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Rubber, plastic, cardboard, paper and cotton on a potato farm – what now?
Potatoes are an essential part of any typical South African meal and it is difficult to imagine cooking without it – whether it is a hearty leg of mutton accompanied…
Read MoreRubber, plastiek, karton, papier en katoen op ’n aartappelplaas – wat nou?
Dit is haas ondenkbaar om enige tipiese Suid-Afrikaanse maaltyd voor te berei sonder een of ander vorm van aartappels. Skaapboud en oliegebraaide aartappels, souserige skaapnek met kapokaartappels, ordentlike beeshaas met…
Read MoreWhat we spend on protecting potatoes
Crop protection is a significant contributor to a potato producer’s production costs. Following the cost of marketing and potato seed, crop protection cost is the potato producer’s largest input. The…
Read MoreWorld potato markets: Record global potato crops recorded
The potato industry has reached new heights in global production, with 2022 witnessing a record 374.8 million tonnes which represents a 0.3% increase from the previous year. This remarkable achievement,…
Read MoreMarkmonitor: Die eerste vyf weke van 2024 op varsproduktemarkte
Die 2023-kalenderjaar het afgeskop met rekordpryse wat hoër as die vorige drie jaar s’n was. Aan die begin van 2024 het die prentjie homself herhaal – aartappels het weereens met…
Read MoreMarble Hall trial and tuber moth workshop
The Marble Hall trial planted on Jaco van den Heever’s farm included processing varieties. The trial was planted on 15 June 2023 and consisted of three repetitions spaced 1.5 m…
Read MoreRevolutionising the potato industry: Transformation Symposium 2024
During the 18th century, a German town decided to build a church. The first thing they did was plant trees around the proposed construction site. The reason was simple –…
Read MoreMoerkwekers inspireer: 2024 se top tien aangewys
Bayer is al sedert 2005 die trotse borg van die Moerkweker van die Jaar-toekenning. Dit is vir ons ’n groot voorreg om met hierdie gesogte toekenning geassosieer te wees en…
Read MoreDie verskil tussen wangedrag en onbevoegdheid
Voordat enige dissiplinêre stappe in die werksplek geneem word, is dit belangrik dat die werkgewer behoorlik ondersoek instel om te bepaal of die werknemer se gedrag neig na wangedrag of…
Read MoreTuber or not tuber? That is the question
Growing up in a house where your father has Irish roots and potatoes are regarded as staple food, you would understand the constant dissatisfaction at the dinner table over ‘glassy’…
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