Tag: crops
Load-shedding poses threat to irrigated crops in central SA
Ongoing load-shedding could have a catastrophic impact on irrigated crops in central South Africa, according to agricultural leaders in the region.
Francois Wilken, Free State...
Western Cape heavy rains bring some relief
The Department of Water and Sanitation says Western Cape farmers can only hope for more rains during this rainy season to enable them to...
You ‘eat’ 30 kilos of soil a day…
Every meal you eat now costs the planet 10kg in lost topsoil.
That’s the warning of “Surviving the 21st Century” author Julian Cribb...
Tru-Cape cherry season delivers high-value returns despite smaller crop
Despite Ficksburg's self-proclaimed position as South Africa’s Cherry Capital, the Free State might soon have to fight for its crown as Ceres in the...
Tru-Cape cherry season delivers high-value returns despite smaller crop
Despite Ficksburg's self-proclaimed position as South Africa’s Cherry Capital, the Free State might soon have to fight for its crown as Ceres in the...
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