Media release DECIDUOUS FRUIT INDUSTRY CELEBRATES YET ANOTHER YEAR OF HARD WORK AND SUCCESS List of award winners 2019 · General Agricultural Worker: Mzumkhulu Colin Sijinga · Specialist Agricultural Worker: Kerneels Oncker · Advanced Agricultural Worker: Elize Boer · Novice…
The South African deciduous fruit industry is reeling under the impact of the recent floods in key production areas, particularly in Elgin, Grabouw, Vyeboom and Villiersdorp (EGVV), parts of the Klein Karoo, and Franschhoek. During crisis talks with the Western…
Press release by Witzenberg PALS The Witzenberg PALS (Partners in Agri Land Solutions) is a private land reform initiative that was established in 2014 by the commercial farmers in the Witzenberg district, in partnership with local communities and all three…
About 150 guests, politicians, dignitaries, and industry representatives attended the Deciduous Fruit Development Chamber’s Summit Launch in White River last week. Pressing issues such as how to transform the deciduous fruit value chain and how to ensure economic inclusiveness were…
MEDIA STATEMENT Finalists of the Agri Western Cape Santam Young Farmer of the Year competition Agri Western Cape is proud to announce the eight finalists of the 2025 Agri Western Cape Santam Young Farmer of the Year competition––an award that…
By Gerrit Rautenbach Dibesho Serage, Managing Director of Groundstone Group grew up in Lebowakgomo township of Limpopo Province where he did his primary and high school studies. His mother was a school teacher and Dad owned a small all-purpose shop…
Hoogtepunte uit vier produksie-areas deur Anna Mouton Met die laaste appels wat tans gepluk word, is dit ‘n goeie tyd om oorsig oor die kernvrugseisoen te kry. Ons het gaan kersopsteek by die bedryf in Ceres, Elgin-Grabouw-Vyeboom-Villiersdorp, die Langkloof, en…
Bedryfskenners gee raad Deur Anna Mouton “Ek het in die twintig jaar wat ek boer al amper 150 hektaar vrugte geplant,” vertel Hendrik Pohl, ZZ2 se produksiebestuurder op Bokveldskloof, Ceres. “My pa het bykans niks geplant nie, want hy’t geboer…
Oom Jaco Engelbrecht is vroeër vanjaar oorlede. Hy was Hortgro se streekverteenwoordiger in die Langkloof, ’n boerderygebied verantwoordelik vir so 20% van die land se appels. Dus is ’n streekverteenwoordiger in dié gebied uiters belangrik vir Hortgro. Dis nou hier…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp “’n Reis van ’n duisend myl begin met ‘n enkele tree,” het die Chinese wysgeer Confucius gesê. Welliswaar is dit ook die geval met die vestiging van ‘n nuwe kultivar, soos die meeste planttelers jou sal vertel…
Anna Mouton het met ‘n paar tegniese bedryfskenners gepraat oor die afgelope kernvrugseisoen. Dit lyk asof produsente se vertroue groei na aanleiding van goeie vrugvolumes en -kwaliteit tesame met sterk markaanvraag. “Ek dink met ’n gemiddelde appelboer gaan dit nou…
