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Drip on Sugar – Saving Water, Energy & Labour

Posted on 2025/03/17

Drip irrigation has long been a trusted method for irrigating sugarcane; widely recognised for its ability to reduce resource use and increase yields. Conversations with sugarcane farmers in Kwa-Zulu Natal highlighted that the greatest benefits of implementing drip irrigation in sugarcane production often extend beyond the traditional goal of growing more with less. Lower electricity use and reduced labour requirements emerged as some of the most valuable benefits of drip irrigation in sugarcane production.

Decades with Driplines: Precision and Onion Seed Production

Posted on 2025/02/13

Derick Human from De Rust has been farming onion seed for 36 years and has been irrigating with Netafim driplines for 28 years. He shares his experience of transitioning from heavy wall to thin wall driplines and the benefits of drip irrigation for onion seed production.

Dekades met Drupbesproeiing: Presisie en Uiesaadproduksie

Posted on 2025/02/13

Derick Human van De Rust boer al 36 jaar met uiesaad en besproei reeds 28 jaar met Netafim druplyne. Hy vertel oor die skuif van dikwand- na dunwanddruplyne en die voordele van drupbesproeiing vir uiesaadproduksie.

GreenFuel and Netafim – partnering for sustainability

Posted on 2024/08/07

Water-wise farming to produce sugarcane for ethanol production is a cornerstone of Greenfuel’s approach.Day-to-day water delivery to the sugarcane fields is managed with a very high level of precision. The GreenFuel drip irrigation systems are in line with the highest global standards and allows us to achieve up to 95% water efficiency in the field. The system is fully automated for both water delivery and fertilizer delivery and advanced fertigation equipment forms part of the GreenFuel precision irrigation toolbox.  Beyond this, very strict operation standards and a religious maintenance programme is followed.

Sugar bean success with drip irrigation

Posted on 2024/07/24

Venturing into sugar bean production, Francois Fourie decided to implement Netafim’s seasonal drip irrigation solutions on some of the hectares available. The goal was not only to achieve efficiency in these fields but also to test the impact these products can have and the efficiency that can be brought to sugar bean production. We spoke to him about his experience with the products implemented.

Begrawe kommer oor besproeiing

Posted on 2020/08/13

Ondergrondse drupbesproeiing, of soos dit kortliks in die bedryf na verwys word, SDI (Subsurface Drip Irrigation) is ʼn gevestigde praktyk op gewasse soos suikerriet, pekanneute en lusern in Suid-Afrika. Wêreldwyd word uitstekende resultate ook behaal op mielies, sojabone en sonneblomme.