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7 November 2022 | Lettuce
High-density mechanical harvesting - the future of lettuce production?
With the demand for healthy, leafy greens on the rise and consumers becoming more health conscious, growing short-cycle ... Read More on this
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2 November 2022 | Lettuce
L670 punches back against Fusarium in KwaZulu-Natal
L670 impressed growers, with its uniformity and ideal head and frame size for their market. L670 is attractive for the l... Read More on this
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26 October 2022 | Butternut
Melora Butternut: A perfect match for any KZN market
This season Melora – a variety perfect in size and that produces excellent yields – was planted with great success&... Read More on this
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17 October 2022 | Cabbage
Lunaria: the all-new, high-performing summer cabbage
Lunaria has been trialled in Gauteng, the North West, Limpopo, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal areas as C 1314, and has... Read More on this
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10 October 2022 | Brassica
Growing brassicas in adverse conditions
Owing to the rapid increase in horticulture yields in Zimbabwe, there is now periodic saturation in local markets. Chart... Read More on this
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3 October 2022 | Cauliflower
Update on Kamino, the new, superior-quality summer cauliflower
Great news! Commercial Kamino cauliflower seed will be available from early July 2022.... Read More on this
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27 September 2022 | Uganda
Starke Ayres going from strength to strength in Uganda
It was in 1877 when Starke Ayres began its first step towards a journey of more than a thousand miles. Over the years, i... Read More on this
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19 September 2022 | Our History
Starke Ayres: 145 years of growing Africa
Not many vegetable-seed supplier companies can boast that their heritage has been 100% rooted in South African soil for ... Read More on this
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13 September 2022 | Butternut
Butternut Carmela scores a massive plus in Southern Province, Zambia
The butternut hybrid Carmela has impressed small-scale farmers in the Monze district of Southern Province, an area selec... Read More on this
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6 September 2022 | Sweet Corn
New sweetcorn hybrid developed for Chile
Starke Ayres has been developing the hybrid sweetcorn market in Chile through Semillas Latinoamericanas for the past few... Read More on this
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29 August 2022 | Cabbage
Kilimo F1 hybrid success story at Kinangop, Kenya
Joseph Chege and his wife have been farming for more than 10 years at Kwa Haraka in Kinangop, Kenya. He concentrates on ... Read More on this
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23 August 2022 | Pepper
Capsicum farming in Thika, Kenya
Capsicum farming continues to excite key farmers. California Wonder was initially the most dominant variety, b... Read More on this
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15 August 2022 | Onions
Onion Dominator popular in Loitokitok, Kenya
Dominator has become very popular owing to its higher resistance to purple blotch which is a very common onion dise... Read More on this
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8 August 2022 | Onions
Onion Yakuti making an impact in Pandamatenga
Farmer Louis Mulder of Pandamenga, Botswana, was allotted 250 000 onion Yakuti seeds as a trial and planted them on 15 J... Read More on this
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2 August 2022 | Onions
Botswana: proprietary onion varieties continue to excel
At Silver Horizons in Botswana’s Ghanzi District, Irati has been planted over the past few seasons with great success.... Read More on this
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25 July 2022 | Onions
Onion Veronica is a competitive product in Namibian sellers' market
Veronica was planted in northeastern Namibia (approximately 30km from Grootfontein) alongside other Starke Ayres and opp... Read More on this
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19 July 2022 | Onions
Good yields achieved with onion Askari in Namibia
Starke Ayres’ Onion Askari was planted in many parts of Namibia the past season among other Starke Ayres and opposition ... Read More on this
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12 July 2022 | International
Oriental farm breaks a record yield in Trinity tomato
Since 2017 when the wonder tomato hybrid Trinity hit the Zambian market both as final product on the open market and on ... Read More on this
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1 July 2022 | Lettuce
Esky proves it can handle severe weather conditions
Esky, a large-framed mid-winter lettuce, showed great potential this year during the winter production in the eastern pa... Read More on this
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23 June 2022 | Plennegy Group
Plennegy Research plant breeders make top 20 SAPBA list
We are proud to share that not one but two of our Plennegy Plant Breeders have been included on the list of Top Twenty o... Read More on this
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20 June 2022 | Home Gardening
Can I store my seed for next year?
Seed suppliers are often asked how long seed can be kept. Although a lot of effort is put into calculating the exact qua... Read More on this
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20 June 2022 | Tomato
Tinyoni Farm Produce
Tomato and green pepper farming Sidvokodvo, Eswatini... Read More on this
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14 June 2022 | Pepper
Perfect pack-out with Pfeiffer
Farming is all about marketable fruit, you need to be able to sell what you produce. It is up to the buyer to determine ... Read More on this
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7 June 2022 | Tomato