To meet the water requirements of pecan nut trees for commercial production in South Africa, rainfall is not enough. That is why smart irrigation solutions are necessary during the criti...
When Rob and Keegan Hughes ventured into nut farming, they knew that their first step would be to acquire land that has a good water source. Their next step would be to phone AGRICO, to ...
A feast for the eye are the lush green crops beside the main road to the North. One of the farms that provides this sight for travellers is F&R Farming of Frans and Reint Dykema. The...
A good farmer does not randomly decide what he wants to farm with and how he wants to go about it. No, he investigates the most profitable practice and crop that grows in his area, as we...
What is the secret to more than 120 years of service? According to Johan Visser, drip- and micro-irrigation expert at Agrico, constant innovation and progress are fundamental to succe...
“Our dream was to get water to Groenvlei farm, located 5 km from the nearest water source,” says WG Treurnicht, who grows wine grapes just outside Porterville, at the foot of the Oli...
One golden key unlocks the door to success in any farming operation. Whether a farmer grows crops or keeps animals, he wants to attain the highest income at the lowest cost. This cannot ...
Soil tillage on Rustgevonden will never be the same again since Agrico implements made their appearance on the farm. Thys Delport is a Free State farmer in the Ventersburg district on...
By redesigning the pivot, Agrico can now deliver a structure that requires fewer towers in the field and a thinner driveline — giving you more peace of mind and more profit. To get ...
In a desert country where water is scarce, a farmer cannot afford to waste even a drop. On the farm Hartebeesloop at Stampriet in Namibia, measuring every drop drawn from the aquifer dee...
