by Sakata Webmaster | Jan 16, 2021 | General
Changing market requirements and climatic conditions will always keep us on our toes with regard to product development. We are very excited about some of our new introductions in the brassica range, including Alston cauliflower and Triton broccoli. Ryan Walker from...
by Sakata Webmaster | Jan 16, 2021 | General
Finding an iceberg lettuce variety that suits your growing conditions and market isn’t always the easiest of tasks. Most growers will use more than one commercial variety for this reason. At Food Fair Farm in Hartbeespoort, Silvana iceberg lettuce is considered one of...
by Sakata Webmaster | Jan 15, 2021 | General
Quantum has in recent years become more and more popular amongst butternut growers, up to where it is now the number one selling F1 hybrid butternut variety in South Africa. It gives the perfect medium-sized fruit during summer, which is the requirement for most...
by Sakata Webmaster | Oct 13, 2020 | General
The demand for baby spinach has been increasing every year, making it a crop that started enjoying more and more attention over the past few years. It is considered as one of the most healthy foods, and since it is ideally eaten as a raw product, all of the vitamins...
by Sakata Webmaster | Oct 13, 2020 | General
With a new disease threatening to infect even the healthiest amongst us, a lot of focus has been placed on healthier eating habits. Broccoli is considered as one of the healthier vegetables to consume, being high in vitamins, and low in calories. Genetic selections...
by Sakata Webmaster | Oct 13, 2020 | General
Hagen Horsthemke, a farmer from Hochfeld, Namibia, was very happy with another successful crop of butternut Pluto and pumpkin Sampson. On 2.2ha of Pluto, he was able to harvest and sell 120 tons of first-grade fruit, giving him a yield of 55 tons per hectare. On...
