SAFE begins table grape harvest
SAFE grape farmers have begun harvesting an export table grape crop that, for the first time in years, is expected to be well “above average” in quantity as well as …
Category: Farming
Excitement as SAFE anticipates an “abundant” table grape crop
Excited is not a word that you often hear from the lips of Dries van Rooyen, SAFE’s general manager of farm operations. But that is the word he uses to …
A full dam and exceptional vine health make Pieter confident of a great table grape harvest
A number of factors promising a record harvest have converged to put a happy smile on Karoo table grape farmer Pieter Krynauw’s face. It’s been a long, hard haul for …
SAFE looks forward to profitable table grape crop as citrus season ends
Fruit farmers throughout South Africa are breathing a welcome sigh of relief this month as the citrus season winds down, thankful that the global Covid-19 pandemic did not hurt sales. …
Early indications of a good 2021 for SAFE
With six weeks of packing to go until the end of the citrus season, SAFE farm managers have already begun to “refresh” their fields by removing old trees and replacing …
Farming with “people who work in the vineyards”
With 80 percent of his 100 hectares of grapevines on the banks of the Orange River pruned, SAFE Nuweland Farm Manager, Tiaan Visser, is expecting “bud break” in a few …
SAFE praises SA agricultural sector “working in harmony” to overcome challenges
The complete supply chain concerned with growing, harvesting, transporting and exporting South African grown fruit to global markets has come in for high praise from South African Fruit Exporters (SAFE). …
Managing three farms is all in a days’ work for Kobus
With farming in his blood, managing three large citrus farms in Limpopo is all in a day’s work for Kobus Strydom. “At the end of the day, the challenge is …
Strict measures limit SAFE farmworkers’ exposure to infection
A combination of diligent policing by the South African Police Service, local community “watchdogs” and strict employment policies prevented SAFE farms across South Africa from being “flooded” with seasonal job …
SAFE goes the extra mile to keep farmworkers virus free
A farmworker employed on a SAFE-managed farm refused to sanitise his hands before getting onto the transporter to take him home after a days’ work recently. “So, the driver of …