Advice for future farmers
In this new regular column New Roots asks established commercial farmers and producers all along the value chain for some pearls of wisdom on how to get going and go all the way in agriculture. For starters we asked Johnny…
Aerial Baiting: A Smart Investment in Fruit Fly Control
Fruit fly infestations remain one of the biggest threats to South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry. While ground-based baiting has long been a practice, a new cost analysis report highlights why aerial baiting – whether by helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft, or…
Africa – The last frontier?
By Jacques du Preez “Africa is not for sissies” is a term often used that undoubtedly describes Africa’s unique challenges – from the varying climates, logistics to doing business navigating the unfortunate “political challenges” prevalent in many countries. And of…
Agents of change: Focus on social auditing of the industry
If you are a producer, a social (ethical) auditor is maybe not necessarily someone you might invite over for tea, yet these ‘agents of change’ form a crucial spoke in the economic value chain wheel. Elise-Marie Steenkamp investigates. As global requirements…
AGRI WES-KAAP SANTAM LANDBOU JONGBOER VAN DIE JAAR 2019 DEELNEMERS
“Die uiteenlopende bedryfsvertakkings, fokus, energie en ingesteldheid van vanjaar se deelnemers aan die Agri Wes-Kaap Santam Landbou Jongboer van die Jaar 2019 kompetisie, wys net weer dat die toekoms van die Wes-Kaap se landbousektor in die beste hande moontlik is…
AGRI’S GOT TALENT TOP TEN 2018
It’s the moment we have all been waiting for. After many hours of listening to all our gifted entrants, the Agri’s Got Talent team, together with celebrity Frieda van den Heever, are proud to announce the 2018 Top Ten contestants…
Agri’s Got Talent 2025 – Landbou plaas hoop, trots en waardigheid in die kollig
Stellenbosch – Die finale van Agri’s Got Talent 2025 het Vrydagaand die Boland laat weergalm van trots en emosie, toe tien landbouwerkers van regoor Suid-Afrika hul talente op die verhoog gewys het. Hierdie unieke sangkompetisie, die enigste van sy soort…
Agri’s got Talent is sy wortelstelsel
Teks: Elise-Marie Steenkamp Verlede jaar, hierdie tyd, het Jason Baartman nog gewik en geweeg of hy moet inskryf vir die grootste sangkompetisie in landbou. Met ondersteuning van sy familie het hy die bul by die horings gepak, sy eie rymkletskomposisie…
Agri’s got Talent is way above Ol’ MacDonald had a farm
By Gerrit Rautenbach “If music be the food of love, play on …” The famous William Shakespeare quote that has been quoted and misquoted since shortly after he wrote it, has just been quoted here again. This time hopefully correctly,…
Agriculture and the NMW increase quandary
Agriculture is one of the biggest employers of unschooled labour. Over the past ten years, the minimum wage has been amended substantially and rightly so, but as a sector, already under duress, with high input costs, global trade challenges, logistical…
Agriculture key to future
“Agriculture holds the key to the future of this country. It has the potential to resolve and unlock many of our most pressing problems, such as land reform, food security, job creation, and how to manage climate change, to name but a few. “
AgroHub opens at Welgevallen
A new look, new tenants, a new shared vision and a new name. This is the story of the Winter Cereal Building Block 6 on Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Welgevallen experimental farm. The building reopened last week after extensive renovation work,…