InfruitecNietvoorbij

ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij (Institute for Deciduous Fruit, Vines and Wine)

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Did u know Dr Johan van Zyl has retired? Acting RIM (ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij) is Dr Hennie Du Plessis [phone]

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Sun's shining, music's playing, wine is chilled. Come to the last Day of the #stellwinefest Wine Expo at Die Braak #wineexpo

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It's a scorcher at the @StellWineFest, come armed with sunscreen and a hat. We've got entertainment and wine on ice! #VisitStellenbosch

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Some lovely German guests at the Nietvoorbij stand at the #stellwinefest #wineexpo #Stellies

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Aah, 2014! What a beauty it has been so far...

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Congrats to Theresa Beelders, a DST-PDP PhD student, supervised at ARC for receiving the Mattie Jooste Prize from Stellenbosch University

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Excellence award presented to our Institute for participating in the Cape Peninsula University of Technology's Experimental Learning Program

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A BIG thanks to Stellenbosch Hospice, Van Der Stel Gym and the Stellenbosch Traffic Department #cancerawareness #celebratepink

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And we're off! Look out for ARC staff in pink!! #cancerawareness #celebratepink

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Sister Karin Hands from Stellenbosch Hospice chatting to staff about #cancerawareness #celebratepink

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In honor of Cancer awareness, more than 100 staff members are participating in a fun 3km walk from Nietvoorbj to Infruitec at 2pm today!!

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Ooh, time for the demonstration and helicopter "flips" @FruitFly #Medfly Information Day at Ceres :)

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Mr Jan Hendrik Venter (Department of Agriculture) takes the podium to talk about the impact of the Fruitfly #Medfly in South Africa!

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Aty Burger (DOW AgroScience) giving a presentation on GF-120, an environmentally friendly product used for the baiting programme...

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The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) involves the mass rearing of Med fruit flies at the production facility on ARC premisis in Stellenbosch!

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#Medfly control prog includes the monitoring and releasing of sterile male flies, ground baiting and the use of M3 "attract & kill" traps...

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Integrated area-wide Mediterranean Fruitfly control prog continues to be executed in 6 deciduous fruit production regions - D.Smit (HORTGRO)

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#roadtrip to Ceres for the Fruitfly Africa "fruit-fly information day"

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Dr Johan van Zyl and Mr Danie van Schalkwyk (ARC) with Mr Dumpie Bailey of the Pinotage Association planting the vine