The Hortgro Transformation Award gives recognition to any person(s)/group(s) that made an impact in the transformation sphere of the deciduous fruit industry value chain and showed exceptional performance and commitment. The primary purpose of this reward is to: Motivate people/groups…
By Minette Karsten The 23rd Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA) took place in Stellenbosch between 12 and 14 July 2023. The congress was organised by a team of entomologists at Stellenbosch University (Profs. Pia Addison, John…
By Carina Wessels & Georgia Farrell Achtertuin Farm has a rich history dating back to 1917 when Steven Versfeld’s great grandfather acquired land in the picturesque Ceres region. At the time of purchase, the farm was untouched, with virgin soil…
Adriaan Theron was een van Hortgro Science se beurshouers, wat nou ‘n leidende rol in die na-oes kant van die bedryf speel. Hortgro het vir Adriaan gevra om meer oor homself, asook die werk van die Store-It Group, te vertel…
In this new regular column New Roots asks established commercial farmers and producers all along the value chain for some pearls of wisdom on how to get going and go all the way in agriculture. For starters we asked Johnny…
Fruit fly infestations remain one of the biggest threats to South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry. While ground-based baiting has long been a practice, a new cost analysis report highlights why aerial baiting – whether by helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft, or…
With approximately half of all apples marketed by Tru-Cape sold in Africa, the fruit exporter continues to stay ahead of shifting consumer preferences and developments in the continent’s fresh fruit industry. “Twenty years ago, Granny Smith, Top Red, and…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp In May, CropLife South Africa and CropLife Africa and the Middle East hosted several workshops where they called on South African agriculture to work together with their counterparts in other African countries to create an “African voice”…
If you are a producer, a social (ethical) auditor is maybe not necessarily someone you might invite over for tea, yet these ‘agents of change’ form a crucial spoke in the economic value chain wheel. Elise-Marie Steenkamp investigates. As global requirements…
Stellenbosch – Die finale van Agri’s Got Talent 2025 het Vrydagaand die Boland laat weergalm van trots en emosie, toe tien landbouwerkers van regoor Suid-Afrika hul talente op die verhoog gewys het. Hierdie unieke sangkompetisie, die enigste van sy soort…
By Gerrit Rautenbach “If music be the food of love, play on …” The famous William Shakespeare quote that has been quoted and misquoted since shortly after he wrote it, has just been quoted here again. This time hopefully correctly,…