Na ’n wankelrige begin het die afgelope steenvrugseisoen bedryfskenners aangenaam verras. Anna Mouton het met die steenvrugkenners gepraat. Lentetoestande bepaal grootliks die verwagting vir die komende seisoen so die trietsige 2024 lente het kommer by steenvrugprodusente gewek. Buiten onsekerheid oor…
The information shared here is based on official documents regarding maturity and quality standards for stone fruit, downloaded from the National Department of Agriculture’s website. [3 October 2025] Apricot Export Standards: apricots_reg2022 apricots-part3_reg2022 apricots-tab_reg2022 apricots-part3_tab2022 Plum Export Standards: plums_reg2022_ plums-tab-2022…
What have we learnt from rootstock trials and how should growers apply this information? By Anna Mouton. Rootstocks can make or break a commercial orchard, according to Chad van Wyk, a stone-fruit rootstock evaluator at Provar. Van Wyk was addressing…
Victor Fredericks is ’n man wat boer met ’n lied in sy hart. Want hy het ’n storie om te vertel. Inderwaarheid vele stories, kontreistories … Soveel so, hy het onlangs sy eerste bundel kortverhale die lig laat sien. Gerrit…
The workshops are free of charge. Contact Caroline Poole (caroline@wieta.org.za) to register for a workshop and download the workshop schedule here:workshops-booked-to-date_23022018
A recent study by Link Supply Chain Management, owned by several of the Western Cape’s leading fruit exporting companies, demonstrates the significant advantages achieved through port privatisation across Africa. The findings underscore the urgent need to privatise the port of…
Deur dr. Leon von Mollendorff, algemene bestuurder van Culdevco Culdevco het in samewerking met die Landbounavorsingsraad (LNR) ‘n aantal belowende pruim kultivars vrygestel wat ‘n groot impak op die Suid-Afrikaase pruimbedryf gehad het. Die volgende Culdevco gelisensieerde pruim kultivars is…
As the umbrella organisation for SA fresh produce, 𝗙𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗔, led by Fhumulani Ratshitanga, plays a vital role in promoting the industry to international markets. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯/𝟮𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 & 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲…
Pictured left to right: Jacques du Preez, General Manager Trade & Markets, Hortgro; James Bradshaw, Technical Manager – UK Produce, Tesco; and Tom Emmett, stone fruit buyer, Tesco. Tesco has been named as the South African fruit industry’s Stone Fruit Retailer…
South African apple growers and exporters are overjoyed that Thailand has again opened its doors to South African apple exports. Since market access was lost many years ago, it has been a long wait and a lot of behind-the-scenes work,…
By Gerrit Rautenbach Johann Engelbrecht, a skills development guru in agriculture, has been the Skills Planning Manager of the AgriSETA as well as Chief Operating Officer, amongst a host of other achievements. With Anton Rabe also being on the…
Over the last five years, it has become clear that focusing on the positive yields even better life skills outcomes for farm workers. By Gerrit Rautenbach The Fruit Workers’ Development Trust (FWDT) is a 100% BEE entity, as defined by…