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Wine industry tackles drought
The wine industry body VinPro realises encourages producers to make use of the information and advice that are available on the prevailing drought.
By Johannes Richter · 5 min read
Profit-saving in drought conditions
The following case study will justify the impact of removing unprofitable blocks. Beware of chasing turnover, as it is profit that keeps you in business.
By Johannes Richter · 2 min read
Drought tolerance of different scion cultivars (Part 1): Introduction
The objective of the study was to assess the vegetative growth, yield and wine quality response of selected alternative and reference wine grape scion cultivars to dryland conditions in the Swartland region of South Africa.
By Carolyn Howell, Karen Freitag and Reckson Mulidzi · 14 min read
Western Cape to receive R25 million in drought support
Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer has expressed his gratitude on the news that the Western Cape will be receiving an additional amount of R25
By Anton Pretorius · 1 min read
SA’s ongoing drought: what does it mean for wine investors?
Last month, a 1774 bottle of Jura Wine sold for a record-breaking R1.51 billion in France, proving that although a worldwide wine shortage is catalysing a price
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Drought tolerance of different scion cultivars (Part 2): Soil water status
The objective of the study was to assess the vegetative growth, yield and wine quality response of selected alternative and reference wine grape scion cultivars to dryland conditions in the Swartland region of South Africa.
By Carolyn Howell, Karen Freitag and Reckson Mulidzi · 16 min read
Drought tolerance of different scion cultivars (Part 3): Grapevine water status
the objective of the study was to assess the grapevine water status of selected reference and alternative scion cultivars under dryland conditions in the Swartland region. It must be noted that the study aimed to assess grapevine responses in an almost worst-case scenario, i.e. grapevines growing…
By Carolyn Howell, Karen Freitag and Reckson Mulidzi · 10 min read
Drought tolerance of different scion cultivars (Part 4): Vegetative growth and yield
The study aimed to assess grapevine vegetative and yield responses in an almost worst-case scenario, i.e. grapevines growing under dryland conditions in sandy loam soil in the Swartland region.
By Carolyn Howell, Karen Freitag and Reckson Mulidzi · 16 min read
R50 million emergency funding for drought stricken farms in the Western Cape
On Tuesday (22/10), the Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Minister David Maynier, authorised the release of R50 million in emergency drought relie
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
What was the impact of the 2017-18 drought? - a case study using FruitLook data
In this article, the impact of the 2017-18 drought on the Western Cape agricultural sector is assessed using satellite-based data products available via FruitLo
By Ruben Goudriaan · 9 min read
New water allocations will help the agricultural sector recover from the impact of the drought
Minister of Economic Opportunities Beverley Schafer welcomes the new water allocations for agricultural, domestic and industry use.
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
Western Cape allocates R55m to ecological infrastructure
Western Cape allocates R55m to ecological infrastructure on 17 June 2022 to commemorate World Desertification and Drought Day.
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
