A Jumping Robot – perhaps a leap forward from a drone?

Read this Future Farming article to find out more. Credit to Mick Roberts – Freelance journalist and http://www.futurefarming.com.

How to choose the right ERP partners and software

One article cannot cover all there is to know about ERP implementations, but I would like to highlight some of the important lessons about choosing the right partners and the right software that myself and others have learned through experience. Choose the right partners Eric Kimberling, a respected ERP implementer who sometimes serves as an

What is CRM? Customer Relationship Management

Definition – CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management. Specific software solutions for CRM provides tools that organises contact information , correspondence and open cases with customers that needs to be addressed. CRM is not often used by farming businesses in the fruit sector since it would rather be the marketing and sales companies that works

What is a Tensiometer?

Source: Salina Valley Agriculture Definition – A tensiometer measure soil moisture in units of negative pressure also known as tension. Tension is a measure of the force that plant roots need to exert to pull water from the soil pores.  Large pores hold water with less force than small pores.  As plants extract moisture from

What is the difference between Business Intelligence, Big Data and Data Science?

Big data, Industry 4.0, Data Science: Those are just a few buzzwords that are used in the business world when talking about information and reporting on it. The agriculture industry is no exception since the Internet of Things allows farmers to collect data at an incredible speed. Nevertheless, let us look at some detailed explanations

What is Machine Learning?

Definition – Machine learning is when a computer uses algorithms and statistical models to learn how to perform a specific task without using direct instructions relying on patterns and deduction in stead. A set of training data is provided and the software develops its own algorithm, rather than a programmer that provides every step of

Trends for the next decade

The future is suddenly much more unpredictable. COVID19 has thrown the world into a spin in a direction that no one could have predicted in 2019.  On Wednesday, 15 April, I was fortunate enough to attended a webinar hosted by the Stellenbosch Network and the Launchlab, entrepreneurship incubator at the University of Stellenbosch. The theme:  Innovation

Office 365 now becomes Microsoft 365

On 21 April 2020, Office 365 will become Microsoft 365 Apps. According to Microsoft’s announcement, it will mean the same software at the same price but with more benefits. Some of the benefits include: Seamlessly connect your financial accounts using Money in Excel to view, manage, and gain insights about your personal finances—all in one

The latest in Two-Way Radio Technology

As a product review, two-way radios seem a bit off-topic, but the right product came across my path, and I thought: “I could just as well write about it. My audience would be interested in it. Hand radios are being used on many farms, and I am not sure everybody knows about the newer technology

These avocado farmers are open to innovation and technology

I have just done my first tech customer interview with Edrean Ernst from Allesbeste Boerdery and what an incredible conversation it was. Driving on the R71, at the foot of the beautiful Magoebaskloof pass near Tzaneen, you will find Allesbeste Boerdery on your left. The Allesbeste Boerdery History Adalbert H. Ernst, a British national who