Concerted efforts are needed to mitigate widespread impacts of human activity on the planet’s ecosystems. However, figuring out how to restore biodiversity to degraded ecosystems at scale takes a monumental...
In May 2024, college lecturers from Elangeni, Capricorn, Coastal, Esayidi, Majuba, Mnambithi, Orbit and Vhembe continued their participation in training that focused on the successful production of horticultural...
In June 2024, Marco Appel had an opportunity to participate in the Sun City AgBiz student case competition. Held in Sun City, this prestigious event brought together students from various universities to tackle...
Dr Malizukiswe Vincent Vacu is the recipient of a PhD in Genetics from Stellenbosch University,for research about the genes involved in photosynthesis in pigeon peas. His 88-year-old grandmother, who raised, him,...
Figure 1: (Anika and Tristan walking in the orchard): Anika Kock and Tristan Dorfling recently completed their MSc degrees on the genotype-by-environment studies during the establishment years of the plum (Anika)...
Elephant lice (Haematomyzus elephantis) are dark-coloured small-bodied (<10 mm) insects that lives permanently on elephants. An interesting fact is that they look like little elephants, with a long truck-like...
Figure 1: Prof Johan van Rooyen, Dr Heinrich Jantjies, and Justice Edwin Cameron (SU Chancellor) During the March graduation ceremony, the Department of Agricultural Economics celebrated the achievements of two...
In 2020 a small table- and raisin grape vineyard was established on Welgevallen Experimental Farm as part of the Welgevallen vineyard re-establishment project. The idea behind establishing this vineyard was to...
The South African Grape and Wine Research Institute (SAGWRI) together with South Africa Wine and the Chenin Blanc Association of South Africa (CBA) has launched an exciting new project focusing on the...
The Plant Disease Clinic (PDC) Stellenbosch celebrated the official opening of its new laboratory at the Paul van der Bijl building on the Welgevallen experimental farm on 15 April 2024. The PDC consists of a...
The 25th International Grassland Congress (IGC), held from May 14-19 in Covington, Kentucky, USA, brought together researchers and experts from around the world to share new findings and advancements in forage...
In June, two staff members of the Department of Plant Pathology assisted the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations to prepare countries in Southern and Eastern Africa for a possible...