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Mechanisation Reports 2025

Mechanisation accounts for about 40% of the total cost of sugarcane production, even when cane is cut manually. With agricultural profit margins in...

The Link November 2024

SASRI Director, Dr Shadrack Moephuli, introduces this final edition of The Link for 2024 with brief insights on the topic Ensuring Good...

SASRI Progress Report 2023/24

SASRI Progress Report 2023/24 This report details SASRI's performance for the 2023-2024 financial year, structured around the six critical success...

RD&E Communiqués 2024

RD&E Communiqués 2024 Earlier this year, SASRI hosted five regional Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) workshops. The purpose of...

Ingede September 2024

The September issue of our isiZulu newsletter, Ingede, is now available! This issue features the following articles…

The Link September 2024

The September 2024 edition of The Link is now available on the SASRI website. In this edition: Message from SASRI Director, Dr Shadrack Moephuli;...

OptiFert

SASRI has developed a user-friendly internet-based application called OptiFert. This tool enables growers to quickly determine the most...

The Link: July 2024

The July 2024 edition of The Link is now available on the SASRI website. In this issue: Dr Shadrack Moephuli (SASRI Director) discusses sustainable...

The Link: May 2024

The May edition of the Link is now available on the SASRI website. In this issue, new SASRI Director, Dr Shadrack Moephuli discusses how SASRI is...

Ingede May 2024

In the second issue of Ingede for the year, Thulani Masondo, SASRI’s Small Scale and Land Reform Extension Manager, shares valuable insights for the...

SASRI Mechanisation Reports 2024

The 2024 edition of SASRI Mechanisation Reports 1 & 2 are now available. Report 1 has information and examples that will help in estimating the...

The Link: March 2024

In the March issue of the Link, we warmly welcome new SASRI Director, Dr Shadrack Moephuli, as he takes over from Dr Terry Stanger, whose tenure...

The Link: January 2024

The online version of The Link, January 2024 has just been published. In this edition: • The SASRI Director’s message touches briefly...

SASRI Variety Guide

Decision support for variety choice Choosing the most appropriate varieties is key to your profitably; once planted, the chosen variety will be in...

The Link: September 2023

The September 2023 edition of The Link is now available. In this edition: SASRI Director, Terry Stanger, explores, amongst other...

SASRI Mechanisation Reports 2023

The 2023 edition of SASRI Mechanisation Reports 1 & 2 are now available. Report 1 has information and examples that will help in estimating the...

SASRI Herbicide Selector 2023

The SASRI Herbicide Selector has just been updated. This is an electronic (MS Excel) version where you merely enter….