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The price of progress
Technology promises greater efficiency and resilience, but access, cost and its effect on people deserve closer scrutiny.
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Fruit farms become tech-savvy
Today we live in a world of interconnectedness, the dawn of the “internet of everything” and shifting technological frontiers. Even the use of robotics on farms
By Sandile · 11 min read
Analytical methods to measure grape metabolites - a review
This review presents a summary of the chromatographic methods that have been developed and optimised to accurately profile and quantify grape metabolites. The g
By Hans André Eyéghé-Bickong, Philip Young and Melané Vivier · 10 min read
On top of tech
How narrow can you go? Many of the implements are designed for steep vineyards with narrow rows.
By Lee-anne · 5 min read
Flying high
Innovative tools are increasingly being used to support the drive for improved quality and greater agricultural productivity and profitability. Locally, grape p
By Lee-anne · 7 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
Irrigating with the future in mind
With the Western Cape in the grip of a crippling drought, the aftermath of which will haunt us for years to come, irrigation and water use remain a sensitive (a
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
Vineyard row orientation (Part 2) - inter-row wind and canopy humidity
The prevailing wind direction and wind velocity are always considered when vineyards are established in a specific terroir.
By Kobus Hunter & Neels Volschenk · 8 min read
