Category: AGRIBUSINESS

‘Until you dig a hole, plant a tree, water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking…It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.’ – Wangari Maathai. In South Africa, where food and nutrition security remain a pressing issue,…

What is the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s role in business, and how does it incorporate agriculture? We increase stakeholder awareness and mobilise co-operation to improve the competitiveness of enterprises, business precincts, value chains and the Western Cape business environment. This makes it easier for businesses to succeed. Our key stakeholders in the agriculture…

The North-West MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Desbo Mohono has handed over a 45000-capacity refurbished broiler house to Selame Poultry, a Haartebeesfontein-based agriculture project. This was delivered on Friday, 22 March 2024 as part of the Provincial Accelerated Service Delivery Initiative, Thuntsha Lerole at Matlosana Local Municipality. Owner and founder of Selame Poultry, Ms…

Group housing of lactating sows PureLine products Under the name Agilo, Big Dutchman offers two new group housing systems for lactating sows: •Agilo HL •Agilo FB An important feature of both systems is the large amount of space they offer for sows and piglets. In the service centre and gestation area, sows are already often…

VILLARTA DE SAN JUAN – SPAIN: Being involved in some of the biggest storage projects around the world requires state-of-the-art, fully-automated production capacities and total coordination between engineering teams. That is the rationale behind the push of Symaga, leader of the largest project in Egypt, for the consolidation of a new Project Department. To take…

Germany: Big Dutchman equips two houses for organic pig production 02/10/2023 Noreen and Michael Kröger produce organic pork The only constant in life is change! A farm in Surwold in the Emsland district in North-Western Germany proves that this quote is true: Noreen and Michael Kröger converted their farm entirely to organic production and now follow Bioland…

Despite being in controlled environments, plants cultivated inside greenhouses and nurseries are not completely immune to diseases, pests, or other pathogens that could compromise their development. Alongside proper irrigation and fertigation, accurate management of phytosanitary treatments is essential to protect crops and ensure high-quality production. An Integrated Solution: Irrigation, Fertigation, Treatments Atlantic Man’s mobile irrigation…

As the plot chosen for this project was located on two communes – Sanem and Esch-sur-Alzette – the number of building permits required was doubled, delaying the start of the project until December 2023, almost a year after the estimated date. With the erection of the west hall framework complete and the Hebel panel cladding…

Pöttinger has recently launched the Boss 3000 series of forage wagons featuring its classic Supermatic tine conveyor unit. This move will see the Euroboss series completely replaced during 2023. The majority of Pöttinger’s most recent forage wagon updates have been applicable to its larger scale contractor machines, the Jumbo 8000 in particular. The latest news…