Maduze uzothatha umhlalaphansi uMphathi-Jikelele we- I-United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) U-Kevin MacIsaac ubheka emuva ukuthi imboni yamazambane ishintshe kanjani emsebenzini wakhe.
Angikaze ngibe umuntu ochitha isikhathi esiningi ebheka emuva, kodwa ngesinye isikhathi umuntu kufanele enze njalo, ukuze abone ukuthi sihambe ibanga elingakanani.
Ukuba nendawo ephambili ye-40 plus iminyaka yokubheka imboni yamazambane, umuntu angalindela izinguquko eziningi. Ezinye zazingenakubikezelwa. Eziningi ziyizimpumelelo ezinhle. Ezinye azikho futhi zikhomba izinselelo ngaphambi kwemboni.
Nazi izinto eziphezulu ezifika engqondweni:
Ubuchwepheshe
Isici esibonakala kakhulu kube ukuthuthuka okukhulu kwezobuchwepheshe ukuze kutshalwe izitshalo. Eseyingane efunda esikoleni samabanga aphansi, omunye ukhumbula ukuthi isivuno samazambane sambiwa ngomshini wokumba, sagcwaliswa obhasikidi, silahlwe ezikhwameni, futhi sihudulelwa ezindlini ezingaphansi zezindlu zasemapulazini. I-Labour yayisihlehlile, futhi i-step-up, yafika kumugqa owodwa we-Omni digger/bagger.
Ukushintshela kokuthi "amazambane ayinqwaba" kuguqule imboni ngezivuni ezifakwe umugqa owodwa kanye namabhokisi enqwaba angamamitha ayi-12. Abavuni bathuthele kuma- diggers amaningi emigqa emibili, okunemigqa emine kanye nemigqa eyisithupha kuya kweyisishiyagalombili.
Kwalandela amawindi amawindi - avumela abalimi ukuthi "balahle" imishini yokuvuna kumugqa wokuvuna. Amawindi aqale kumigqa emibili futhi athuthela emigqeni emine ngokushesha. Isici esikhawulelayo ekuhambeni ukuya emigqeni eyisithupha kwakuwukuqondeka kwemigqa, njengoba i-windrower kwakuzodingeka ixazulule ububanzi be-planter.
Ubuchwepheshe be-GPS obuletha imigqa eqondile nehlukene ngokuphelele buvumele lokho ukuthi kwenzeke. Ngisho namawindi amawindi anemigqa engu-8 ayasebenza manje. Umphumela wenetha uyiyunithi yokuvuna eye yasuka ekucosheni imigqa emibili ngesikhathi yaya kumthamo wemigqa eyi-14 noma eyi-16.
Umnotho wesilinganiso ekuvuneni ungenye yezinto ezihamba phambili ekususeni usayizi womlimi ukusuka kumahektha ayi-100 kuya kumahektha angama-500 ukuya kumayunithi wokukhiqiza angama-acre ayi-1,000. Eminyakeni yamuva siyabona izivuni ezizihambelayo ngobuchwepheshe besitayela saseYurophu ukuthola ukuthandwa.
Ukutshalwa kwesivuno kuye kwabona intuthuko efanayo. Abanye abalimi bembewu abasezingeni eliphakeme batshala izitshalo zabo ngesandla, kodwa abalimi abaningi bezentengiselwano basebenzisa i- pick planter enemigqa emibili eyagcina ibe yimigqa emine kwabaningi. Abatshali bemigqa eyisithupha bavamile namuhla futhi isizukulwane esilandelayo sabatshali ababanzi kakhulu siyatholakala njengoba abakhiqizi bethole indlela yokuwagoqa futhi abavumele ukuba behle emigwaqweni emincane yasemaphandleni.
