GMOs do not impact beneficial insects
Studies have been conducted in Mexico to assess the impact that insect-protected and herbicide-tolerant GMO maize may have on non-target insects. Both single trait...
Organic boom needs more land
Not enough land is being converted to organic farming to meet the increase in demand for organic products, according to market analysis from Informa’s...
Read Oilseeds Focus in June
The first winter rains have started to fall and in many parts of the country we even had to deal with flooding. As the...
Mielieoes groter geskat
Die hersiene oppervlak en vierde produksieskatting vir somergewasse vir die 2018-produksieseisoen is pas deur die Nasionale Oesskattingskomitee vrygestel.
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Maize crop estimated higher
The area planted estimate and fourth production forecast of summer crops for the 2018 production season was recently released by the National Crop Estimates...
What will the onion trade look like in ten years?
Fresh Plaza recently asked some of the top onion producers in the Netherlands, one of the top producers globally, what they think the industry...
First World Bee Day celebrated in May
On the first World Bee Day, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urged countries and individuals to do more to protect bees...
#FactSheet: The fall armyworm in South Africa
The fall armyworm is a species in the order of Lepidoptera and is the larval life stage of a fall armyworm moth. Its scientific...
Final winter crop production figures slightly up
At a meeting held on 10 May 2018, the Crop Estimates Liaison Committee (CELC) oversaw the process for the finalisation of the crop production...
US corn planting speeds up, still below average
The United States (US) corn planting pace is surging forward but remains below average. Meanwhile, soya bean seeding is ahead of its average pace. In...
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Toyota SA young auctioneer champs announced at ALFA 2018
ALFA 2018 once again hosted the final round in the Toyota SA National Young Auctioneer Competition. This followed after several regional rounds were hosted...
Parasiete kan nie vir Afrivet uitoorlê
In 26 September 2018 se aflewering van Grootplaas kuier Afrivet weer by ons in die ateljee.
Die somer het nou behoorlik afgeskop, en daarmee saam...
Suid-Afrika kroon sy vyfde kuilvoerkoning
Die land se vyfde kuilvoerkoning is op 18 September tydens die jaarlikse Alfa galadinee en prysuitdeling gekroon. Die wenner in vanjaar se Santam Landbou...