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How to control powdery mildew in vineyards

Over the 2021/22 season, wet spring and summer conditions resulted in an explosion of powdery mildew infestations on wine grape farms in various regions...

Farmers receive US$20 million worth of fertilisers from Yara Ghana

To enhance food security across the country, Yara Ghana is supporting farmers, particularly smallholders, with USD20 million worth of fertilisers. The farmers will be provided...

Target pests and maintain ecological balance with Amicor® Insect Control

Introducing Amicor® Insect Control from agricultural sciences company FMC, an insecticide powered by the active ingredient Rynaxypyr, which targets pests of maize, soya bean...

The pros of integrated pest management

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to crop protection, according to Rodney Bell, CEO of CropLife South Africa. Fortunately, farmers have a diverse toolbox at...

1,500 farmers get inputs from FG

1,500 small holder farmers in Katsina State have received various farming inputs from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. While distributing the inputs...

How iron levels in maize have changed over 2 000 years

There is no consensus among nutritional and chemical scientists on the changes in levels of micronutrients such as iron, zinc, copper and manganese in...

Tomato leaf miner: Pongola farmers’ strategy to beat the pest

The Pongola of today is far different to what it was in the 1980s. Back then, vegetable farms stretched to the horizon, supplying a...

Farmers improvised as fertiliser price goes up

Mr Yahya Iddrisu, the 2012 Tano North District Best Farmer in the Ahafo Region, says the increase in chemical fertiliser prices is forcing many...

Healthy soil helps ensure 98% packout rate of broccoli on KZN farm

The 40ha of cauliflower and broccoli crops stretches out over the picturesque hillside in Curry’s Post, KwaZulu-Natal. You would be forgiven for thinking the...

Truffles: black gold for South African farmers

Truffle farming in South Africa began more than 70 years ago, albeit on another continent. In the Black Forest in south-western Germany, Volker Miros...

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