crop

November 21, 2017

SA entomopathogenic nematodes effectively kill fungus gnat pests

A recent study has found that local Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs), which are found naturally in Western Cape soil may be effective at killing fungus gnats. EPNs are tiny soil-dwelling worm-like organisms which attack and kill insects […]
July 27, 2017

Farmers expecting record maize harvest.

The National Crop Estimate Committee revised its maize production estimates up by 2% from the previous month to 15.97 million tonnes. This means South Africa would, ideally, export roughly 4.0 million tonnes of total maize this […]