By Engela Duvenage For the past 18 years, researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have studied a selection of nematodes found naturally in South African soils. In the process, they have identified quite a few such roundworm species that could be…
A young chef from University College Birmingham takes first prize at the South African Young Chef of the Year 2018 competition. 22-year-old Chace Wagenhauser has won the opportunity to train in one of South Africa’s top restaurants, where she’ll learn…
By Kara van der Berg A relatively new apricot variety, Carmingo, has brought great success to farmers in the Koo Valley. Hortgro visited two of these farmers, Pierre Burger and Sam Sieberhagen, to find out more about the bicoloured apricots…
Om ’n suksesvolle landbouer te wees, moet produsente eienaarskap van bates en die bestuur daarvan, skei. Dit was die boodskap van bekende ekonoom Dawie Roodt verlede week tydens die Inmaakprodusentevereniging se inligtingsdag. Roodt het gepraat oor ekonomiese geleenthede tydens politieke turbulensie…
The Pro-Hort programme is a collaborative effort between Provar, a private company specialising in new fruit cultivars and rootstock evaluation and Hortgro, the fruit industry management entity. The programme was launched in 2018 and Hortgro funded the development of eleven…
Die Boland Landbouskool buite die Paarl gaan voortaan proefblokke huisves as deel van die Pro-Hort kultivar-evalueringsprogram. Dit is die eerste keer dat ‘n skool gaan deel wees van die projek. Pro-Hort, ‘n samewerkingsprogram tussen Hortgro en Provar is verlede jaar…
Elke jaar, wanneer produsente ‘n versoek van Hortgro ontvang om hul inligting vir die boomsensus te deel, is daar dié wat mor. Min besef egter hoe krities hierdie inligting werklik vir die ekonomiese voortbestaan van die bedryf is. Elise-Marie Steenkamp…
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR NEW LEADERS By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Twelve fruit farm production managers recently completed a year-long leadership programme aimed at developing human capital on-farms. The twelve graduated recently and received their diplomas at a ceremony in Tulbagh. In 2019…
South Africa is rapidly establishing itself as the leading and preferred source of Pink Lady apples from the Southern Hemisphere. According to Kantar data, Pink Lady sales in the United Kingdom (UK) have risen by 13% over the past year,…
Liz Metcalfe is co-director and organisation coordinator at Living Lands. She spoke to Jenny Underhill about the ongoing restoration of the Wabooms River catchment, which feeds the Joubertina Dam in the Langkloof. One of their strategies is to burn alien…
The state-of-the-art controlled atmosphere (CA) facility at Stellenbosch University’s Horticultural Sciences’ celebrated its first birthday this year. The CA facility was made possible through an industry donation by Hortgro Pome who made the investment of R2.5m last year and aims…
After 22 years as Hortgro Pome Chairman, Nicholas Dicey handed over the baton to Calla du Toit, who brings with him vast experience in the pome fruit sector. By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Calla du Toit’s frenetic energy is tangible. It cannot…