Produsente van Naboomspruit, Mpumalanga en selfs Lesotho het hierdie jaar se Vrystaatse Appelsimposium bygewoon. ’n Totaal van 83 bywoners het die dag sessies bygewoon. Die simposium is deur Hortgro en Inteligro geborg. Die sprekers was Nelius Kapp, Anton Muller, Bekker Wessels,…
Om te net of nie te net nie? Dit is die groot vraag waarmee baie produsente stoei, maar sommige kenners meen in die toekoms gaan produsente nie ‘n keuse hê nie. Volgens Petru du Plessis, landboutegniese adviseur van die Boland, het nette…
Western Cape agriculture lost R5.6-billion and 30 000 jobs because of the recent drought. The sector employs 340 000 people and contributes 10% to the provincial GDP. Earlier this month industry groupings called on the government to reveal how much…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Download it here: PressRelease_Hortgro_StormDamageLosses_22May2026_FINAL 22 May 2026 Western and Eastern Cape Floods―Potential of R6.3 billion Agricultural Losses for Pome and Stone Fruit Industry Storm damage affected nearly 26% of the national pome and stone industry’s value, destroying…
A student chef from the Victoria-based college is awarded winner of the South African Young Chef of the Year 2019 competition. 21-year-old Nikoleta Theofylaktidou will fly to South Africa to spend a week with award-winning restaurants – Reuben’s and La…
Roleen la Grange, Regulatory Manager at CropLife South Africa, recently responded to questions regarding the contentious Agricultural Remedies Act 36 of 1947 at the Agbiz Media Day held at Elsenburg. She was part of a panel discussing Realities, Regulations, and…
Transformation in agriculture is often described in terms of targets, timelines, and percentages. Yet on the ground, it is experienced very differently. For producers, workers, and value-chain partners, transformation is about whether a business can survive, grow, and meaningfully participate…
Text: Elise-Marie Steenkamp and Alisa Farr. Pictures: Alisa Farr The R62 Growth Initiative Strategy (R62G) project, with five weather stations donated by Hortgro, illustrates how the agricultural sector utilises microclimate weather data to understand and mitigate climate change in the…
By Mariette Kotzé Big and small producers are feeling the economic pressure and are uncertain about what the future holds. Over the past twelve to 18 months, the agricultural sector and fruit industry in particular pome and stone fruit growers…
WIL or Work Integrated Learning is a practical one-year programme as part of the agricultural diploma offered by Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). It’s an exceptional tool to fuse theory and practice for farmers in the making. By Gerrit…
Wiehann Steyn, Hortgro Science se Assistent-Algemene Bestuurder, gesels met Lizma van Zyl oor die impak van klimaatsverandering op die verbouing van sagtevrugte. Van Zyl is die aanbieder van RSG se reeks, Die Kwik Styg, waarin dié kwessie indringend bespreek word. Dié reeks is…
Runaway veld fires move through landscapes at an astonishing pace – destroying property, natural habitat and sometimes even lives. These risks were highlighted once again recently with the devastating fires in the Southern Cape and in California, USA, – when…