Jong boer waardeer wat sy pa doen
April se held: Naas Muller
“Hy het my geleer hoe om ’n boer te raak; en hy is lief vir wat hy doen.” Dit is die opsomming van Alec Muller (14) van Mosselbaai se nominasie...
Met kundigheid en kalmte loop hy voor
Boeta du Toit, wat sedert Januarie 2006 tot en met Junie vanjaar as uitvoerende hoofbestuurder van Agri NW gedien het, se leiding en waardevolle insigte het grootliks bygedra tot die vorming van landboubeleid en...
Boerdery gaan oor MEER AS NET BOER
Stephan de Villiers (42) is ’n derdegenerasieprodusent van die Overberg-streek. Hy bedryf ’n gemengde boerdery op Droëkloof, tussen Caledon en Bredasdorp in die Wes-Kaap. Hier verbou hy koring, gars, kanola en hawer en boer...
Formidabele boervrou wat haar man kan staan
Mei se held: Celeste van der Merwe
Celeste van der Merwe boer naby Reitz in die Oos-Vrystaat. Sy is deur Tiani Claassen, wat saam met haar man, Neil (Graan SA-raadslid), ook by Reitz boer, genomineer...
A mentor who became family … and a hero
October’s hero: Johan Kriel
Johan Kriel is a well-known face in agricultural circles and to say that he has a heart for agriculture, is an understatement. After having to sell their family farm in the...
Willem inspireer sy gesin om ook te wil boer
Julie se held: Willem van Zyl
Karen van Zyl van die Noord-Kaap se held is haar hardwerkende man, Willem (58), ’n bona fide-boer op die plaas Nooitgedacht in die Orania-distrik. “Willem se hart klop warm...
A hero who kept a farmer farming
September’s hero: Du Toit van der Westhuizen
Two men have played a role in the development of Organ Serema (45) as a farmer. The first was his late father, Petrus, who ignited Organ’s passion for...
A hero not afraid of hard work
December/January’s hero: Mzwakhe Thomas Sibiya
Mzwakhe Sibiya (23) is following in his father’s footsteps, working passionately with soil near Amersfoort, Mpumalanga. He was nominated by his father, Musa Sibiya, as a hero in the Grain...
He makes conservation agriculture work
March΄s hero: Cobus van Coller
Cobus van Coller is a grain producer in the Viljoenskroon area. He served on the board of Grain SA, chaired the NAMPO Harvest Day Committee for several years, and served...
Volunteering her way to success
June’s hero: Gugulethu Mahlangu
Gugulethu Mahlangu is the June winner in the Grain SA/John Deere My Hero series. She was nominated by Dr Garth Cambray.
This talented young agripreneur is an experienced aquaponics and aquaculture producer...
