Bedryfsbekendes deel hulle teleurstelling oor die afgelope kernvrugseisoen. Deur Anna Mouton. Niemand kla oor die appel- en peeroeste van 2022 nie. Tonne pere per hektaar was omtrent 15% hoër in Ceres en 20%–30% hoër in Wolseley-Tulbagh en die Langkloof as…
Die Goosens beskou Tifany as een van die beste plaaslike nektariens weens dié kultivar se uitnemende vruggrootte. Deur Anna Mouton. Hortgro Science het ‘n Demonstrasieboordprogram vir steenvrugte geloods om produsente aan bestaande innoverende en suksesvolle boorde bekend te stel waaruit…
Rosemary Sanda from Romansrivier, Graaff Fruit, was recently chosen as the best NQF Level 4 agricultural learnership student in South Africa. Rosemary works at Romansrivier and is head of technical operations, supervisor for the agricultural chemicals storage room and quality…
By Lucille Botha In recognition of Clean-Up and Recycle Month, three leading Grabouw businesses – Two-A-Day, Oude Molen Distillery, and Western Cape Fruit Processors – have partnered to tackle pollution in the local Swannie River, a vital water source for…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp The atmosphere in Grabouw was thick with emotion last week when 58 deciduous fruit workers received title deeds for their homes. Mr Temba Nolutshungu from the Free Market Foundation (FMF) said that the Natives Land Act of…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Why should an orchard supervisor need to know how pollination and fruitset work on apple and pear trees? Or the difference between “kruisbestuiwer” and “bestuiwer”? Or how much an apple costs in Europe? Or the significance of…
By Gerrit Rautenbach In January of this year, one of the biggest nightmares for any fruit farmer became a horrible reality in the Langkloof. Hail. Some farmers were fortunate, some less so and some got wrecked by the falling ice…
Making ends meet in a better way and keeping their children involved without splitting the farmlands into smaller pieces, Trevor and Maggie Abrahams thought of a plan. Introducing Project Roosterkoek. Gerrit Rautenbach went for a tasting. Trevor and Maggie…
By Hugh Campbell – GM Hortgro Science I was recently given two publication of interest. The first publication is titled: “The changing face of South African science. SciSTIP STI Indicator Report no 1” edited by Johann Mouton and Robert Tijssen…
The South African deciduous fruit industry needs to take note of the government’s announcement that it is going to adopt a zero-tolerance stance on the hiring of illegal foreign workers in South Africa. The Department of Home Affairs has developed…
