• Olive

  europaea is the botanical name of the olive. It is a small tree species in the family Oleaceae. The olive tree is an evergreen tree or shrub. It is native [...] diseases can affect olives. The most important is the olive fruit fly ( Dacus oleae or Bactrocera oleae) which lays its eggs in the olive. Also the fungus [...] the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa cause damage to the olive tree. Xylella fastidiosa causes the olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS).

• The importance of women in Agriculture

  August 15, 2022

  from the perspective of recruitment and training. Elaine van Niekerk is the Managing Director of Mayfly Agri and has been a specialist in recruitment within [...] sustainable. There is a shortage of well qualified scientific minds within the industry.” Elaine shares that she has observed an increase in dynamic women [...] industries in Southern Africa for the past 12 years. With a background in Chemistry, she quickly saw the need and opportunities available in agriculture

• A decade of investing in South African soil

  August 24, 2022

  represents is clear: “I really like the people we get to work with in agriculture and horticulture – they are the salt of the earth. Also, it is great to [...] “They must come and learn from us! In South Africa, there is a unique persistence and pioneering spirit. As they say in Afrikaans “‘n Boer maak ‘n plan”( [...] A decade of investing in South African soil “Adventure!” This is the word that motivated Frank Enthoven, co-founder, and Managing Director, and Ingrid

• 2023 trial season proves value of biological solutions in outdoor crops

  February 22, 2024

  with the use of biofungicide Trianum in a wide range of crops. In fields treated with Trianum, there were few early symptoms of Rhizoctonia in potato. Over [...] how much value our products add, in a wide range of conditions that you simply cannot reproduce in the lab. That is what is so powerful about these trials [...] trickled in. 'The biggest takeaway of these trials is that small changes can have a big impact,' says Felipe. 'The measurement of dissolved solids in the tomato

• Towards a chemical-free future in agriculture: The vision of grower Koen

  was miles ahead in terms of sustainability and environmental friendliness, but that gap is getting smaller. In 15 years, I expect there will be no difference [...] This way of working allows him to gain experience in using biological crop protection . As a result, he acquires a lot of knowledge and is prepared to [...] increase in effective organic methods." Limitation in use of chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic

• The War on Pests Isn’t Working. Here’s What Is.

  August 4, 2026

  across Zambia, there is one truth that is so simple that we somehow manage to overcomplicate it. Healthy soil grows healthy plants. I see it in my own vegetable [...] Aphidius colemani, Hans Smid The War on Pests Isn’t Working. Here’s What Is. There is something fascinating about the way we’ve waged war on pests. For decades [...] along the way, we forgot to ask a much simpler question: Why are the pests there in the first place? Throughout my experience both growing my own vegetables

• The How and Why of IPM

  June 7, 2022

  crucial importance. There's a kind of triangular relationship, and each of the three sides of the triangle must receive the same amount of attention: You strengthen [...] big part of a holistic approach is also to continuously monitor how both aspects develop in your crop - monitoring is crucial . Early detection of pests and [...] Preventive releases of natural enemies Natural enemies must be introduced early in the development of the pest population to be most effective. In some cases,

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  Trianum, levels of Phythium have decreased dramatically. Up until 2019, there was a lot of damage and loss of production at the end of cultivation. Whole [...] two grams of Trianium-G on each mat before putting out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response [...] a farm covering over six hectares along Hoefslag road in the Dutch village of Pijnacker. Built in 2011, the farm has two sections. Hendriks grows high-wire

• The five main benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  January 7, 2024

  evolving nature of pest populations in agricultural and urban settings. Without applying bio-control solutions, there is no IPM strategy, which is essential [...] evolving nature of pest populations in agricultural and urban settings. Without applying bio-control solutions, there is no IPM strategy, which is essential [...] efficiency Integrated Pest Management is a crucial driver of economic efficiency in agriculture. It supports in strategically considering the economic

• Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

  that there is always a strong population in the greenhouse crop and control of the thrips is maintained at the right level. The method works fine in this [...] product of natural origin, such as Mycotal, twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn. Wim van der Meer explains, ‘Koppert is involved in a trial in which [...] proportion of the growing plants. In the end, everything more or less turned out fine – the plants in 12 cm pots were sold in 14 cm pots in the summer