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VIDEO: 2023 Farmer of the year: Dewald te Water

Earlier this year, the ProagriMedia team had the incredible privilege of visiting the 2023 farmer of the year Dewald te Water, who farms between Bethal and Trichard in Mpumalanga, to gai...

23 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

Meet Rozanne Herion: No task is too big for this iron woman

There is no reason for farmer’s wives and women in agriculture to wait and plead that busy men do work in and around the house. Does the crooked gate bother you? Grab the welding machi...

29 Aug 2024 · 7 min read

Drotsky – women show their mettle in welding

Farmers across South Africa have relied on Drotsky's dependable hammer mills, feed mixers, and pellet machines since 1962. The very first hammer mill was built by Gert Drotsky, and ov...

20 Aug 2024 · 4 min read

FAW Trucks Southern Africa celebrates Mandela Day with heartfelt CSR initiative

In honour of Mandela Day, FAW Trucks Southern Africa proudly engages in a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at uplifting local communities. This initiative not only ...

15 Aug 2024 · 3 min read

VIDEO: Tannie Baps van Jaarsveld believes there is beauty in hardship | Kynoch

A very formidable and inspiring woman farmer, Baps van Jaarsveld farms on the farm Rusfontein, between Balfour and Villiers. Over the years, many people come your way, and some people ...

15 Aug 2024 · < 1 min read

Female farmer Mabuyane Mabuza: Transforming the agricultural landscape

Grain, soya beans and a whole lot of love is what keeps Mabuyane Mabuza busy on her farm near Randfontein. With her heart filled with passion for her farm, and her feet always in the soi...

6 Aug 2024 · 4 min read

Redback boots: If the shoe fits, put it on!

When farming and working on the farm, a farmer wants to do it in comfort, without sore and tired feet. Australian Redback boots need no introduction to South African farmers. Trappers...

19 Jun 2024 · 2 min read

Case IH: Young farmers hold the future of agriculture future in their hands

A recent visit to the young agricultural students from Tuks (University of Pretoria) clearly shows: Agriculture in South Africa is not an outdated profession with a limited future – ag...

31 Oct 2023 · 4 min read

The future of agriculture rests in the hands of the next generation of farmers

Tuks Agriculture also works in close collaboration with various organisations to encourage agricultural students, give them exposure, and prepare them for the future of the fast-changing...

18 Oct 2023 · < 1 min read

Waterberg: Farmers and community unite against mining

Farmers in the Waterberg area of Limpopo have taken a stand to block an application for prospecting in a ‘Critical Biodiversity Area’ of the Waterberg. An unknown company, Legae M...

7 Sep 2023 · 9 min read

Christine Bouwer from Ripper Tillage loves the soil and being a woman in agriculture

During Women's month, South Africans enjoy giving praise where praise is due to the mothers, rolemodels and industry leaders that work within the agricultural industry. Christine Bouwer,...

16 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

Remarkable lady takes transport to new heights with Scania

Scania supports transport companies across the world by delivering heavy trucks for each customer's need. For many years now, transport sector players have recruited and trained women in...

15 Aug 2023 · 7 min read

Case IH celebrates women forging careers in agriculture

This Women's Month we celebrate a new generation of powerful young upcoming females who are making a difference in the agriculture sector. Case IH is committed to empowering young ladies...

8 Aug 2023 · < 1 min read

Tuks Landbou’s young ladies believe in the future of agriculture

There are many female farmers or farmers’ wives and daughters nowadays who are making their mark in agriculture. Hands-on women who know about milking cows, dipping cattle, can help tw...

7 Aug 2023 · 7 min read

Opinion Piece: Temporary employment services can speed up fibre rollout and give r...

While the Covid-19 pandemic threw the world, and South Africa, into chaos, it was also responsible for rapidly pushing the digital agenda. As more people are now empowered to work from h...

18 Nov 2022 · 4 min read

HJN training qualifications and training

Company Description HJN Training, with head quarters in Centurion and a satellite office located in Vereeniging, is an organisation dedicated to the training of police, private and publ...

8 Nov 2022 · 5 min read

Momentum Metropolitan’s Women in Farming

Candidates from Momentum Metropolitan's Women in Farming programme, a three-year incubator that aims to enhance the skills of young black female farmers, recently celebrated their gr...

31 Oct 2022 · < 1 min read

Agricultural Writers SA North: Awards evening on 14 October 2022

The regional candidates for the Agricultural Writers SA (AWSA) North were officially announced on 14 October during an awards event in Pretoria. The event's main sponsors were Corteva...

18 Oct 2022 · 3 min read

CNH Industrial puts women empowerment first

What is a woman in one word? That entirely depends on who you ask, but for the ladies working at CNH Industrial, every word evokes courage and inspires other women to persevere. Duri...

7 Sep 2022 · < 1 min read

Momentum Metropolitan’s Women in Farming Programme

All this women below is part of the Momentum Metropolitan’s Women in Farming Programme. The programme is on a mission to enhance the skills of young female farmers to enable and emp...

30 Aug 2022 · 9 min read

Case IH Women’s month — Franelyn (Lollie) Hoffman: Every farmer is unique

Her love for agriculture was ingrained in her as she grew up on a farm and later farmed with her late husband. Today she carries on his legacy on behalf of her four children, serving her...

19 Aug 2022 · < 1 min read
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