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Potential water saving at high production vineyards
This case study in the Olifants River region was completed in the 2016 season and shows what can be done in terms of effective water usage on farm level.
By Doronae · 3 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
New sensor tool for vineyard irrigation management beta tested in California
FloraPulse micro-tensiometer sensor is designed to continuously measure stem water potential in a grapevine trunk. (Photo by Ted Rieger)
By Anton Pretorius · 6 min read
Smarter, faster, richer, wiser
A healthy, adaptable and competitive wine industry is in the best interest of each of its stakeholders. And this is exactly what the Wine Industry Strategic Exercise (Wise) envisions. WANDA AUGUSTYN spoke to the driving forces behind this strategic project about the challenges, priorities and an…
By Wanda Augustyn · 10 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
The benefits of certified, virus-tested, true-to-type plant material
Introduction
By Sandile · 8 min read
Cabernet Sauvignon responses to irrigation using winery wastewater
Introduction
By Sandile · 10 min read
Water and energy saving in the wine industry
Power shedding in South Africa has forced various cellars to buy or rent generators to continue with their normal activities. Although the capital expenditure r
By Sandile · 4 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
Soil preparation with special emphasis on the re-compaction of vineyard soils
Introduction
By Sandile · 13 min read
