June / July 2021
Nette is Ononderhandelbaar
Vroeg in Maart vanjaar het ‘n windstorm Grabouw en omgewing bykans 24 uur laat steier. Met winde wat plek-plek tot 90 km/uur gehaal het, was swaargelaaide vrugteboorde kwesbaar.
June / July 2021
Cover Crop Trials – Beneficial preliminary results for deciduous fruit Growers
Research on soil health and orchard floor ecology is an emerging theme in agriculture, as it is an important component of sustainability.
June / July 2021
Integrated Pest Management – Are we there yet?
As early as 2500 BC, Sumerian farmers used sulphur to control insects and mites on their crops, illustrating the long history of the use of chemicals in agriculture.
December 2019 / January 2020
The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer – Hortgro is Proactive
Hortgro is in the final stages of securing fund-ing for a new research project that will look at the ability of the fungus carried by the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) beetle to infect deciduous fruit trees, as well as…