Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Die legendariese landboukundige en skrywer Koos Lötter (92) is onlangs deur die Suid-Afrikaanse sagtevrugtebedryf vir sy bydrae tot dié bedryf en spesifiek ook vir die ontwikkeling van die alternatiewe gewasse, vereer. ’n Oorkonde is aan die deurwinterde…
By Kara van der Berg Ladismith. – Hortgro Dried Tree Fruit recently held a four-day long seminar themed the Kannaland Youth Week to introduce young people from Ladismith and surrounding communities to career possibilities in agriculture. Chris Krone and Christine…
Watter langtermyn aanpassings is nodig om die toekoms van landbou te verseker? Die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Landbou se 2020 toekomsbeplanningstudie mik om hierdie vraag te beantwoord. Deur Anna Mouton. Dr Dirk Troskie is verantwoordelik vir beplanning en strategie vir die…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp On 13 January 2021, the Langkloof in the Eastern Cape experienced a severe hail storm that damaged in the order of 1000 hectares of apple, pear and stone fruit orchards. These orchards account for 20% of the…
Die nuwe jaar het sleg begin in die Joubertina-distrik van die Langkloof met die afsterwe van Bokkie Kritzinger (49) van Tulpieskraal. Kritzinger, een van die leierboere in die streek, was vroeg in Januarie op pad na ‘n watergat op sy…
Earlier this month, a new cohort of young professionals from across South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry gathered at Bernheim, outside Paarl, for the launch of the 2026 Hortgro Launchpad Programme. The initiative brings together rising talent from across the value…
She steps down in December but her contributions to dormancy research will continue to help pome- and stone-fruit growers negotiate climate change for many years to come. By Anna Mouton. Western Cape winters are getting warmer and the application of…
Text: Glenneis Kriel The South African deciduous fruit industry, the Jobs Fund, and Land Bank recently launched Hortfin – an R600 million ring-fenced debt fund aimed at providing innovative and comprehensive financing and support systems in a manner that will…
Derich Priga’s long road to packing fruit, by Gerrit Rautenbach. There is a contentedness about Derich Priga. Unlike many people out there in this world, he has never entertained the idea of being the victim. Neither has he ever victimised…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp The fifth group of production managers enrolled in the Mazars-Hortgro learning initiative recently received their certificates. This unique learning and development programme was launched in 2019 when Hortgro engaged the services of Mazars to provide talent management…
