To present years of work in five minutes is a big challenge for anyone. Yet, that is precisely what Hortgro Science asked researchers to do at this year’s Research Showcase. This was only the second time that the Showcase was…
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,…
Produsente in die Langkloof gaan gebuk onder ’n hewige droogte. Daarom het 80 van dié produsente op 19 September vir die Hortgro Science Besproeiingsseminaar by die Kliphotel op Misgund opgedaag. Verskeie onderwerpe wat handel oor besproeiing tydens droogtetye is gedek…
South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry was well represented at the recent IOBC-WPRS Integrated Protection of Fruit Crops meeting held in Wageningen, Netherlands, from 14–18 September 2025. The event brought together experts from 19 countries to exchange knowledge on integrated pest…
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…
Dit is moeilik om die Hortgro Paarl-kantoor voor te stel sonder Louis van Zyl. Het jou paaie met die sagtevrugtebedryf gekruis, sou jy hom leer ken, want vir etlike dekades was Louis nie net Hortgro se Braaimeester nie, maar 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…
We are moving into peak stone fruit season and growers and agri-workers might need to refresh their strategies regarding stone fruit production. Download Hortgro Stone’s November Timely Hints here:timely-hints-november-2018 Laai Hortgro Stone se Tydige Wenke vir November hier af: tydige-wenke-november-2018
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…
The 24th Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA), held from July 8 to 11, 2025, at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, brought together leading researchers, academics, and students to share breakthroughs in insect science. …
Hortgro is currently conducting a study on how best it can expand its facilitation role in skills development in the deciduous fruit industry. In this task, we are assisted by Joy van Biljon and Johann Engelbrecht. Hortgro wishes to appeal to…
