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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...

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...

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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