<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[VITALARCH - plant-based biostimulant]]></title><description><![CDATA[VITALARCH - plant-based biostimulant]]></description><link>https://www.vitalarch.co/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:40:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.vitalarch.co/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A PORT IN ROTTERDAM JUST CHANGED YOUR FEED BILL - soybean meal prices South Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[In mid-April, Dutch port authorities flagged several shipments of soybean meal arriving from Argentina. The reason? The meal contained traces of a genetically modified soybean variety called HB4 — a drought-tolerant crop approved in Argentina, Brazil, and the United States, but not in the European Union.

Under EU rules, there’s no grey area: if an unauthorised GM trait is detected, the shipment is rejected. No exceptions, no tolerance thresholds.
What happened next is a good reminder of how co]]></description><link>https://www.vitalarch.co/post/a-port-in-rotterdam-just-changed-your-feed-bill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f1ebac24f9d3e5cd72d679</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:15:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a58b2e_7696d2b11f1c4be8bc45fda2e3f4a72b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J Janse van Vuuren</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA CROP FARMING SECTOR OVERVIEW AS AT 22 APRIL 2026 South Africa agriculture outlook ]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Africa enters 2026 on one of its strongest agricultural footings in years. Encouraged by La Niñadriven
rainfall, farmers expanded total summer crop plantings for the 2025/26 season by 13% relative to
the prior season, to just over 4.9 million hectares. Maize plantings reached approximately 2.67 million
hectares. National dam levels stood above 90% full by mid-December 2025, dramatically reducing
irrigation pumping costs for water-intensive operations.]]></description><link>https://www.vitalarch.co/post/south-africa-farming-sector-outlook-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ea2b43a3f320e0758e7f84</guid><category><![CDATA[South African agriculture, South Af]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a58b2e_5460d2a27f8245c79b8a1fed6ef017f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J Janse van Vuuren</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE POLL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global agriculture is moving fast on resilience, biologicals, carbon markets, partnerships and climate-aligned investment.
But how does South Africa actually stack up against that outlook?]]></description><link>https://www.vitalarch.co/post/south-african-agriculture-poll</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e7873b87a5c2e7c1369113</guid><category><![CDATA[Agriculture Sustainability Trends]]></category><category><![CDATA[Support natural plant processes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Collaborative Farming Solutions]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:34:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_3fcdc305d2d945329642d46feb1359b8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J Janse van Vuuren</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporting Farmers in a Demanding Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[South African farmers continue to produce under difficult and changing conditions. They carry risk on behalf of households, communities, processors, retailers, and the broader economy.]]></description><link>https://www.vitalarch.co/post/south-african-agriculture-supporting-farmers-through-a-demanding-season</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e0e1e7832a840dd471a5a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Support natural plant processes]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:39:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a58b2e_4d6ef4dae4bd49fa9e94e7705b288040~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_864,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J Janse van Vuuren</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABILITY GLOBAL OUTLOOK 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&#38;P Global’s late-2025 agriculture sustainability outlook is useful not only as a global forecast, but as a benchmark for South Africa.[1] Against that benchmark, South Africa shows real strengths — including export capability, growing biologicals interest and movement on carbon-market and risk tools — but it also reveals major gaps in logistics, water governance, inclusion and execution.]]></description><link>https://www.vitalarch.co/post/agriculture-sustainability-global-outlook-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e7243e8e63193b95d537b7</guid><category><![CDATA[Agriculture Sustainability Trends]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:34:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a58b2e_a625546e361c4d30b1c8ec71132ef2e9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>J Janse van Vuuren</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>