Members of Hortgro Science’s entomological team visited the Langkloof area in April to follow up on damage to pears possibly caused by sucking insects. Matthew Addison, Crop Protection Programme Manager, and Dr Minette Karsten, a researcher in applied entomology, met…
By Kara van der Berg Agriculture is the place to be. The sector has great opportunities, funding, and is the place where future leaders are grown. This was the inspirational message to agriculture students at the Hortgro bursary function that…
The entry cut-off date has been changed to 13 July 2026 by 8:00 am Step forward. Share your impact. Inspire change. Hortgro has launched a new award, the Hortgro Footprint Award, which will be presented at our annual awards ceremony on 11…
During September 2021 the following information was shared with the respective Hortgro Pome and Hortgro Stone producer councils regarding the 2021-22 budgets: Council members received the draft 2021-2022 budgets for discussion/approval at the two council meetings (Stone, 8 September and Pome,…
France published a new national decree on 5 January 2026, following an email from the French Ministry dated 23 December 2025. In this communication, France requested that the European Commission lower maximum residue limits (MRLs) for certain substances and crops,…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp SOMERSET-WES – Meer as 500 afgevaardigdes het onlangs by die Lord Charles Hotel saamgetrek vir twee toonaangewende landbougeleenthede: die Hortgro Research Showcase en die Hortgro Naoes-simposium. Dié byeenkomste, wat elke tweede jaar aangebied word, het vanjaar ook…
The Hortgro Skills Accelerator Project (HSAP), in partnership with the Jobs Fund, is designed to enhance the capacity of the agricultural sector through three key components: capacity building/business coaching, interns/graduate placement, and business development support. This project addresses the limited…
Hortgro’s technical division has been restructured and in future will consist of Hortgro Science and Hortgro Plant Material Management (PMM), reporting to Hortgro Technical. Hugh Campbell has been promoted to General Manager: Hortgro Technical with Hortgro Science and PMM reporting…
Hortgro has submitted a summary of main concerns to the portfolio committee of the department of agriculture, land reform, and rural development regarding the Agricultural Produce Agents Amendment Bill (B33 – 2020). The Agricultural Produce Agents Act 12 of 1992…
By Kara van der Berg The Hortgro Technical Symposium returned to entertain and inform participants about the present and future possibilities and challenges for the deciduous fruit industry with the theme “Future Thinking Today”. “I believe in the current business…
By Engela Punt Throughout my childhood, I enjoyed being outside, despite my parents desperately teaching me otherwise, I outright believed I was raised in a barn. In hindsight, agrisciences might have always been in my future. I mean it fits…
Dit is met groot waardering, dankbaarheid en respek dat ons die Hortgro Voorsitterstoekenning aan Louis van Zyl gee. Louis se loopbaan in die Suid-Afrikaanse kern- en steenvrugtebedryf strek oor meer as ’n kwarteeu en word gekenmerk deur visie, rentmeesterskap en ’n…