak of ASF was reported in the Western Cape, bringing the total number of outbreaks in South Africa […]
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COMPO EXPERT- Your Expert for Growth! COMPO EXPERT has proven once again that using our enhanced efficiency fertilizers, are not only good for the environment (with less leaching and resulting pollution), but also increases yield and assist farmers to be more sustainable. Following is some results obtained using our Novatec® and Novatec® Solub range (stabilized […]
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Next-generation fruit drying just became the new standard – Dynamic Dryers International With agriculture being considered as one of the most important economic activities in the continent of Africa, employing two-thirds of the population and making between 20 to 60 per cent of each individual country’s GDP, it comes to no surprise that there is […]
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Reservoir Liners from Power Plastics Good water storage management is the backbone of successful agricultural and industrial operations. Poorly managed water assets can lead to losses with a significant financial impact, never mind the wastage of a precious natural resource. A well-designed reservoir liner is the first step to optimising the storage facility, according to […]
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Egli Engineering Celebrates 47 Successful Years of Reliable Packaging Machinery When Gus Egli arrived in South Africa from Switzerland, his personal vision evolved into an engineering powerhouse for the vertical, form, fill and seal (VFFS) packaging industry. Maryke Foulds tracks the company’s ongoing investment in a new custom-built facility, sound operating principles and quality processes. […]
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