AGRICULTURAL NEWS - This includes applying fertiliser correctly, ensuring sufficient macroelements, and proper orchard planning.
A team from Laeveld Agrochem recently gave a presentation on these aspects. Gerhard Uys reports.
After 2015, the gross value of horticultural crops surpassed that of row crops, so the former are now regarded as a good hedging measure.
This is especially the case when tree nuts are exported.
However, without proper soil preparation and treatment, tree nut yields will be less than adequate.
According to Willem Eigenhuis of Agritechnovation, who spoke at a recent pecan nut farmers’ day hosted in Cullinan, Gauteng, there are two key elements to establishing orchards: knowing the quality of the irrigation water, and careful planning.
