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CONTENTS contents Carol Posthumus SABI Conress 2019 review [email protected] 4 Marvellous mushrooms Editor Mushroom guru wins Riana Lombard [email protected] Advertising Sales Pg6 6 Business Changes at Netafim holding company 12 Urban farms Pg14 GrowBox scoops entrepreneurial award René van der Merwe 14 Water and water quality [email protected] Dewatering with a deepset flexible riser (400m) 16 Suitability indicators to assess irrigation water quality (Part 2) 26 Annemarie van der Westhuizen Economic impacts of WAS (Water Administration System) 30 [email protected] Lowering water costs with digitalisation 46 Training Officer Agriculture Subscriptions and circulation Liam Hamer-Nel R80m agri research facility Pg16 18 Cannabis growing 33 [email protected] | alliancephoto.com Superfood Dragon Fruit 20 Graphic Design Western Cape shrub to help grow greener pastures in Australia 55 FoodNext Cape Town review 43 Uitkoms van Melmoth saak – groot sukses – AgriSA 44 Contributors: HM du Plessis, JG Annandale Pg20 and N Benade. Landscape Johannesburg Flower Show 19 Upgrading of sportsfields in Lusaka 40 Colourtone Aries, Cape Town, RSA Innovation Summit Cape Town 41 Tel: [phone] Cloud-based accounting a boost for landscapers 45 Pg26 Printing Environment Distribution & Media Support www.mediasupport.co.za Cover Photograph Marvellous mushrooms Published by SABI Pg44 Getting a license 33 Vehicles Land Rover Discovery 36 Pumps Impressive pump sets tested 37 Citrus (South African Irrigation Institute / Endulini introduces netting 38 Suid Afrikaanse Besproeiingsinstituut) Emerging North West farmers enter export market 38 T: [phone] | E: [email protected] Drones help monitor water stress in Sicily 39 Regulars Web: www.sabi.co.za From the editor 2 Subscribe now 47 Address: PO Box 834, Strand, 7139, President’s message 3 Training update 47 Company members 23-25 Advertisers’ contents 48 Western Cape, South Africa SABI magazine / tydskrif is a bi-monthly publication. Dam levels 35 Contacts and Diary SABI Approved Designers 22 48 © Copyright: South African Irrigation Institute/Suid-Afrikaanse Besproeiingsinstituut (SABI). Requests to reproduce material herein should be addressed to [email protected]. All rights reserved. Disclaimer: The views expressed herein by authors or advertisers are not necessarily subscribed to or endorsed by SABI or the editor . SABI | OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 1