The 2023 calendar year is now behind us, and the euphoria of winning the Rugby World Cup is a distant memory. In the context of some of the...

Preserve your varieties: control Smut!   Smut continues to be problematic in some areas. In the irrigated north, the variety N41 remains under...

After a two-year period with no sightings of Longhorn beetle within the containment area,  larvae  were unfortunately discovered in August 2023 on...

It is not too late to take leaf samples, provided the crop has not undergone any stress during the last two months and the cane is the correct age...

Although regarded as the so-called ‘quiet time’ of the season, January – March is a period of maximum growth; it is therefore the time when maximum...

SASRI is pioneering a promising solution to tackle one of the industry's most persistent pest problems - the dreaded stalk borer, eldana. This...

SASRI scientists are preparing for a hotter and drier world by using specialised breeding techniques in the laboratory to create sugarcane that will...

Review Industry average rainfall for the review period (August to December 2023) was above normal despite heightened fears of a dry summer due to...