Opinion Piece : Mark Hutton – Soil Organic Matter

Opinion Piece : Mark Hutton – Soil Organic Matter

SOIL MATTER MATTERS  Soil Organic Matter (SOM) is defined as the organic matter component of soil. It consists of plant and animal detritus at various stages of decomposition, tissues and cells of soil microbes, and substances that soil microbes synthesise. The...
Citrus Success Story by Peter Thorpe

Citrus Success Story by Peter Thorpe

It’s almost harvest time for certain citrus cultivars in the Eastern Cape. This means that the basket of crop protection products available to use on the trees is limited, due to the risk of residues. However, pest pressure is still prevalent, particularly citrus...
Opinion Piece : Attie Odendaal – Eco-Bb®

Opinion Piece : Attie Odendaal – Eco-Bb®

EnglishAfrikaans Eco-Bb® is a well-researched entomopathogenic fungus that provides suppression of a wide range of insects including whitefly, red spider mite, Tuta absoluta, leaf miner, woolly whitefly, false codling moth, and mealybug, amongst others.  The wettable...
Opinion Piece : Helgard van Rooyen – Eco-T Ezi-Flo®

Opinion Piece : Helgard van Rooyen – Eco-T Ezi-Flo®

EnglishAfrikaans Eco-T Ezi-Flo® is an excellent ‘all-round’ solution and I view it as a ‘safety net’ ideally suited for use at the start of the growing season.  Eco-T Ezi-Flo®’s true colors are most significant in years when environmental conditions are...
Urgency of Soil Management

Urgency of Soil Management

EnglishAfrikaans Opinion piece: Biospecialist Gert Jordaan The seasonal planning of any farmer should start with minimising the problems in existing production practices and the starting point lies is the identification and acknowledgement of these restrictions. A...