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Van beesmis na groen energie
Ons kies koers na Uilenkraal naby Darling waar die broers, Willem en Paul Basson, die vierde generasie Basson familie, meer as ‘n eeu lank boer. Hul koeie word op ‘n draaitafel gemelk en hulle is pioneers in die gebruik van alternatiewe energie.
Wyn sál hy groei
Rean de Waal is ‘n boer wat ‘n plan kan maak – en nie net met die vreemde, wonderlike en selfontwerpte implemente in sy skuur nie.
Asyn met karakter
Net soms, as jy gelukkig is, kruis ‘n meesterlike produk jou pad wat ’n totale kopskuif veroorsaak. Rozendal Botanical Vinegar is die somtotaal van ’n familie se unieke denke en hul onbetwisbare toewyding tot die natuurlike puurheid. Plus ’n gelukkige glipsie, soos gereeld die geval is met innovasie.
Roasting of soya beans for human consumption borne fruit.
It’s never easy being a pioneer and often success for those who’ve earned it can come too late. But Jannie Cloete’s trailblazing work on the drying and roasting of soya beans for human consumption has already borne fruit, writes Maryke Roberts.
Microgreens – an emerging superfood with great potential
Schalk van Rooyen, natural scientist and technical consultant for Laeveld Agrochem in the field of botanical extractions, says microgreens and in general most young plants, have more nutritional value than their full-grown vegetable equivalent.
Medicinal mushrooms market could become bigger than medical marijuana industry
The market for medicinal mushrooms is set for a magical future, with growth in the next five to seven years expected to match or even surpass the medical marijuana industry.
Bronaar se eksotiese wit- en rooilof
Die Belgiese wit- en rooilof van hierdie boerdery is ’n winsgewende, plus innoverende, stap vir landbou.
Innovating ground-breaking work against the false codling moth
FCM lay their eggs on the peels of fruit. When the larvae hatch, they drill into the fruit and cause the fruit to rot. This pest has already cost producers in the Western Cape astronomical damage. Approximately 52 million of their sterile moths are bred every week, of which 46 million are released weekly with a spraying aircraft overflying the orchards