Ponsse has partnered with Sitowise to explore the potential opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for smarter planning and optimization of logging. The partnership aims to explore the use of AI and remote sensing data to produce intelligent map data and services to increase the understanding of potential customer needs. The main target groups are organizations […]
THE delicate balance of investing today to save in the long term certainly holds true for the forward-thinking management of the Timbadola Sawmill, Bell Equipment reports on its website. What gives this balancing act a real homegrown flavour is that the spend was directed at a proudly South African company that produces a uniquely local […]
Preserving sugar content during harvesting, cleaning and loading is a priority, especially whilst temperatures remain warm. Target optimum crowning, low levels of root damage and bruising, minimal time in clamp, especially large clamps containing large amounts of soil and green material. To minimise root breakage, avoid running the harvester too aggressively. Assess for root breakage […]
You can grow and harvest cabbages year-round, with a bit of planning. From early spring one year to late winter the following year, there are different types, varying in color and shape, to pick for all manner of culinary desires. You can plant cabbages throughout the seasons, staggering the growing of these various cabbages to reap the […]
The event, held on a farm in northern Germany, saw customer requests for new features satisfied by the specialist root crop machinery producer. For those growing potatoes and onions, a new option for the Evo harvester makes it easy to alternate between harvesting the crops within just a few minutes, and a new harvester designed […]
Slow starts to harvest, heavy residue, and no-till wheat planting contribute to a busy fall on the XtremeAg farms. Slow starts to harvest, heavy residue, and no-till wheat planting contribute to a busy fall on the XtremeAg farms. Lee Lubbers- Gregory, South Dakota Lee Lubbers is a fourth-generation farmer in Gregory, South Dakota. Lubbers Farms […]
Trouw Nutrition South Africa’s subsidiary Nutreco International B.V has agreed to acquire AECI Limited’s Animal Health business. According to Nutreco, the strategic acquisition highlights its dedication to the African continent and advances its mission to “Feed the Future.” Established in 1924, AECI specializes in diversified chemicals for mine-to-mineral, water treatment and raw materials solutions, as […]
Hundreds of skilled veterinarians leave South Africa every year, which not only puts the remaining professionals under severe pressure but could also threaten the country’s food security. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says his department is working to improve the working conditions of animal health practitioners in the country to prevent the skills from leaving the […]
African leaders in the animal resource sector recently convened to address animal health challenges that impede the prevention and control of priority transboundary and zoonotic diseases. The two-day meeting, held from May 14-16 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, brought together chief veterinary officers (CVOs) and delegates from Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and various countries to discuss […]
From backyard chicken raising to the grazing cattle of nomadic pastoralists, across much of rural Africa, animal diseases travel faster and wider than veterinary medicine. An estimated 800 million people keep chickens, goats and cattle across the continent as valuable sources of food, income, fuel and fibre. Yet across Africa, the most prominent livestock diseases cost an […]
