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
Launch
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