Izifutho zisuke ku-FMC noma ku-John Bean high pressure, imishini yomthamo wamanzi aphezulu, zaya kuma-low drift, kunjalo, amaconsi ashajwa ngogesi. Izilawuli zezilinganiso ezizenzakalelayo zijwayelekile futhi ziyindawo evamile ye-GPS. Abakhiqizi abaningi iminyaka basebenzisa amayunithi angama-gal angu-500 anama-boom angama-60-foot futhi kancane kancane bakhuphukela phezulu ku-1,000-gallon tanks kanye nama-90-120 ft. boom. Eminyakeni yamuva nje kuye kwashintsha amayunithi azishayelayo ngenxa yesivinini sawo, ukusebenza kahle kokudluliselwa kwe-hydrostatic, kanye nokungena kalula kwemigqa eqhamuka ezindaweni eziphambili.
Ukufafaza emoyeni ngenkathi kusadumile entshonalanga, kuvinjelwe ezifundazweni ezisempumalanga futhi akuseyona inketho kulabo bakhiqizi.
Isitoreji kanye Nokungenisa umoya
Intuthuko endaweni yokugcina amazambane iyiguqule ngokuphelele imboni ebikade ibona imakethe incike kakhulu ekuqalisweni kwezitshalo ezintsha, ithathe indawo yamazambane amadala abegcinwe ezakhiweni zezindela futhi asefinyelele ekupheleni komjikelezo wempilo yawo.
Ukwahlukanisa okuhle kakhulu, ngokungenisa umoya okuyinqwaba, ukucwiliswa kwamanzi, nekhono lesiqandisi manje kuvumela amazambane agcinwe kulezo zakhiwo ukuthi afinyelele usuku lwawo lokuzalwa lokuqala. Abalimi manje bahlola amasistimu abo ekhompuyutha ngokugcwele ngohlelo lokusebenza ocingweni lwabo.
Ngokunwetshwa kwenkathi yokulondoloza, imakethe yamazambane asanda kuvunwa yehliswe kakhulu ngekhwalithi ngenxa yokumadanisa isitoreji, noma yedlule, ngaphandle kwenkatho yensimu. Ngemva kokuthola umoya-mpilo omningi, amazambane acutshungulwa akhiqiza umbala omuhle kakhulu futhi gazinga kulowo mbala omuhle okhanyayo obonakala sengathi ama-french fry noma ama-chip palates ayawuthanda.
Ukugcinwa okuphumelelayo kwesikhathi eside kuncike ekuvinjweni kwehlumela, futhi ukuqhubeka nokutholakala kwaleyo mikhiqizo yinto imboni edinga ukuthi ihlale igxile kuyo.
Ukutholakala Kwamanzi
Emashumini eminyaka, abalimi babengalindela unyaka noma ngaphezulu emlandweni wabo lapho kwakungekho khona amanzi anele ukukhiqiza isivuno esihle noma mhlawumbe amanzi amaningi kakhulu ngesikhathi sokumba ukuze kunciphe ukuletha isivuno. Eminyakeni yamuva, izenzakalo zesimo sezulu ziye zaba ngokwedlulele futhi zivamile, zandisa izinga lengozi emhlane wabalimi (into abangayinxephezelwa ngokwanele).
Ngaphezu kokulahlekelwa okuyinhlekelele lokhu kuphinde kwadala ukushintsha kokukhiqiza ezindaweni zaseNyakatho Melika ezinokufinyelela okungcono kakhulu kwesikhathi eside emanzini kanye nekhono lokuwasebenzisa ezitshalweni zazo. Njengezwe, amachibi ethu asenyakatho eNtshonalanga Canada ayaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngamanzi adingekayo ukuze kutshalwe izitshalo zamazambane ezikhiqizwa hhayi lapha kuphela, kodwa nasentshonalanga ye-United States njengoba ageleza eningizimu.
Izinhlelo zokunisela seziphenduke insakavukela endaweni okwakuwukukhiqiza umhlabathi owomile ezindaweni eziningi. Umsebenzi wokuphuka emuva wepayipi elinyakazayo ngezinsuku ezishisayo, eshintshwa njalo eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, ikhompuyutha, ama-pivots amaphakathi alawulwa uhlelo lokusebenza kumakhalekhukhwini womlimi. Ukusetshenziswa kwe-drainage kathayela ukususa amanzi engeziwe kanye nokuvumela isivuno esilula emasimini aqukethe izitshalo zamazambane zenani eliphakeme, nakho sekuthole ukuduma.
