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

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

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

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

News on using soil data to improve SSG yield estimates and on electricity load shedding solutions for sugarcane farmers.

SASRI has recently released Extension Newsletters alerting growers to the high probability of a dry summer…

The May 2023 editions of The Link and Ingede are now available…

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

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

The January 2023 editions of The Link and Ingede are now available…

This report contains a summary of our research and service highlights for the last financial year…

SASRI is making increasing use of digital platforms to enhance its research and service delivery…

The September 2022 editions of our newsletters, Ingede and The Link are now available.

A new version of PurEst was release in February 2020. This update refines the spray date guide so that there are no inconsistencies between the...

SASRI’s latest publication, ‘Controlled Infield Traffic in Sugarcane Production’ is now available for download. The term ‘controlled traffic’ refers...

Kicking off the new year, the January edition of The Link offers guidance on cane quality management in carry-over crops this season. In this...

SASRI’s extensive research programme of work and various services it offers the industry, are summarised in this 2020/21 Progress Report. Read about...

SASRI is currently conducting a drone ripening project aimed at advancing cane quality management on a pilot scale in the small-scale grower (SSG)...

Welcome to SASRI Research Snippets. This edition provides news on projects dealing with using near infra-red spectroscopy for nutrient analysis,...

This edition includes a message from Thulani Masondo, the SASRI Extension Manager for small-scale and land reform growers, where he provides topical...

Much needed research is currently under way on the Yellow Sugarcane Aphid, an elusive pest that has reappeared again this season. Investigations...

This edition includes a message from SASRI and DARD Extension leadership, outlining the roles of different stakeholders in the planting and...

The September edition of the Link is now available for download! This edition features several articles relevant to the planting season which has...