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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

South African Traffic Jam

A typical South African traffic jam

Posted by Robyn Whittington on 03/20 at 02:46 PM
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Monday, March 19, 2007

Ostrich at Sanveld

Ostrich running across plain at Sanveld

Posted by David Moore on 03/19 at 02:15 PM
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Animals at Sanveld Reserve near Vaalhart

The many giraffes sighted at the Reserve

Posted by David Moore on 03/19 at 02:12 PM
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Animals at the Sanveld Reserve

Black Rhino at Sanveld

Posted by David Moore on 03/19 at 02:09 PM
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Flooded plots at ARC

Equivalent of 2 inches of precipitation applied to plots through flood irrigation

Posted by David Moore on 03/19 at 01:59 PM
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Plastic pipes used to flood fields

Plastic pipe used to flood the plots at Vaalhart ARC

Posted by David Moore on 03/19 at 01:50 PM
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Saturday, March 17, 2007

A corn leaf affected by phaeosphaeria

Pathologists are unsure what pathogen causes phaeosphaeria in corn or if it has any economical effect on the corn crop.

A corn leaf affected by phaeosphaeria

Posted by Robyn Whittington on 03/17 at 02:58 PM
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Thursday, March 15, 2007

A sociable weaver nest at Sandveld Reserve

A sociable weaver nest on the Sandveld Reserve

Posted by Robyn Whittington on 03/15 at 03:01 PM
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Termite Damage in Maize- Aren’t you glad we don’t have to deal with that?

Termite Damage in Maize - Aren't you thankful we don't have to deal with that?

Termite damage in maize is a huge problem for subsistance farmers who do not use any sort of mechanical tillage. Using mechanical tillage breaks up termite mounds in fields and prevents this from being a problem.

Posted by Robyn Whittington on 03/13 at 03:04 PM
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Erik Stromberg and David Moore examine white rust on sunflowers

Erik Stromberg and David Moore examine white rust on sunflowers at the ARC in Potch

Posted by Robyn Whittington on 03/13 at 03:02 PM
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Summer Grains Institute Staff and VT Group

Our group with staff from the ARC in Potch

Posted by David Moore on 03/13 at 02:44 PM
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This sign greeted us at the ARC in Potch. Think they’re trying to tell us something?

No Agents Allowed

Posted by David Moore on 03/13 at 02:31 PM
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Braai Food

Boerwors, lambchops, and beef kabobs. Mmmm...

Posted by David Moore on 03/13 at 02:23 PM
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Monday, March 12, 2007

Breakfast Serenade

We were serenaded at breakfast this morning by a South African fiddler named Mark Schonau (don’t worry, we bought his cd!) . He started out with "Dixie" just for us. We tried to convince him to schedule a trip to Galax…

Our private fiddle concert at breakfast

Posted by Robyn Whittington on 03/12 at 11:37 AM
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A South African Hokie?

A new Hokies fan from South Africa!

We met this young man near Winterton, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.  David had a brand new VT hat just for him.  A future Hokie?  Only time will tell, but what a great start!

Posted by Matthew Lewis on 03/12 at 10:44 AM
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