independent and impartial agricultural consulting services
ProCrop is an agricultural consultation service provider, investing in human intellect and capacity, innovative technology, novel knowledge and effective communication with farmers with the goal of optimising farming output and sustainability.
This concept has been branded as Agri-Intelect and refers to the delivery of a multi-disciplinary service to the agricultural community based on the above-mentioned principles.
ProCrop is not involved in the direct or indirect marketing of any products related to the field of consultation and proud itself in the provision of independent and unbiased advice.
how do we optimise farming output and sustainability?
Soil fertility
This involves all the various sub-disciplines of crop protection with
specific focuses.
training
The main focus in this discipline is on the design of well-balanced fertiliser programs based on all the contributing variables and exploitation of new technology.
crop protection
Various courses related to crop protection support including but not limited to:
- Safe handling of agricultural pesticides
- Pest and Disease scouting
- Pesticide application
- Other technical topics related to
crop production
research
ProCrop has a team of qualified scientific researchers that can conduct scientifically sound assessments:
- Spray application evaluations
- Pest and disease forecasting systems
- Field evaluations of plant protection related products
diagnostic services
Facilitate diagnostic services in collaboration with Nemlab, Plant Disease Clinic US, NviroTek, including:
- Nematology
- Plant diseases
- Soil, leaf and related analyses
- Pesticide residue analyses
what Research Projects are we involved in?
Research activities are aimed at the development of new expertise and technologies as well as the scientific evaluation of existing technologies/products in a very unbiased commercial environment.
Current research projects involve spray application, pest and disease forecasting as well as co-supervising in several post-graduate plant pathology studies at the University of Stellenbosch.
what training programs do we offer?
Safe handling of pesticides
Aimed at any person to likely come into contact with agricultural chemical (agro-chemicals) products. In this full day course learners are educated about the:
- Potential hazards of agro-chemicals
- How to identify the hazard class of each chemical product Guidelines on the safe handling and storage of agro-chemicals
- Personal safety equipment and how to use them
- General guidelines on the environment in which to use agro-chemicals safely
Pesticide application and Crop protection
Various seminars and workshops on the basics and technical aspects of fruit and vegetable pesticide application and crop protection. These courses can be tailored on request to the needs of the audience to target the key area of knowledge that needs to be expanded. The seminars and workshops are presented by the ProCrop team who are qualified in the various fields of crop protection.
Pest and Disease scouting
Training of personnel who can be employed on commercial fruit and vegetable farms as pest and disease monitors/scouts.
This two-day course covers all aspects of crop pest and disease scouting including:
- The goal of monitoring and related theory
- Characteristics of a good crop pest and disease scout
- Day-to-day duties and responsibilities of a crop pest and disease scout
- Crop pest and disease scouting methodology
- Data capture and use of data
- Identification of common crop pests and diseases
- Blueberries as a target crop