Macadamia Index

Welcome to the Macadamia Index, created for those moments when you quickly want to reference what the Top Farmers have to say on a particular topic but don;t have time to read through 7+ articles. This Index narrows your search to only the articles in which your area of reference is discussed.

Under each heading, the articles in which there is mention of the topic is referenced. The discussion may be for or against the activity / topic mentioned. Just click on the article title and you’ll go to that article. Enjoy all the other info you’ll learn from that farmer whilst searching for your relevant discussion.

ABBREVIATION EXPLANATION

Launch

Jaff – This is an acronym for Just Another Fantastic Farmer. Devised to protect the identity of our farmers, for various reasons. Jaff 1

ALTERNATE INCOME STREAMS IN SAME OPERATION

Bananas – Jaff 7

Citrus – Jaff 2, Jaff 4, Jaff 5, Jaffd

Essential Oils – Jaff 1

Guavas – Jaff 4

Mangoes – Jaff 5

Sugar Cane – Jaff 5, Jaff 7

Timber – Jaff 7

Veg – Jaff 5

ALTITUDE

150m – Jaff 7

250m – Jaff 5

600m –  Jaff 1, Jaff 2

840m –  Jaff 3,  Jaff 4

850 to 950m – Jaffd

AWARDS

2018 National Grower of the Year (Mayomacs) – Jaff 4

CLIMATE

Ideal for macs – Jaff 2

CROSS-POLLINATION

Jaffd

CULTIVARS

A4 – (Grown by All Jaffs 1 to 7) Jaff 1, Jaff 2, Jaff 3, Jaff 4, Jaff 5, Jaffd, Jaff 7

A16 – Jaff 1, Jaff 7

Beaumont – (Grown by All Jaffs 1 to 7) Jaff 1, Jaff 2, Jaff 3, Jaff 4, Jaff 5, Jaffd, Jaff 7

Nelmak 2 – Jaff 1, Jaff 2, Jaff 4, Jaff 5, Jaffd

344 – Jaff 1

741 – Jaff 5, Jaff 1

788 – Jaff 1, Jaff 7

791 – Jaff 7

814 – Jaff 1, Jaff 5, Jaff 7

816 – Jaff 1, Jaff 2, Jaff 4, Jaff 5, Jaffd, Jaff 7

842 – Jaff 1, Jaff 5

849 – Jaff 3, Jaff 5

863 – Jaff 1

DISEASES

Phytophtera – Jaff 1, Jaff 2, Jaff 3

 

EQUIPMENT

Advertiser – Bell, Mascor

Mulching – Jaff 3

Organic matter applicator (purpose-built) – Jaff 7

Precision Farming – Jaff 1

ESTABLISHMENT

Cane fields (macs going into old cane fields) – Jaff 7

Costs – Jaff 7

Drainage – Jaff 3

Planning – Jaff 1

Planting – Jaff 5, Jaff 7

Ridging – Jaffd, Jaff 2

Seedlings – Jaff 1, Jaff 5, Jaff 7 (See more specifics under SEEDLINGS)

Spacing – Jaff 1, Jaff 4, Jaffd

Staking – Jaff 3, Jaff 4

Windbreaks – Jaff 7

FERTILISERS

Advertisers – Kynoch, Abacus

Chicken Litter – Jaff 7

CMS – Jaff 7

Cost vs Return – Jaff 4

Fertigation (for) – Jaff 3

Fertigation (against) – Jaff 7

Hand Application – Jaff 3

Manipulation of / withholding fertilisers – Jaff 7, Jaffd

Organic – Jaff 1, Jaff 7

Precision Farming – Jaff 1

Young trees – Jaff 3

FOLIAR SPRAYS

Advertiser – Photon

Stress reliever – Jaffd

General – Jaffd, Jaff 4, Jaff 3, Jaff 2, Jaff 1

GLOBAL GAP

Jaff 5

HARVEST

Ethapon – Jaff 1, Jaff 2, Jaff 3, Jaffd, Jaff 7

In-field scale (no crates) – Jaff 3

Staggered harvest – Jaff 7

Stripping tool (Manual) – Jaff 1

INTERNATIONAL INSIGHTS

Australia – Jaff 7, Jaff 3

Mozambique – Jaff 7

Zambia – Jaff 7

 

INTERROW MANAGEMENT

Crops interrow (oats) – Jaff 7

Crops interrow (essential oils) – Jaff 1

Mulching prunings – Jaff 3, Jaff 4, Jaff 7

Ripping – Jaff 4

Sheep (used to mow) – Jaff 7

LOCATION

Empangeni – Jaff 7

Malelane – Jaff 5

Nelspruit – Jaffd, Jaff 4, Jaff 3, Jaff 2

Oribi, South Coast, KZN – Jaff 1

MARKET

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NOVEMBER DUMP

Jaff 7

 

OCCULATING (grafting new wood on to existing/old root stock)

Jaff 5

 

PAINTING

Jaff 2, Jaff 5

PESTS

Advertiser – Coragen

Drench – Jaff 7

False Coddling Moth – Jaff 5

General Advice – Jaff 2

Hot sauce (for wildlife) – Jaff 1

Macadamia Felted Coccid – Jaff 5

Nut borer – Jaff 3

Peacocks (used to manage pests) – Jaff 4

Scouting (superseding set spray programme) – Jaff 5, Jaff 4, Jaff 3

Scouting and spraying synergising – Jaff 1

Spray programme (superseding scouting) – Jaff 7

Stink bug: Early – Jaff 7, Jaffd, Jaff 3

Thrips – Jaff 7, Jaffd

PROCESSING

Dehusking – A4 stickiness – Jaff 3

Drying – off-grid boiler-powered – Jaff 3

Quality assessment of nuts by processors – Jaff 2

Sampling – Jaff 2

Sorting – table – Jaff 2

Sorting – Water bath – Jaff 4, Jaff 7, Jaff 2, Jaff 3

PRUNING

Jaff 1, Jaff 3, Jaff 7

Aggressive – Jaff 5

Guidelines – Jaff 1, Jaff 2

Low skirts – Jaff 3, Jaff 4

Manipulation of young tree branches – Jaff 7, Jaff 1

Maximising young wood – Jaff 3

More than once a year – Jaff 1

ROOTS

Keep them up – Jaff 7

Osmosis – Jaff 4

SAMPLING

Leaf – Jaff 3, Jaffd

Soil – Jaffd, Jaff 3, Jaff 2

SEEDLINGS

Jaff 1, Jaff 5, Jaff 7

Own Nursery – Jaff 1, Jaff 4

Quality – Jaff 3, Jaffd, Jaff 2

Staking – Jaff 3, Jaff 4

Stem protection – Jaff 2

Weather protection – Jaff 2

SOILS

Analysis & Testing – Jaffd, Jaff 3, Jaff 2

Deep Reds – Jaff 4

Erosion (prevention of interrow damage) – Jaff 7

Focus (on feeding soil rather than trees) – Jaff 7, Jaffd

Microbes – Jaffd

Organic matter (importance of) – Jaff 3, Jaff 7, Jaff 2, Jaff 1

Profiles / structure – Jaffd

Ridging – Jaffd, Jaff 2

Sandy – Jaff 1, Jaff 7

SUGAR FARMERS WHO DIVERSIFIED INTO MACS

Johnstones, Roy Sharma, Grant Taylor, Goble Estates, Jaff 7, Jaff 5, Jaff 1

TRANSPLANTING

Jaff 4, Jaff 7

VARIETIES (see CULTIVARS)

WIND

Windburn on 814 – Jaff 7

Windbreaks – Jaff 7