A sweet citrus season for SAFE
The 2018 citrus season has been a good one for SAFE, according to Dries Van Rooyen, SAFE’s general manager of farming operations. “The excellent crop is the result of improved …
Category: Farming
Marble Hall packs a million cartons
CARTON: The millionth carton packed at Marble Hall with the support of ( from left back row ) Frans Vorsatz, Farm Manager, Norman Chimbudu, Foreman, Christo Viljoen, Orchard Manager, Pieter …
Frankie’s sold on Citrus
FARMER: : Frankie la Grange with wife Katy, son Ethan, and baby daughter Aidan. Zwartfontein citrus manager, Frankie la Grange, didn’t set out to be a citrus farmer after he …
Plastic under the spotlight in SAFE move to “environmental sustainability”.
With a focus on every aspect of ethical and environmentally sustainable farming, SAFE managers are critically aware of the use of plastic in every phase of their business – from …
Fairtrade accreditation – far more than window dressing
FAIR: Nuweland Farm Administrator, Esmelinda Visser handing over a water pump to be installed at a local school. SAFE’s Nuweland farm managers are busy with a Fairtrade audit – the third …
Poetic Skilderkrans – all set for a 100 percent harvest
Skilderkrans farm in Limpopo has magnificent views of the Drakensberg mountain range, hence the poetic name. The farm is near Hoedspruit, close to the border of Mpumalanga, and has a …
Skilderkrans Stadsjapie says, “Farming in the life for me.”
SAFE’s assistant manager at Skilderkrans citrus farm in Limpopo, former stadsjapieJaco Visser, says farming is the life for him and he intends keeping it that way. “Before I came to …
A Good Year for Citrus at Marble Hall
Citrus picking and packing are in full swing at SAFE’s Marble Hall farm in Limpopo, and the prospects for a first class harvest are excellent, says farm manager Frans Vorsatz. …
Onderstepoort’s Dihan Bothma believes in sharing expertise
Dihan Bothma joined SAFE as farm manager of Onderstepoort in 2012. He believes in working alongside his staff and sharing the knowledge he has learned through his years of experience in agriculture.
Scientific investment in farming delivers “excellent” SAFE citrus yields
Harvesting has begun on SAFE’s citrus farms in Limpopo, and the healthy crop promises to deliver excellent yields. This is the view of Dries van Rooyen, SAFE’s general manager of …