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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
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
Wireless Water: the search for a new breed of agri-technology has begun
Besides adopting better vineyard practices and conventional ways to save water and reduce waste, agriculture has turned to a new breed of technologies to find a
By Anton Pretorius · 6 min read
FruitLook employs satellites to monitor crops
Satellite “eyes in the sky” have become really useful tools to keep watch over crops.
By Sandile · 9 min read
What you sow . . .
Gen-Z, the industry-driven project to plan and plant vineyards using the latest technology, research and innovation, and co-ordinated by VinPro, is gaining mome
By Lee-anne · 1 min read
Ethics and marketing joins hands
Early this year the department of agriculture approved the accrued savings and interest from Wieta’s 2017 financial year. This is allocated to a joint Wosa and
By Lee-anne · 6 min read
Liming through drip irrigation
For optimal growth and yield, the soil pH has to be correct.
By Doronae · 4 min read
New Winetech projects for 2017 (Part 4)
1. Improving poor performing grapevines by means of root pruning or mulching
By Winetech Editorial Team · 4 min read
Drakenstein pioneers water-loss reduction
Water leakage and non-revenue water have become two of the biggest problems facing municipalities around South Africa in recent years. Under the leadership of A
By Johannes Richter · 2 min read
