Richard Hutton-Squire, an apple and pear farmer, has been named Agri Western Cape Santam Young Farmer of the Year 2026. He spoke to Jenny Underhill at the head office of Hutton-Squire Farms in Elgin. Richard Hutton-Squire turned 40 last year…
Their Cripps Red block has surpassed a cumulative yield of 300 tonnes per hectare in its fourth leaf. Written by Anna Mouton. A Cripps Red block at Elgin Orchards wowed participants at the Hortgro Technical Symposium pome-fruit field day in…
By Engela Duvenage Dr Elke Crouch, newly appointed Postharvest Physiology Research Chair in Deciduous Fruit at Stellenbosch University (SU), unequivocally loves her work in the fruit industry. For one, it allows her to work closely with people who have over…
Produsente wat probleme het met krag of meer krag benodig kan nou by die Landbank aanklop finansiële hulp. Vind die volledige dokument hier: Agro Energy Fund from Land Bank 2023
Text Nitasha Baijnath-Pillay Consumer demand for sustainably produced fruit and investor preferences for ESG-compliant businesses are reshaping farming practices worldwide. In South Africa, fruit growers have consistently been at the forefront. As early as 2008, the fruit and wine industries…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp The potential challenges that South African farmers may face, are not absolute outcomes. The EU-South Africa trade relationship and cooperation on sustainable agriculture can help mitigate some of these risks and foster a more mutually beneficial approach…
A Summary from the WAPA Report: August 2021 – European forecast The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) released the 2021 European apple and pear crop estimate. In 2021, the apple production in the EU for the 28 top producing…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Agriculture as a sector has unmeasurable strategic economic value. And it is unfair to hold farmers in 2021 responsible for historic events. These were two of the core messages at the recent Agri SA media briefing regarding…
South African plum growers have reported excellent crop quality this season as they look to inspire UK consumers to choose their fruit. With the plum season now in full swing, the governing body of the South African Deciduous Fruit Industry,…
Despite Covid-19 and a few tough drought years, the deciduous fruit industry has been blessed with exceptional harvests in every fruit category managed by Hortgro, after “near-perfect growing conditions”. Hortgro expects a record apple and pear harvest this season, despite…
By Grethe Bestbier ExperiCo Agri-Research Solutions is handing over its leadership reigns to Dr Ian Crouch, who has been appointed as new Managing Director. Crouch will take over this responsibility from Dr Johan Fourie, who is shifting his focus to…
By Pieter Arnold Smit, Kandas Cloete Over the past 5 years, the most significant growth in bearing area and area planted of stone fruit types arose from expansion in plum production. Production was set to recover from the drought of…