Hydroponic farming: Tunnels limit pests – but watch out for these
Here’s your guide to the most important pests that attack plants in hydroponic systems. Growing conditions in a hydroponic system ...
Day: 20 June 2023
Vegetable production: Potato bacterial diseases
We look at the bacterial pathogens that can cause disease in potato plants and tubers. Yield losses and reduced cosmetic ...
Vegetable production: Controlling potato pests
Learning how to identify insect potato pests helps us to decide on a course of treatment. Taking a close look ...
Hydroponic farming: Managing disease in hydroponic systems
Certain diseases can wreak havoc in hydroponic systems – guard against them by following this advice. Plants grown in hydroponic ...
Marketing tips: Transporting fresh produce
If planned badly, transport for fresh produce is expensive, but used properly it can become cost-effective. There are 3 factors ...
Marketing tips: Understand the basic functions of fresh produce packaging
Packaging is expensive, but it’s important if you are to achieve top prices for your fresh produce. The cost of ...
How to make your own whip
Tossie Ferreira, a highly skilled craftsman from Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape, shared the secrets of making a 6-strand ...
Crop production: Sorghum can play a stabilising role
Here are some production tips for grain sorghum. Grain sorghum must be planted shallow, especially on heavy soils. Place the ...
Crop production: Better profits by understanding wheat
Wheat undergoes various stages before it reaches maturity. Farmers need to know what these stages are if production is to ...
Pork production: Alternatives to commercial feed rations for your pigs
Question: I want to feed my pigs well so they can grow and be healthy, but commercial rations are very ...
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