The introduction of a no-till planter that can plant cover crops in vine and tree rows is enabling
farmers in the Olifants River Valley to take the benefits of cover cropping to an entirely new level.
Glenneis Kriel reports on the planter’s development and the value of cover cropping in general.
Cover crop breakthrough
promises to revolutionise
production in dry areas
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