MACADAMIA FOCUS ON IRRIGATION, DAMS, RESERVOIRS & BOREHOLES Ons praat met manne met ervaring All on the annual growers symposium NUWE BOORGATE AVACADOS Research on the yellowing pg3 pg10 pg11 Friday February 3, 2017 Rains bring hope for cane growers Retha...
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MACADAMIA FOCUS ON IRRIGATION, DAMS, RESERVOIRS & BOREHOLES Ons praat met manne met ervaring All on the annual growers symposium NUWE BOORGATE AVACADOS Research on the yellowing pg3 pg10 pg11 Friday February 3, 2017 Rains bring hope for cane growers Retha Nel The good rains the past month have resulted in a significant rise in water levels. The Crocodile River’s levels were very low at the end of September. Recent rains have not guaranteed an end to drought conditions, but they have helped improve water flow in the rivers and kept cane growing. Although the water availability situation in the Crocodile and Lower Komati Catchment is still worse compared to the same time last year, the recent rains have caused a rise in dam levels. As of January 24, the Kwena Dam’s level had risen from 21 per cent to 40 per cent and the Driekoppies Dam from 20 per cent to 24, according to the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA). River flow levels in the Crocodile, Sabie, Komati and Usuthu R
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