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Rehabilitation of eroded watercourses at Vergelegen
Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West, which is renowned for its biodiversity and commitment to environmental sustainability, has just completed an extensive
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
Slippery slope or one-off opportunity?
Heroic viticulture is being increasingly recognised in countries such as Spain, Portugal and Argentina and effectively used to sell good wines from extreme vine
By Carlin Cloete · 8 min read
Zimbabwe set to relaunch bubbly production in 2019
Africa has always been the continent of the brave and one brave producer is looking to bring back the golden era of Zimbabwe wines, after years of the country b
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Vineyard row orientation (Part 1) - canopy light and temperature
Climatic conditions, such as temperature, wind and humidity, and valley floor/edaphic conditions, such as soil water availability and drainage, often force the
By Kobus Hunter & Neels Volschenk · 9 min read
Agri Megatrends: Tech remains the biggest disruptor in 2019
Several factors influence the overall sustainability of food and agricultural around the world. We identify the megatrends that are predicted to shape the globa
By Carlin Cloete · 8 min read
Vineyard row orientation (Part 3) - canopy physiology
Canopy physiological changes of differently orientated vertically trellised Shiraz grapevines (NS, EW, NE-SW and NW-SE rows) were investigated.
By Kobus Hunter & Neels Volschenk · 8 min read
Agricultural careers: Grounds for growth
Experts predict that advances in science and technology will keep farmers and agriculture professionals on their toes. By 2020 there will be an even higher dema
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
SA's relationship with alcohol: a radar for responsibility
As South Africans raise a toast to the lifting of the alcohol ban, the industry remains under enormous pressure to produce, promote, trade and consume alcohol r
By Anton Pretorius · 10 min read
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
The Atlantic Fertilisers team are keen supporters of regenerative farming. Everyone in the agricultural industry needs to work together to regenerate the earth’
By Sponsored Content · 2 min read
WWF Conservation Champion wine farmers find an ally in fynbos
The rich and diverse indigenous fynbos of South Africa’s Cape Winelands has become a welcome ally to the region’s wine farmers, providing natural ecosystems bet
By MediaVision · 7 min read
Reinventing the tourism wheel
The global pandemic has brought the tourism sector to its knees. How will this billion rand industry recover?
By Lisa Lottering · 5 min read
Cover crops enhance vineyard arthropod diversity
Intensive agriculture threatens arthropod biodiversity,1,2,3 impacts the functioning of ecosystems,4 and threatens the sustainable production of farming systems
By Marinus Geldenhuys, René Gaigher, James Pryke & Michael Samways · 17 min read
