Posts by Jandrie Klopper
Trade unions and employers: Starting the relationship
For many employers, their first contact with a trade union comes unexpectedly – often by way of a formal letter or email. In terms of Section 21 of the Labour…
Read MoreAartappels is veelsydigekoningskos
Aartappels SA se 2025-veldtog op LandbouRadio het in September op ‘n einde gekom en behels ‘n insiggewende reeks praatjies deur voedingkundiges, navorsers en ander rolspelers oor onderwerpe soos aartappelvariëteite, hul…
Read MoreA flavourful celebration at the Soweto Kota Festival
The streets of Soweto were once again brought to life by the eighth annual Blue Ribbon Soweto Kota Festival held on 6 and 7 September this year at the Dobsonville…
Read MoreGrowing success in Eastern Cape soil
Jay Jay Farming, a youth-led agricultural partnership between Mzimasi Jalisa and Siphe Joyi, is steadily making a name for itself in the heart of Baziya, near Mthatha in the Eastern…
Read MoreFrom rural roots to academic heights
Nosipho Precious Minenhle Phungula comes from Underberg in the Southern Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal. Raised in a family deeply involved in both livestock and crop production, she spent much of her…
Read MoreTurning wastewater into gold
South Africa’s agroprocessing sector is a thriving industry consisting of both large, well-established companies and a growing number of small-scale enterprises. It is a very diverse industry, encompassing the processing…
Read MoreSandveld-kultivarproef onder besproeiing op Aurora in 2024/25
Die Sandveld-produksiestreek produseer sowat 13.5% (2024-oesjaar) van die totale aartappeloes in Suid-Afrika op ongeveer 6 942 ha in somer- en winteraanplantings. Hierdie streek voorsien aartappels aan die totale voorsieningsketting, waaronder…
Read MoreSA’s National Collection of Insects: Preservation, research and sustainability
In the heart of the Agricultural Research Council’s Biosystematics Division in the Plant Health and Protection (ARC-PHP) campus lies a hidden gem: the South African National Collection of Insects. This…
Read MoreCultivar check: Up-to-date
Description Key facts Agronomic traits Cooking type Tuber characteristics Disease resistance For more information, visit www.potatopro.com or www.potatoesafrica.co.za/PAvarietiesUptodate.html
Read MoreCeres-kultivarproef onder besproeiing op Donkerbos in 2024/25
Produsente in die Ceresproduksiegebied plant sowat 1.27% van die totale hektaar onder aartappels in Suid-Afrika. Hulle plant verwerkingsaartappels sowel as tafelaartappels onder besproeiing (651 ha in die 2024-oesjaar). Die prominentste…
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