By Elise-Marie Steenkamp As early as 2500 BC, Sumerian farmers used sulphur to control insects and mites on their crops, illustrating the long history of the use of chemicals in agriculture. Today, the drive to do away with agrichemicals has…
Quade Sing Jam is the Stewardship Manager and a compliance specialist at CropLife South Africa, and if you have questions about personal protection equipment (PPE) in the deciduous fruit industry, he has the answers. By Gerrit Rautenbach PPE is as…
Omgewingsaktiviste is lief daarvoor om Landbou oor die gebruik van gifstowwe aan te vat, ’n sektor waarin besonders hoë veiligheidstandaarde geld. Die probleem lê veel eerder by onwettige ‘straatgifstowwe’. Veral in informele nedersettings is mense oningelig en onbewus van die…
Roleen la Grange, Regulatory Manager at CropLife South Africa, recently responded to questions regarding the contentious Agricultural Remedies Act 36 of 1947 at the Agbiz Media Day held at Elsenburg. She was part of a panel discussing Realities, Regulations, and…