BKB Main
August 10, 2018
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) latest food price index, global agricultural food commodity prices fell sharply in July, as all the major traded items experienced notable declines led by dairy and sugar. The […]
August 7, 2018
Sabrina Dean visited maize farmer AC van Wyk on his farm in the Free State, to gain some insight into how an award-winning farmer tackles a difficult planting season. Maize producer AC van Wyk does his […]
August 6, 2018
The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) recently released figures for the 2017/2018 grape harvest in their trade newsletter. According to the data, a total of 44 826 952 cartons (4.5kg) of grapes were harvested in […]
July 31, 2018
Chris and Dewald Bothma of North West have converted from conventional maize production to a combination of precision and conservation agriculture methods. But the change did not come easily, and many lessons had to be learnt […]