“This is one of the functions I like so much every year because it provides us with a bit of bragging rights as far as the achievements in our learning and development department, bursaries, internships, work-integrated learning programmes and more…
Text: Lucille Botha Amoré Viljoen (34) is a trailblazing female producer managing Lakeview Farm – a 100% black-owned apple and pear farm – with vision, grit, and a deep love for the land. Nestled just outside Villiersdorp in the EGVV…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Stellenbosch] – February 21, 2025 – The fight against invasive pests has just intensified with the launch of the groundbreaking Centre of Excellence for Pest Monitoring. This initiative by the South African deciduous fruit industry organisation, Hortgro, aims…
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing proudly celebrates an outstanding achievement by its shareholder, Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG), which has been named BRCGS Certificated Site of the Year 2026 by BRCGS (Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standards). The award was presented in London…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp The Cape honeybee might have global celebrity status in the insect world, but there are many challenges to secure the future of this “famous bee variety” and sustain its contribution as an apex pollinator in the Western…
Charl Herbst is die nuwe voorsitter van Hortgro Stone nadat André Smit ag jaar die rol beklee het. Elise-Marie Steenkamp het gaan uitvind wie die man in die steenvrug warmstoel is. Charl is gebore op Ceres en het grootgeword in…
By Carmé Naudé and Dr. Leon von Mollendorff In the 1990’s the first blushed pear varieties were bred and grown in South Africa and have been the market leader for blushed pears ever since. Of these, Cheeky® only made its…
By Kyra-Kay Rensburg In the uncertainty of life, the one thing we can be sure of is change. That was the theme of the Cherry Associations annual general meeting, which took place on 27 July 2022 in Paarl. Hortgro Cherries…
By Lucille Botha Trees laden with clusters of glossy red cherries, gleaming like jewels in the sunlight, signal the start of the 2025 cherry season in Ceres. Thanks to near-perfect growing conditions this spring, producers expect a 5–7% larger crop…
Chester Fisch made everyone feel the music when he won Agri’s Got Talent 2024 (AGT 2024) on Friday night, 11 October, at Dawn Mountains, Simondium, with the famous Michael Jackson hit “The Way You Make Me Feel.” It was not…
‘n Bekende in landboukringe, Chris Krone, is tydens die 17de Kongres van die Internasionale Pruimedante-vereniging, in Villeneuve Sur Lot, Frankryk, as die nuwe president van die vereniging verkies. Krone, van Tulbagh, sal in die posisie leiding neem tot en met…
Dit is waar dat daar nog te min vroue in die Suid-Afrikaanse landbousektor is. Christine Hanekom, bemarkingsbestuurder by Stems Fruit, het aan Kara van der Berg vertel dat vroue wel ’n belangrike plek in die bedryf het. Christine Hanekom het…