by Carien Daffue | May 27, 2024 | fruit industry
Vivian Butler VILLA LANDBOUKUNDIGE Brian de Villiers VILLA BYVOEGMIDDELKONSULTANT Die hoofdoel van byvoegmiddels is om te sorg dat gewasbeskermingsproduke (GBPe) hul volle potensiaal bereik en deoltreffend is. Byvoegmiddels beskerm GBPe teen swak waterkwaliteit,...
by Carien Daffue | Feb 7, 2024 | fruit industry, seasons, seisoene
Mariana Purnell CONTRIBUTOR The total avocado import volume in China has been continuously increasing and the demand for ready-to-eat avocado and year-round availability from different countries is soaring. As the world’s ninth biggest avocado exporter, South...
by Carien Daffue | Nov 23, 2023 | Berries, fruit industry, Orchards
Craig Shephard APPLIED AGRICULTURAL REMOTE SENSING CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND MACADAMIA SOUTH AFRICA Under a Macadamias South Africa NPC (SAMAC) initiative, researchers at the University of New England’s Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC) have...
by Carien Daffue | Nov 23, 2023 | fruit industry, Orchards, Uncategorized
This year saw the return of the AllesBeste symposium held in Tzaneen. Industry specialists and delegates in the avocado industry came together to once again discuss the industry and participate in discussions around new research and practices. Allesbeste is famous for...
by Carien Daffue | Jul 31, 2023 | fruit industry, Orchards, Spraying
Gebalanseerde gewasbestuursprogramme verhoog plante se plantgesondheid en bevorder kwaliteit gewasse. Dit is ook kostedoeltreffend en bevorder volhoubare landboupraktyke. NexusAG se tweeledige benadering fokus op voeding en beskerming om hierdie doelwitte te...
by Carien Daffue | Jul 31, 2023 | fruit industry
MASEGO MOOBI AND AMY CALDWELL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The production of apples and pears is estimated to decrease slightly in the 2022/23 marketing year, based largely on stagnated production area and a return to normal yields following record...