Consultants
Role players View the Premium Listings below (scroll down or click on “Premium Listings” on the Table of Contents to the right). AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (arc) Find details of the different ARC campuses at www.arc.agric.za. BANKS Banks have teams of agricultural advisors, who work closely with the agricultural managers. The role of these economists includes […]
Conservation Agriculture
Photos above used courtesy of Helen Gordon, WWF SA Introduction Our continent is bleeding to death: megatons of topsoil wash out to sea every year due to soil structure degraded by ploughing. Conservation Agriculture (CA) – or “Conservation Tillage” as it was often called – is a cost-effective, environmentally friendly method of farming which does […]
Biotechnology and plant breeding
Introduction The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) defines biotechnology as: “any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use”. These technologies are applied in crops, forestry, livestock and aquaculture, and in food processing. They are used for many different purposes, such as […]
Aquaponics
Introduction Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture and hydroponics within a single system. You grow the plants (vegetables) hydroponically using the fish waste as the main source of nutrients. The plants in turn purify the water for the fish. Notes on aquaponics are provided on role player websites (see heading 2). Benefits of the system […]
Agricultural media & ICT
Books, Journals, Cell phones, DVDs, Internet, Leaflets, Booklets, Museums, Magazines, Radio, TV, Social Media, Watches
Tractors, combines and balers
Introduction Buying equipment is one of the largest investments that a farm business can make. Large amounts of money are committed and some of the equipment is used only a few times during the year, and in many cases it is difficult to sell this equipment at a suitable trade value. Furthermore, the machinery needs […]
Spare parts and fleet maintenance
Introduction The correct servicing and maintenance of agricultural machinery is vital, considering the conditions under which they operate. Keep up to date with the latest developments and new implements and new technology (more bearings fail, for example, from over greasing than under greasing). Keep work shops clean and dust free. Remove chain from implements during […]
Pumps and generators
Introduction Selecting a pump for a project is a team effort: the more the user can tell about his requirements (i.e. flow, head, levels, alternative duties), the easier it is for the supplier (and the user) to select the correct equipment. Here is a piece written by Gerhard Botha of New Way Power Systems – points to […]
Implements
Included in the category of “Implements” are hay and forage equipment, planters, telehandlers and loaders, sprayers, ground-working equipment, spreaders and graders. On this page we give details of suppliers and dealers, and where more information may be found. The reader is also referred to complementary pages e.g. “Tractors, combines and balers”, “Precision farming”, “Conservation agriculture”, […]
Forklifts, loaders and light industrial machines
Forklift training: saving you money If you think about it, to operate a forklift or other lifting equipment is more complicated than driving a car, yet most would pale at the thought of the operator of their forklift moving their car for them! By law, lifting equipment operators have to have a certificate of […]