by Poovie Govender | Mar 28, 2023 | News
Mechanisation accounts for about 50% of the total cost of sugarcane production, even when cane is cut manually. With agricultural profit margins decreasing continuously, it is crucial that every effort is made to use farm machinery as efficiently as possible....
by Poovie Govender | Mar 27, 2023 | News, Uncategorised
Herbicide selection at the touch of a button! The SASRI Herbicide Selector has just been updated. This is an electronic (MS Excel) version where you merely enter the weed type, weed growth stage, soil clay%, and whether you are dealing with a plant or ratoon crop. The...
by Poovie Govender | Jan 12, 2023 | News, Uncategorised
The Link and Ingede: January 2023 The Link Kicking off the new year, the January edition of The Link features Topical Tips, offering guidance on cane quality management this season. We share how crop diversification and inclusion of newer varieties can be a...
by Poovie Govender | Dec 8, 2022 | News, Uncategorised
2021-22 SASRI Annual Progress Report now available! This report contains a summary of our research and service highlights for the last financial year. The Chairman and Director reports highlight some of the remarkable outcomes that have been delivered, despite the...
by Poovie Govender | Oct 7, 2022 | News, Uncategorised
SASRI is making increasing use of digital platforms to enhance its research and service delivery. Data collection Until recently, SASRI relied on traditional paper-based templates for in-field data capture, which increases the risk of errors, redundancy, inconsistency...
