Stellenbosch, South Africa

Plant Nutrition
Symposium

From world-class research to your soil & crop

19–20 November 2026
Protea Hotel, Technopark

Early-bird R2 950 until 1 September · In-person & live-streamed

Why attend

Leave knowing exactly what to change in your soil & crop

This symposium puts the latest fertilizer research, technology, and application techniques in front of you — the people who put it to work in the field.

With an audience of 350, you'll connect with growers, consultants, researchers, and industry to spark collaboration and real research projects, and to learn from each other.

You'll walk away with practical, actionable insight on fertilizer choices, soil nutrition strategies, and application techniques you can confidently put into practice straight away.

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See the symposium in action

A quick look at what two days in Stellenbosch feels like

What you'll learn

Seven focus areas, all field-ready

Every session is built to help you move from world-class research to something you can measure and apply in your own soil

01

Fertilizer types

Matching product to soil, crop, and season

02

Application techniques

Getting nutrition where and when it counts

03

Latest fertigation research

Fresh findings on fertigation via irrigation

04

Foliar feeds & bio-stimulants

What actually moves the needle on yield and quality

05

Dry-land vs irrigated

Strategies tuned to each cropping system

06

Precision farming & measuring

Sensing, mapping, and measuring what you fertilize

07

Regenerative farming

How fertilizers can fit into a regenerative approach

The cause

Your ticket grows more than your bottom line

All proceeds support the Agri Vision Foundation, our non-profit addressing food security, entrepreneurship, fatherlessness, and family health in impoverished areas.

Food security Entrepreneurship Fatherlessness Family health

By attending and sponsoring, you help build a ten-year investment fund designed to cover the foundation's operating costs — turning two days in Stellenbosch into a decade of impact.

Visit agrivisionfoundation.co.za →

A mosaic of symposium delegates, farmers, and Agri Vision Foundation community projects

Get tickets

Choose your place at the table

Coffee, lunch, and snacks are included with every in-person ticket

Best value
Early bird
R2 950
Book before 1 September 2026
  • Both days, in person
  • Coffee, lunch & snacks
  • Full access to all sessions
Register
Normal
R3 950
Standard rate after early bird closes
  • Both days, in person
  • Coffee, lunch & snacks
  • Full access to all sessions
Register
Online
R2 750
Can't join us in Stellenbosch?
  • Every session, live-streamed
  • Watch from anywhere
  • Full access to all sessions
Register
350Expected attendees

You'll be in good company. Past symposia have drawn growers, retailers, and researchers from across the sector.

WoolworthsZZ2BabylonstorenCorteva HaifaFreshmarkCape SpanBerry World Rennie FarmsHartenbergDu Toit AgriSouthern Cross Farming Leppan FarmingBlueberry HillGraaff FruitPatensie Acht S. Zetler & SonsNexusMoresterMadron Farming BetcoThukela

Venue & getting there

Protea Hotel, Technopark — Stellenbosch

Protea Hotel by Marriott Stellenbosch Techno Park

Set in the Cape Winelands just outside town, Technopark is an easy drive from Cape Town International Airport and central Stellenbosch — with ample parking on site.

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Here to help

Tell us how we can support you

Questions about tickets, groups, or bringing your team? Reach out — we'd love to help you get the most from the two days.

MS

Dr Michael Southwood

Main organiser
+27 82 2611598 (WhatsApp) michael@southerncrosstrust.com
MC

Marlise Coetzee

Symposium manager
symposium@southerncrosstrust.com