Hortgro Pome recently invested R2.5m in a new controlled atmosphere research facility at Stellenbosch University. The launch was held last week during the annual Hortgro Pome CA Meeting. The facility will help solve post-harvest problems within the deciduous fruit industry…
RENEWAL OF STATUTORY MEASURES – PERIOD 2019 – 2023 During the Hortgro Pome and Stone Fruit Producer Council meetings in September 2018, it was agreed that Hortgro proceeds with the process to renew statutory measures, including a new levy cycle,…
Die afgelope 2019-2020 steenvrugseisoen kan met reg as ‘n tuimeltreinrit beskou word, meen verskeie kenners. Aan die een kant het die droogte uiteindelik in die Bergrivierstreek, insluitend Stellenbosch en Franschhoek gebreek, terwyl dit weer sommige produsente in die Klein-Karoo op…
Weerstoestande was uitstekend vir produksie en daar was blink vooruitsigte. Wat het verkeerd geloop? En wat is die pad vorentoe? Deur Anna Mouton. Bedryfskenners is dit eens dat logistieke probleme die steenvrugseisoen gekelder het. Die seisoen het afgeskop met voortreflike…
Na ’n wankelrige begin het die afgelope steenvrugseisoen bedryfskenners aangenaam verras. Anna Mouton het met die steenvrugkenners gepraat. Lentetoestande bepaal grootliks die verwagting vir die komende seisoen so die trietsige 2024 lente het kommer by steenvrugprodusente gewek. Buiten onsekerheid oor…
Hortgro spoke to her about her new role and to learn what the SmartAgri Plan offers to the deciduous fruit industry. By Anna Mouton Whatever their views on climate change, most people in the pome-and stone-fruit industries can agree about…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Steven Versfeld, a pome producer from Achtertuin Farm, outside Ceres, became the first South African producer ever to receive platinum status without any non-compliances from the Sustainability Initiative of South Africa (SIZA). His third-party ethical audit was…
‘n Onlangse besoek aan die Noordelike Produsente Studiegroep dui op ‘n streek ryk aan potensiaal, gekenmerk deur isolasie en gedryf deur ‘n hongerte na kennis. Saamgestel deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp met bydraes deur Wiehann Steyn, Minette Karsten en Charl Herbst. Foto’s:…
The information shared here is based on official documents regarding maturity and quality standards for stone fruit, downloaded from the National Department of Agriculture’s website. [3 October 2025] Apricot Export Standards: apricots_reg2022 apricots-part3_reg2022 apricots-tab_reg2022 apricots-part3_tab2022 Plum Export Standards: plums_reg2022_ plums-tab-2022…
The South African stone fruit industry remains committed to supplying consumers with good quality and great tasting products as the country’s drought continues in production areas. Hortgro, the organisation which represents South Africa’s stone and top fruit industries, has been…
By Gerrit Rautenbach It might be so that growing and nurturing fruit until those beauties are harvested is the essence, the stress and the risk of farming fruit. But not the essence, the stress and the risk of the actual…
Victor Fredericks is ’n man wat boer met ’n lied in sy hart. Want hy het ’n storie om te vertel. Inderwaarheid vele stories, kontreistories … Soveel so, hy het onlangs sy eerste bundel kortverhale die lig laat sien. Gerrit…