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Agricultural Writers SA’s annual awards
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Agricultural Writers SA’s crowned its national winners in November at a function in Stellenbosch.
The candidates in the category Farmer of the Year were back row from left: Neethling and Michael Dippenaar (Western Cape), Craig MacFarlane (KwaZulu-Natal), Piet Karsten (winner, Northern Cape), Hansie Viljoen (North West), Rénald Radley (Mpumalanga) and Ernst Janovsky from Absa Agribusiness, (one of the sponsors). Front row: Maria Angus, (wife of the Free State finalist) and Magda du Toit, chairperson of Agricultural Writers SA
Candidates in the category Agriculturist of the Year 2015 were from left: Dr Danie Odendaal (Gauteng), Dr Dirk Strydom (Free State), Frikkie Lubbe (Northern Cape), Theo Venter (North West), Prof Ben Cousins (winner, Western Cape), Jacob de Villiers (Mpumalanga) and Neil Esterhuyse form Santam Agriculture (one of the sponsors).
Candidates in the category New Entrant to Commercial Farming 2015 were from left to right: Representatives from Suurbraak Grain Farmers Cooperative (Western Cape), Gugu Mlipha and her daughter (winner from Gauteng), Magda du Toit, chairperson of the Agricultural Writers SA and LJ Makoele (Free State)
Nan is Joernalis van die Jaar Nan Smith is met ‘n artikel, SA’s daring dairyman, aangewys as Landbouskrywers SA se Joernalis van die Jaar. Die kompetisie is ‘n inisiatief van die Agri Securitas Trustfonds en gee erkenning aan kommersiële landbou se bydrae tot swartboerontwikkeling, transformasie en opleiding in die landbou. Die artikel het in Farmer’s Weekly verskyn en handel oor een van die land se mees suksesvolle transformasieprojekte in landbou. Die projek handel oor ‘n swart gemeenskap in die Oos-Kaap wat ‘n suksesvolle melkery bedryf en genoeg melk produseer om aan Shoprite Checkers te voorsien. Benewens die salarisse wat betaal word, vind daar ook winsdeling plaas in die gemeenskappe wat betrokke is. Santam Landbou borg die prysgeld van R15 000. Op die foto is Denene Erasmus, adjunk-redakteur van Farmer’s Weekly, wat die toekenning namens Nan Smith ontvang het. Regs is Hans van der Merwe, ‘n trustee van die Agri Securitas Trustfonds.
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