Pome Fruit Packhouse & Cold Storage Water Risks
Water risks for pome fruit packhouses Blue North Sustainability was contracted by the Packhouse Action Group (PAG) to conduct a study on the water risks faced by pome fruit packhouses and cold storage operations. Find an infographic summary of the…
PORT INEFFICIENCIES COST APPLE AND PEAR FARMERS R26 000 PER HECTARE
“While we recognise that the Port of Cape Town (PoCT) management is implementing a terminal turn-around strategy and welcome the acquisition of new infrastructure, the worryingly slow pace at which it is happening remains a deep concern and has direct…
Post-harvest Innovation Programme and Hortgro’s PHYLA
By Desireé Thompson On 17 September 2024, the Post-Harvest Innovation (PHI) Programme held its Steering Committee meeting at the Hortgro Science offices on the Welgevallen Experimental farm in Stellenbosch. The meeting was followed by project presentations by five PHI researchers…
Practical Guide on the Employment of Foreign Nationals
Supplied by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) The WCDoA acknowledges the growing concern regarding the employment of undocumented foreign nationals, particularly within the agricultural sector. In the current environment, it is essential that employers and producers are equipped…
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF COVER CROP TRIALS SHOW MANY BENEFITS FOR DECIDUOUS FRUIT GROWERS
Research on soil health and orchard floor ecology is an emerging theme in agriculture as it is an important component of sustainability. Hortgro Science Crop Protection Manager, Matthew Addison along with Hendrik Pohl, had the vision to initiate a cover…
Press Release: Collaborative Effort to Enhance Capacity at the Cape Town Container Terminal
Cape Town, Wednesday – 12 February 2025 — Stakeholders in the export-orientated fruit value chain, together with the Western Cape Government and Transnet Port Terminals, are pleased to announce a new collaboration aimed at enhancing operations at the Cape Town…
Pro-Hort puts the value back in evaluation
Anna Mouton reports on a new programme that empowers producers to select cultivars wisely. A new programme for the evaluation of pome and stone fruit cultivars was recently launched at Klipboschlaagte near Ashton. The Pro-Hort programme is the result of…
Produksiesbestuurders voltooi vaardigheidskursus
Deur Kara van der Berg Produksiebestuurders is leiers op plase en werk met vrugte en mense. Daarom is dit belangrik om nuwe bestuurders toe te rus met die nodige leierskapsvaardighede. Dit is die mening van Pieter Rabe, Suiderland Plase se…
Produsente deel omvang van stormskade in die Wes-Kaap
Vrugteprodusente in verskeie dele van die Wes-Kaap tel steeds die koste van die onlangse swaar reën en oorstromings wat groot skade aan plase, infrastruktuur en boorde veroorsaak het. Anthony Dicey van La Plaisant Estate sê die Breërivier en Kleinrivier het…
Prof. Eckart Kassier groet
Prof. Eckart Kassier, die argitek van landbou-deregulering in 1997, is in Januarie 2025 oorlede. Ons innige medelye met sy familie. Hortgro het hulde gebring aan prof. Kassier in ons boek: 20 Years of Fruit Freedom – A Review. Lees gerus…
Prof. Karen Theron retires
But due to industry demands, she is busier than ever! By Anna Mouton A respected scientist and academic Prof. Karen Theron recently retired from the Department of Horticultural Science at Stellenbosch University, where she held the Hortgro Chair in Applied…