NWK Agricultural Management Services

With the mounting pressure on producers to increase their production to a more sustainable level amidst very real climate and macro economic uncertainties, expert partners are needed. NWK Agricultural Management Services offers a variety of agricultural services and products to farmers in order to equip them with much needed knowledge and information. The result is a reduction in farming risk and an increase in the material wealth of the producer. This department strives towards the delivery of an extensive range of agricultural services that addresses the relevant production factors on a farm.The services that are available include:- Resource management options such as farm maps, remote sensing, soil classification and farm planning,- Precision farming applications such as chemical grid sampling and variable rate application solutions or prescription charts.- Soil science services such as the determination of possible compaction layers through penetrometer studies, and available soil moisture measurement and yield potential determination, as well as advice on the best soil cultivation methods,- Advisory services and problem solving farm visits relating to agronomic, irrigation, agricultural economic, pasture and animal production sciences.- Sales and support on selected farm software solutions for the farmer.- Research and the transfer of new technology information through study group involvement, written articles, presentations, publications and farmer information days.- Managing of development programs for young farmers as well as emerging farmers.The department believes that the sustainability of farming lies in the ability to keep up with the advancements made in farming technology and thus we aim at making this readily available to the farmer.