Abavikeli Bezitshalo
Umkhakha wezolimo wezithelo nemifino, futhi usaqhubeka, ucutshungulwa ngokucophelela yizikhulu ezilawulayo mayelana nemikhiqizo edingekayo ukuze kutshalwe isitshalo esinempilo. Umphumela wezinga eliphezulu kangaka lokulawula, ukuthi iCanada ikhiqiza okunye ukudla okuphephe kakhulu emhlabeni.
Nakuba benomona ngebhokisi lamathuluzi lokuvikela elitholakalayo kwamanye amazwe, abalimi bayakubona ukuphepha kwemikhuba yabo yezolimo ngenkathi bekhulisa imindeni yabo kulawa mapulazi. Ukwethembeka kwabathengi kuqinisiwe ngonyaka owedlule wemikhawulo ye-COVID njengoba abathengi bakhathazeka kakhulu ngokushoda okucatshangwayo okutshalwe emikhiqizweni yaseCanada.
Ukuthengiswa kwezinto eziphilayo kuyaqhubeka nokukhula ngesivinini esincane, futhi okumangaza ngempela inani lamapulazi manje akhula kokubili amazambane e-conventual kanye ne-organic ebhizinisini elifanayo.
Amathrendi Emakethe
Cishe ukuthambekela okukhulu kakhulu eminyakeni engamashumi amane ukushintsha kokusetshenziswa komuntu ngamunye kusuka kumazambane amasha kuya emikhiqizweni egayiwe njengama-french fries namashidi amazambane.
Ngemuva kokuthi abakhiqizi be-french fry bethole ukuthi bangenza kanjani i-blanche kanye nezingcezu zamazambane eziqandisiwe, lokho okwake kwaba ingxenye encane sekukhule ukumelela amaphesenti angama-65 embonini. Iyaqhubeka nokuqhutshwa lula, ukutholakala, ukunambitheka okuhle, kanye nemikhiqizo emisha.
Isidlo sasekuseni sosuku lonke seMacDonald sisodwa sinesibopho sokukhula kwesidingo sokulethwa kwamazambane aluhlaza. Ngokuhambisana nokutholakala ezindaweni zokudlela ebezinganikezeli ngokuthosiwe njengokukhethwa kokudla, ukukhula kuyakhula. Izinga lokuluhlaza elithuthuke kakhulu, ngenxa yokuphathwa kangcono nokugcinwa kwesitshalo samazambane sekwenze kwaba umkhakha onenzuzo enkulu kubakhiqizi njengoba bebona umphumela wamazinga aphezulu okubuyisela.
Ukuthengiswa kwe-chip kuyaqhubeka kumangaza ochwepheshe ngedatha ye-Nielsen kumarejista emali abonisa ngezinye izikhathi abathengi bathanda ukudla okunethezekile futhi ngizobathenga ngalokho kujabula.
Umkhakha wetafula nawo ubone izinguquko ezinkulu kumathrendi. Iminyaka eminingi, wonke umuntu wayefuna amazambane amakhulu futhi walahla amazambane amancane njengokudla. Manje amazambane amancane asewumkhiqizo ophambili futhi uma ehlanganiswe nezinongo ezihlwabusayo kanye nokupakishwa okukhangayo, asiza ukuhambisa inaliti ekusetshenzisweni kwamazambane amasha futhi. Ubukhulu bomndeni obuncane, imindeni yomzali oyedwa, nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezimatasa konke kube nomthelela ekwandeni kwamazambane anosayizi abancane, usayizi wephakheji elincane (kusuka ku-50 kuye ku-10 kuye ku-5 kuya ku-2.5lbs), kanye nesikhathi esincane sokulungiselela ekhishini.