As farmers, we can do everything right—choose the best varieties, irrigate correctly, and manage our orchards with precision—but ultimately, we are still at the mercy of the climate. The past year has been a [...]
Without bees Agriculture will cease to exist. Lapland Boerdery committed itself to planting perennial Basil as much as we can all over the farm, to provide food throughout the year for these guys. It [...]
We are very excited! The nursery is stocked and ready. Our beautiful mangoes can be grafted to your cultivar specifications. Our superior avocado's (seedlings and clonal) are ready for you to place an order. [...]
At the recent annual South African Mango Growers' Association (SAMGA) symposium, the Golden Mango award was given to four persons who’ve made a significant contribution to the South African mango industry. The recipients were [...]
In proewe en in kommersiëlr bespuitings op verskeie plase is die voorkoms van bloeiselmisvorming drasties verminder deur blaarbespuitings met LIMA (H³ PO³). Waar bespuitings op die lente-uitloop (“flush”) (Sept, Okt, Nov, Des) en somer-uitloop [...]
Bloeiselmisvorming op mango’s wat deur ‘n Fusariumspesie veroorsaak word is ‘n enorme probleem vir die mangobedryf in Suid-Afrika. Die Tzaneen-area is ook geen uitsondering nie en tans veroorsaak die siekte ernstige produksieverliese in hierdie [...]
Meer en groter mango’s word vanjaar deur boere geoes, maar groot uitdagings staar die bedryf ook in die gesig. As daar nie ’n goeie uitvoermark gevind word nie, gaan waarskynlik net die boere wat [...]
Mango blossom malformation is a fungal disease caused by Fusarium spp. detrimental to the mango industry of South Africa, resulting in massive revenue losses each year. Darvas (1987) found that blossom malformation could be [...]
Reën op die regte tyd gaan vir die mangoboere van Letaba ‘n belowende oes bring, want die vrugset lyk klaar goed. Die vruggies is reeds daar en wissel van ertjie- tot duifeiergrootte. Mnr Theuns [...]
'n Wêreld-deurbraak teen ‘n vernietigende siekte by mango's het sy oorsprong in Tzaneen en kan 'n omwenteling in die bedryf ontketen. Dit is die eerste chemiese spuitmiddel teen bloeiselmisvorming wat dié plaag tot honderd [...]