Crop Farming

CROP FARMING

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The Crop Nutrition Advisory Service provides nutrient and fertilizer recommendations and diagnosis of nutritional problems based on soil, water and plant analysis. >

Elsenburg Plant Disease Diagnostic Service

The Plant Pathology laboratory at Elsenburg renders a plant disease diagnostic service to the public of the Western Cape. >

Herbicide Advisory Service

According to the law, all agricultural chemicals, including herbicides, need to be tested for efficacy and crop safety before being made available commercially. >

Monitoring the Quality of and Ensuring the Health of Plants

The National Plant Protection Organisation of South Africa is responsible for ensuring the health and quality of plants grown in South Africa or imported to South Africa. >

Pedology (Soil Science) Service

The Pedology unit of the Resource Utilisation section provides a soil classification service to both commercial and new farmers that consists of a report and a soil map. >

Purchasing Veld Seed

You can buy the following veld seed from the Department of Agriculture office in Worcester:Tipteris sinuata ("Karoo bitou"), Eriocephalus africanus ("Kapokbos"), Hirpicium integrifolium ("Haarbossie"), Chaetobromus dregeanus ("Hartbeesgras") >

Registration Trials of Herbicides in the Western Cape

All chemicals, such as herbicides, that are used for agricultural purposes must first be tested for effectiveness and safety before they can be released onto the market place. This product registration process is known as the Registration. >

The content on this page was last updated on 19 May 2006

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