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Irrigated wheat: Conservation farming improves water usage and yield

Egon Zunckel and his sons, Tyson and Carl, have been implementing conservation agriculture practices, especially no-till, on their farm’s commercial mixed grains operation since...

Irrigated wheat: Conservation farming improves water usage and yield

Egon Zunckel and his sons, Tyson and Carl, have been implementing conservation agriculture practices, especially no-till, on their farm’s commercial mixed grains operation since...

New irrigation systems: making do with less

Irrigation supports 25% to 30% of national agricultural production in South Africa. Although irrigated agriculture uses 62% of the available water resources in South...

Medium-term budget: Dismay about lack of assistance for farmers

During his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement delivered on Wednesday (27 October), the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana announced that government planned to increase spending...

Agri sector outlook cautiously optimistic, despite challenges’

This was according to Dr Piet Croucamp, political analyst at the North-West University Business School, who said the global decline in demand for agricultural...

‘SA well-positioned to become leader in cannabis production

Murphy said regulatory progress made in the past five years had allowed South Africa to catch up with other countries that had legalised cannabis...

Water rights litigation creates uncertainty for SA farmers

The recent Constitutional Court decision on the transferability and trading of water rights will create uncertainty and erode investor confidence in the agricultural sector,...

Irrigated wheat: Conservation farming improves water usage and yield

Egon Zunckel and his sons, Tyson and Carl, have been implementing conservation agriculture practices, especially no-till, on their farm’s commercial mixed grains operation since...

The smart-irrigation tech companies to watch in 2022

The global-smart irrigation market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 15,2% from 2021 to 2030, according to Quince Market Insights....

Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa are consistently falling short of their promises

Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa don’t measure up to their plans according to new research into the projects by scientists. Many of the schemes...

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