Plant Health

Foliar feeding is particularly beneficial during periods of plant stress, such as drought, cold weather, and hail events, as well...

African armyworms (Spodoptera exempta) continue their advance, with the Free State Department of Agriculture reporting about 100 outbreaks in the...

More than 70 cases of African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) have so far been reported in the Free State since the...

Genetic diversity is key to creating more resilient agrifood systems that withstand challenges such as shifting climate patterns. That’s according...

By Maile Matsimela Officials of the National Department of Agriculture are continuously conducting a monitoring and evaluation exercise on affected...

Farmer information sessions were held this morning for farmers in Petrusburg and Jacobsdal after the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development...

The days of potato farmers losing their crop to potato tuber moth and tomato leafminer are about to be a...

In an effort to combat the growing threat of the invasive alien plant Salvinia minima to South Africa’s freshwater ecosystems,...

The Limpopo AgriXpo will be a world-class agricultural show within five years, said Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba at the recent...

Early observations indicate that certain South African maize hybrids may already have some resistance to Goss’s bacterial wilt and leaf...