AGRICULTURE NEWS - Over the 2021/22 season, wet spring and summer conditions resulted in an explosion of powdery mildew infestations on wine grape farms in various regions in the Western and Southern Cape.
Not only did the fungal disease negatively affect yields, it also drove up production costs, as farmers were forced to use more fungicides than usual in an attempt to combat the disease.
In addition, before harvesting could take place, they also had to send workers into the vineyards to remove infected berries by hand, or risk them having an undesirable effect on wine quality.
Read the full article here on the Caxton Publication, Farmers Weekly
