What do growers need to know? Summarised by Anna Mouton. A team led by Dr Stephanie Midgley, Specialist Scientist for Climate Change at the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, recently completed a Hortgro-funded climate change response strategy for the South…
How a shrinking world is driving evolution in the regulatory environment. By Anna Mouton. The South African fruit industry has been regulated for as long as there’s been a South Africa: our parliament passed a bill regulating fruit exports in…
How the Clüver family farms in harmony with nature. By Anna Mouton. De Rust in the Elgin Valley has been in the Clüver family since 1896. Their farming operations include approximately 150 hectares of apples and pears and 72 hectares…
How climate change is impacting pome-fruit growers. By Anna Mouton. Prof. Lee Kalcsits holds the Endowed Chair of Environmental Physiology for Tree Fruit at Washington State University’s Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center. His team researches the interactions between…