The first Strydom settled in Krakeel River in the Langkloof in 1770. He had 10 sons and divided his piece of land into 10 sections – one for each son. Today, there are quite a lot of Strydom’s in Krakeel…
Over the next couple of months, we will introduce you to some of our young farmers in the deciduous fruit industry. This ‘next generation’ is passionate about farming, and ready and willing to take on any challenge that South African…
By Kandas Cloete & Tracy Davids While the combined turnover value of the pome and stone fruit industries remained stable at R19.7 bn year-on-year, and, business confidence improved, several producers are yet to recover from the losses accumulated over the…
Deciduous Fruit Industry recently decided to award excellence for transformation efforts. Transformation Awards 2022 took place on 31 March at the Technopark Protea Hotel, Stellenbosch. Here is the speech by Hortgro Chairperson, Nicholas Dicey: HORTGRO, the national umbrella industry service…
Nigel Klaasen, a junior production manager on the farm Fruitways Glen Elgin in Elgin, was announced as the 2022 Western Cape Prestige Agri-Awards winner at the annual gala dinner held on Saturday, 5 November 2022, at the Grandwest Complex in…
An agricultural worker in the citrus industry from KMI Farming in Nelspruit, Nonkululeko Sambo, walked away with the Agri’s Got Talent (AGT) 2019 crown in what was described as the toughest competition yet. Magdaleen Philander from Nonna Estate in Worcester…
Challenging Stone Fruit Season For Growers By Elise-Marie Steenkamp More than half-way through the stone fruit season most producers and technical advisors agree that the 2018/19 season is one they would like to forget. The guilty party for the lower…
Deur Kara van der Berg Die droogte wat die Klein-Karoo in 2016 getref het, is vir baie sagtevrugteprodusente van die streek langs die R62 nog nie verby nie. Montagu, Barrydale, Ladismith, Calitzdorp, Oudtshoorn en De Rust tel onder dorpe wat…
In die verlede, het Hortgro opleiding en ontwikkeling gefasiliteer deur verskeie programme wat hoofsaaklik beursskemas, navorsingsprogramme en mentorskap-en opleidingsprogramme ingesluit het. Beurse, aan voorgraadse- en nagraadse studente, asook opleiding en mentorskap is maar ‘n aspek van die verskeie transformasie inisiatiewe wat…
Marius van der Westhuizen se naam is sinoniem met leierskap, volgehoue diens en onwrikbare toewyding aan die Suid-Afrikaanse vrugtebedryf. Met ’n loopbaan wat oor drie dekades strek, het hy hom onderskei as boer, bestuurder, bedryfsverteenwoordiger, gemeenskapsleier en vriend. Dit is…
Met albei bene (en hart) op die grond Woorde deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Prof. Leopoldt van Huyssteen, Uitvoerende Bedryfshoof van die Universiteit Stellenbosch, is vanjaar die Sagtevrugtebedryf se wenner van die O.S.H. Reinecke Leierskapstoekenning. Die toekenning gaan jaarliks aan iemand wat…
OneFarm Impact NPC is a purpose-built funding vehicle and impact-driven initiative that facilitates collaboration and partnership opportunities to drive transformation within South Africa’s agriculture sector. More than 27% of South Africans live in households where poverty prevents adequate nutrition, yet…