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New irrigation book – valuable resource for wine grape growers
Dr Philip Myburgh, author of Handbook for Irrigation of Wine Grapes in South Africa (Photo by Andrew Gorman)
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
Collaborating for trade
The annual World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) meeting was held in Ottawa Canada on 3 to 5 October 2016 and attended by member countries such as Australia, New Zealan
By Annalize · 5 min read
Cabernet Sauvignon responses to irrigation using winery wastewater
Introduction
By Sandile · 10 min read
Vineyard responses to salinity-associated soil chemical properties
Introduction
By Sandile · 8 min read
Challenge accepted
The recently launched Agri-Water Open Innovation Challenge has attracted the interest of exciting new strategic partners and sponsors, who have joined forces with Advantage Austria, TIA, Silicon Cape and RIIS in order to make an even larger impact on the need for sustainable water usage in South…
By Johannes Richter · 3 min read
WineTech and LaunchLab introduce SA Wine Industry Innovation Challenge
Winetech, together with the LaunchLab and the Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, are inviting business pitches for their first Wine Industry Inno
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Ask-Jean victorious in first-ever SA Wine Industry Innovation Challenge
The winner of the inaugural South Africa Wine Industry Innovation Challenge is Jan Thomas and his team from Ask-Jean, with a winning concept of an app which inn
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Wireless Water: the search for a new breed of agri-technology has begun
Besides adopting better vineyard practices and conventional ways to save water and reduce waste, agriculture has turned to a new breed of technologies to find a
By Anton Pretorius · 6 min read
Winetech and SA Innovation Summit launch agritech startup competition
Wine industry body, Winetech and Africa’s biggest start-up event, the SA Innovation Summit, have launched a competition for agritech start-ups.
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
Treated municipal wastewater for irrigation (Part 1): Irrigation application and water quality
This study’s objectives were to assess the quality of treated municipal wastewater (TMW) used for irrigation of commercial vineyards and to quantify the amount of plant nutrients applied via TMW irrigation.
By Carolyn Howell, Karla Hoogendijk, Philip Myburgh, Vink Lategan & Eduard Hoffman · 15 min read
