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SA wine export volumes increase, says BMi Research report
BMi Research revealed that despite the poor performance of the economy, the wine industry yielded a positive volume growth.
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
Adversity drives innovation
Investments in agriculture address a number of critical United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by tackling issues such as extreme poverty, food security and lack of job opportunities, says Chris Potgieter, Head of Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Securities.
By Johannes Richter · 5 min read
Confronting Climate Change - understanding and addressing your hotspots
To effectively realise and respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by climate change, the Confronting Climate Change (CCC) Project was started in 2009
By Confronting Climate Change · 4 min read
Reducing carbon emissions on farms with improved water management
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By Doronae · 4 min read
SA Harvest report 2019
The South African wine grape harvest 2019 has hit a record low, largely due to the preceding drought and fluctuating weather conditions during the season. Winemakers are, however, positive about the quality of this year’s vintage.
By Johannes Richter · 6 min read
2020: A Baptism of wildfire for wine producers
The catastrophic bushfires in Australia as well as the decimation of Lismore Estate Vineyards during the Greyton inferno has ignited new fears among producers d
By Anton Pretorius · 10 min read
Seasonal weather variation within local mesoclimates explained using high resolution climate data (Part 3)
Increased seasonal variation in weather is a growing reality and concern in the context of climate change. Should we be reconsidering how we measure a season? T
By Dr. Tara Southey · 9 min read
Improve energy efficiency with Danfoss and BMG
Danfoss, together with engineering components provider BMG, an authorised DrivePro service partner of Danfoss, supplied a commercial maize farmer with the techn
By Sponsored Content · 2 min read
Executing a turnkey irrigation project
From water suction to pipelines, pump stations and drip- or micro-applicators, a well-executed irrigation project allows the farmer to focus on crop production and leave the irrigation to the experts.
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Soil compaction - the silent killer of conservation agriculture?
In this article, the effect of compaction on water infiltration and redistribution, root growth and on aeration will be discussed.
By Eduard Hoffman · 16 min read
In-field fractional use of winery wastewater with raw water (Part 4): Grapevine and wine responses
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of irrigation with in-field fractional use of winery wastewater with raw water on grapevine growth, yield and wine characteristics.
By Carolyn Howell & Reckson Mulidzi · 26 min read
