If you are a producer, a social (ethical) auditor is maybe not necessarily someone you might invite over for tea, yet these ‘agents of change’ form a crucial spoke in the economic value chain wheel. Elise-Marie Steenkamp investigates. As global requirements…
“Die uiteenlopende bedryfsvertakkings, fokus, energie en ingesteldheid van vanjaar se deelnemers aan die Agri Wes-Kaap Santam Landbou Jongboer van die Jaar 2019 kompetisie, wys net weer dat die toekoms van die Wes-Kaap se landbousektor in die beste hande moontlik is…
It’s the moment we have all been waiting for. After many hours of listening to all our gifted entrants, the Agri’s Got Talent team, together with celebrity Frieda van den Heever, are proud to announce the 2018 Top Ten contestants…
Jasmine Bones, an orchardist from Witzenberg Properties, Ceres, dreamed of touching people’s lives and hearts with music. Last night at the Agri’s Got Talent grand finale, held at Goudini, she managed to achieve just that when she became the ninth…
Stellenbosch – Die finale van Agri’s Got Talent 2025 het Vrydagaand die Boland laat weergalm van trots en emosie, toe tien landbouwerkers van regoor Suid-Afrika hul talente op die verhoog gewys het. Hierdie unieke sangkompetisie, die enigste van sy soort…
Teks: Elise-Marie Steenkamp Verlede jaar, hierdie tyd, het Jason Baartman nog gewik en geweeg of hy moet inskryf vir die grootste sangkompetisie in landbou. Met ondersteuning van sy familie het hy die bul by die horings gepak, sy eie rymkletskomposisie…
By Gerrit Rautenbach “If music be the food of love, play on …” The famous William Shakespeare quote that has been quoted and misquoted since shortly after he wrote it, has just been quoted here again. This time hopefully correctly,…
Tien jaar gelede was Anton Rabe, Hortgro se uitvoerende direkteur, op pad erens heen, toe die gedagte hom skielik tref…daar is Idols, America’s Got Talent…hoekom nie ook Agri’s Got Talent nie? “Ons landbouwerkers het soveel meer om te gee as…
Press release: 25 June 2025 “It’s not just a competition—it’s a place where we find each other through music.” From the citrus groves of Limpopo to the orchards and the vineyards of the Western Cape, Agri’s Got Talent (AGT) continues to…
Agriculture is one of the biggest employers of unschooled labour. Over the past ten years, the minimum wage has been amended substantially and rightly so, but as a sector, already under duress, with high input costs, global trade challenges, logistical…
“Agriculture holds the key to the future of this country. It has the potential to resolve and unlock many of our most pressing problems, such as land reform, food security, job creation, and how to manage climate change, to name but a few. “
Compiled by Elise-Marie Steenkamp FATAL ATTRACTION: BEEKEEPERS AND DECIDUOUS FRUIT GROWERS The deciduous fruit industry is almost totally dependent on a healthy honeybee population and a viable beekeeping industry. The relationship between beekeepers and deciduous fruit growers will more often…