Plant Nutrition
Symposium
From world-class research to your soil & crop
Early-bird R2 950 until 1 October · 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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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
Fertilizer types
Matching product to soil, crop, and season
Application techniques
Getting nutrition where and when it counts
Latest fertigation research
Fresh findings on fertigation via irrigation
Foliar feeds & bio-stimulants
What actually moves the needle on yield and quality
Dry-land vs irrigated
Strategies tuned to each cropping system
Precision farming & measuring
Sensing, mapping, and measuring what you fertilize
Regenerative farming
How fertilizers can fit into a regenerative approach
Programme
Two days of practical plant nutrition
Explore the session topics planned for each day. The programme moves from measurement and fertiliser fundamentals into precision application, soil health, biological systems, and next-generation nutrition.
Thursday, 19 November
- Importance of sampling & multi-faceted analysis technology
- Fertiliser categories, types, and new formulations
- Importance of measuring soil compaction before seeding and fertiliser actions
- Pre-season amelioration, nutritional corrections, salt management
- Types and mode of action of organic, semi-organic and enriched fertiliser types (including kelp)
- Trace element technology & importance in crop production and disease suppression
- Using coated, slow-release and controlled-release technology under sub-optimal conditions and in challenging soils
- Using precision agriculture technology to optimise fertiliser placement and yield
- Role of crop rotation, cover crops and green manures in boosting nutrient levels
- Cost-effective use of brown manures & compost, and its role in holistic fertilization
- Nitrogen release tech and the use of an ‘N calculator’ to steer crop quality
- Latest technology in micro-irrigation and drip
- Secondary nutrient elements (Mg, S, Ca) and their release patterns
- Cost-effective use of mulches & compost
- Avoiding over-fertilisation and nutrient toxicities by understanding your soil
Friday, 20 November
- Nutrient monitoring, data platforms, interpretation, implementation
- How bostimulants can contribute to a holistic fertiliser approach
- Managing moisture to complement your fertilizer programme
- Soil Health assessment & mapping: How to solve on-farm production problems
- How relevant is nutritional support via foliar feeding & its role in a holistic fertiliser approach
- Investing in root health to maximise nutrient uptake and crop resilience
- Next generation liquid carbon fertilisers & use a soil microbial biometer
- Small grain fertiliser programme design and execution
- Fertiliser application technology using fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, drones
- Bio-fertilisers: Microbial mineralisation of soil nutrients & inoculants relevant to dryland row crops (and application technology)
- If Fertiliser were invented today, what would it look like? (Why the next generation must combine plant nutrition and soil health)
- Transitioning from a predominantly inorganic system to a regenerative fertiliser approach (short-term & long-term impact)
- Bio-fertilisers: Microbial mineralisation of soil nutrients & inoculants relevant to irrigated crops (and application technology)
Confirmed speakers
Meet the people behind the programme
Research, industry expertise and practical insight from the specialists speaking in Stellenbosch.
Presentation topic
Role of crop rotation, cover crops and green manures in building soil nutrient levels, and managing salinity & compaction
Niel de Kock
Technical Marketer · Barenbrug
Presentation topic
Using coated, slow release and control release technology under sub-optimal conditions, and in challenging soils
Michael Koch
CRF Market Development Manager · Haifa
Presentation topic
Biostimulants: Bridging the Gap Between Crop Nutrition and Plant Performance
Stefan Hattingh
Technical and Sales Specialist · BioRevolution
Presentation topic
Cost-effective use of specialised compost and its role in a holistic and regenerative fertiliser approach
Teunis Vahrmeijer
Director Business Development · Victus Bio (Pty) Ltd
Presentation topic
If Fertilizer were invented today, what would it look like? Why the next generation must combine plant nutrition and soil health
Marc Slabber
Managing Director · Talborne Organics
Presentation topic
Using precision agriculture technology to optimise fertilizer placement and yield vs conventional spreaders
James Reid
Director · Reid & Verwey (Pty) Ltd
Presentation topic
How relevant is nutritional support via foliar feeding & its role in a holistic fertilizer approach
Iad Zurayk
Business Development Manager for Africa · Levity Crop Science
Presentation topic
Trace element technology & importance in crop production and disease suppression
Dr David Marks
Founder and MD · Levity Crop Science
Presentation topic
Fertilizer application technology using aircraft and helicopters
George Zondag
Director | Pilot · AG Spray Africa (Pty) Ltd
Presentation topic
Revolving Agronomy with reference to the impact of the dispersion of clay particles on modern farming and the managing thereof
JP Nel
Agronomist · Omya Idwala
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.
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.
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Coffee, lunch, and snacks are included with every in-person ticket
- Both days, in person
- Coffee, lunch & snacks
- Full access to all sessions
- Both days, in person
- Coffee, lunch & snacks
- Full access to all sessions
- Every session, live-streamed
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- Full access to all sessions
You'll be in good company. Past symposia have drawn growers, retailers, and researchers from across the sector.
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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