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The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) programme of the US Department of Agriculture has recently released the findings of their 2019-2020 National Cover Crop Survey. The survey includes perspectives from 1,172 farmers in the United States. Here are some

According to the European Food Safety Authority[1], there is no evidence that food is a source or a transmission route of the novel Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19. But consumers might start to worry about fruit like grapes or strawberries. Were

As the installation of flowmeters increases on farms and on irrigation schemes, the need and demand for verification and re-calibration services are also increasing. Inaccurate meters refute the purpose of water metering, and a grower can incur a steep fine

Ons het by Hanke du Toit, die hoofbestuurder van die Oranje-Riet Watergebruikersvereniging, navraag gedoen oor die herkalibrasiediens wat hulle aan lede verskaf. Hoekom het julle besluit om so ‘n diens te lewer? Dis baie goedkoper as om ‘n kontrakteur te

Baie hoë intensiewe besproeiingsboerdery vind plaas in Pongola, Noord-Natal, oor ‘n area van 17 000 ha. 97% van gewasproduksie bestaan uit suikerriet. Die Pongolagebied het geen noemenswaardige ondergrondse water nie en is totaal afhanklik van reënval en die Pongolariviersisteem. Die

In South Africa, 1,2 million hectares are under irrigation. With most of the Water Management Areas (WMAs) facing a deficit in water availability, how do we ensure that each crop gets a drop? The DWS requires all water users to