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An oil palm frond drying out and changing colour
DISEASE · AUGUST 6, 2026

Yellowing oil palm fronds: the three most common causes, and how to tell them apart

A nutrient shortage, poor drainage and a root problem all look alike in a photograph. What separates them is how they are spread through the plantation.

3 MIN READ
An oil palm trunk, close up
DISEASE · AUGUST 2, 2026

Ganoderma: why a palm goes over while its crown is still green

6 MIN READ
A narrow alley between oil palms under a blue sky
FERTILISING · JULY 28, 2026

Oil palm fertiliser rates by age, and the four costliest mistakes

6 MIN READ
A tractor and trailer hauling the harvest through an oil palm plantation
PRICES AND MARKET · JULY 24, 2026

Reading TBS weighbridge deductions: which are reasonable and which are not

5 MIN READ
Oil palm seedlings in black polybags, lined up under nursery shade
SEEDLINGS · JULY 18, 2026

Five signs of a fake oil palm seedling you can spot before you pay

5 MIN READ
A dirt road cutting through an oil palm plantation on a clear day
STARTING A PLANTATION · JULY 11, 2026

A rough costing for opening 8 hectares of oil palm, through to the first harvest

5 MIN READ
A red dirt road between rows of oil palms
DISEASE · JULY 4, 2026

Poor drainage is often read as a lack of fertiliser

5 MIN READ