» Vegetable crops improve wheat yield
28/10/16 11:53 from farmersweekly.co.za Sectors - Crops
Many small-grain farmers in the Southern Cape have added brassicas in the form of canola to their crop rotation programmes. Jose de Kock talked to Glenneis Kriel about how he is taking this a step further by including vegetable brassicas...

» Canola: effective rotation crop, profitable cash crop
21/10/16 11:22 from farmersweekly.co.za Sectors - Crops
Some 16 years ago, Johannes Joubert introduced canola to his crop rotation system on the family farm Kweekkraal. This not only contributed to the health of his soil, but led to his winning the Protein Research Foundation’s Southern Cape ...

» Raising the bar with cultivar selection
14/10/16 13:00 from farmersweekly.co.za Sectors - Crops
Peter Da Rocha farms cauliflower, broccoli and lettuce near Delmas in Mpumalanga. The operation’s focus on cultivar selection for better production efficiency has had a significant impact on the business’s profitability.

» Organic farming: a commercial farmer converts
12/10/16 11:15 from farmersweekly.co.za Sectors - Crops
Peter Nicholson of Roselands farm near Richmond in KwaZulu-Natal believes organic farming can be used to sustainably feed the world. He shares his vision with Lloyd Phillips.

» How a family citrus farm became a mega business
07/10/16 11:00 from farmersweekly.co.za Sectors - Crops
With citrus orchards that extend for more than 60km along the Eastern Cape’s Sundays River Valley, Sitrusrand is one of the largest producers in the area, and exports to many countries around the world.