Die legendariese hortoloog Koos Lötter se boek: Die beginsels van wondgenesing en oorwerk van vrugtebome is Dinsdagaand tydens die Hortgro Toekennings 2023 bekend gestel. “Oom Koos” soos hy algemeen bekend was, is op 29 Oktober 2019 op die ouderdom van…
The Koue Bokkeveld is one of the biggest and most important deciduous fruit-growing areas in South Africa. Going up the Gydo Pass you find Op-die-Berg, the heartbeat of this industry at the top of the Skurweberg. Gerrit Rautenbach gave them…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Opleiding werk! Met hierdie twee woorde, vat Joy van Biljon haar nalatenskap by die Koue Bokkeveld Opleidingsentrum (Kbos) saam. Joy wat vir baie sinoniem met Kbos is, het vanjaar as hoof uitgetree. “Ek glo ons het deur…
Despite frost heavily affecting early cherry varieties, cherry growers remain positive about the overall quality of this season’s harvest and the promising opportunities available in both local and international markets. “While there may be less fruit on the trees this…
Press release 19 February 2018 Hortgro reacts to Oriental Fruit Fly interception in Grabouw area Over the past decade Hortgro has been pro-actively preparing for the possibility of the occurrence of Bactrocera dorsalis or Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) in the…
Grant Smuts, a stone fruit producer and owner of Smuts Bros. Robertson, has served on the deciduous fruit industry’s Research Council since 1998, later as chairman of the Hortgro Science Advisory Board. Today, he continues to provide valuable input on…
Achtervlei Farm on Piket-Bo-Berg is home to Kobus Eigelaar – a pome and stone fruit producer of stature and selfless giver of his time and guidance to his community and to the industry. Kobus has served on various industry boards…
Winner: Anton Rabe Motivation: The South African Deciduous Fruit Industry has been shaped by individuals who have the courage to lead, the foresight to anticipate change, and the commitment to serve an industry far greater than themselves. Anton Rabe is one…
The success story of the Haarlem Community by Gerrit Rautenbach It all started many years ago because of water. In 1963 the then Coloured Affairs Department of the governing National Party of South Africa bought the farm Anhalt because the…
The Packhouse Action Group (PAG) has been working relentlessly to find solutions to combat load shedding. Find recommended actions for cold stores during periods of load shedding in the Fresh Notes 158. The PAG load-shedding workgroup also met recently to…
There’s no doubt that SA is rugby-mad. The Springboks’ majestic World Cup win – for the fourth time – is still fresh in our memories. The deciduous fruit industry recently had its own Rugby Cup – a one-day tournament between…
Land reform, economic growth, job creation, and social cohesion in agriculture came under the spotlight recently at the PALS-Landbouweekblad Land Symposium that was held in the Koue Bokkeveld, outside Ceres. PALS is the acronym for Partners in Agri Land Solutions,…