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CLAAS Connect goes live: Machine management, Farm Management and digital services on one platform
The new CLAAS connect is now live in over 30 countries around the world and offers CLAAS customers a host of digital solutions around machine management, farm management, and precision farming on one platform. In addition, CLAAS connect provides a direct link to service offerings, dealerships and their digital[...]
Karat 12: A LEMKEN field is any crop’s dream
The era of burning residue on fields is over. Implements like LEMKEN’s Karat make life easier for farmers by eliminating the burning of fields and ensuring a beautiful, even seedbed that plants need for better yields. Ru-El de Wet of Le Wettin Farming, an irrigation farmer outside Hopetown, has[...]
Soil microbiology, the present and the future
Agriculture is in a time where the focus is increasingly placed on the subject of soil microbiology and “soil health”. Regular discussions across the spectrum, between the media, producers, advisers, salespeople, tertiary academic and research institutions and input suppliers occur. Measurement and the quantification of soil in terms of[...]
Bayer Crop Science awarded top ranking by World Benchmarking Alliance
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) recently awarded Bayer Crop Science a stellar scorecard, for the 2021 Access to Seeds Index for the Eastern and Southern African region. WBA represents organisations working at global, regional, and local levels to shape the private sector’s contributions to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals[...]
Turn your crops into condiments and seasonings – Part 6.3: Drying of ginger
Drying is the removal of surface and/ or internal moisture from a product to lower the overall moisture content. There are various methods to dry ginger, each with a different purpose and results. Cabinet dryers A cabinet dryer consists of an insulated cabinet, fitted with shallow mesh or perforated[...]