Soil: it’s what keeps us clothed and fed
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Soils can help us solve two of the most pressing problems of the coming decades: climate change and food shortage.





Soils can help us solve two of the most pressing problems of the coming decades: climate change and food shortage.





Cover crops continue to work their way onto fields across the Midwest.





Although New Zealand obtained a record kiwifruit harvest last year, the producing regions in the northern hemisphere are facing a decline in their volumes due to the weather conditions, among other factors.





Echoing strict regulations it imposed last year, the government of South Africa has again banned the sale of table wine throughout the country, this time until at least February 15.





Cabernet is king”, declares winemaker Danie Steytler Jr at Kaapzicht in Stellenbosch. Cabernet Sauvignon is the most planted grape in this South African wine region, and Danie wants people to take note.





Despite a challenging year, South Africa’s raisin industry remained firmly open for business throughout, seeing good growth in exports to the UK during 2020.
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