Megaboere, Episode 10
Season 4, Episode 10
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Jozua du Plessis started farming with a toolbox and a rented farm. Today he and his sons farm on various farms in the Delmas district and in 2016 he got the Grain producer of the Year award.
Jan van Zyl of Kroon Vee in North West started farming years ago with a small herd on a rented farm. Today he is the biggest Brahman breeder in South Africa. This farmer work his dreams true.
RF Gevers' forestry business in Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal was founded in 1949. The fourth generation Gevers are now planting Wattle, Pine and Bluegum trees. Harvest time is sometimes only 24 years later.
City sleeker, Charlene Klinkert only started a poultry farm at the age of 41 and survived two farm attacks. Today Sterkfontein Poultry scalds around 1 million chickens per month.
Manie van Niekerk is a third generation farmer that farms on Langgeluk Investments. Corn is the backbone of this farm, but he also farms with potatoes, cattle, sheep and rare game.
As a child Edward Vorster moved to Letsitele where his father started farming. Today he and his four sons farm together, and Mahela is one of the most successful citrus farms in the country.
Venter Farms near Addo in the Eastern Cape is successful in citrus, braaichickens, Bonsmara, tourism and game. Boeram Venter are also planning to start a fertilizer plant.
"Allesbeste Farms is known for their trend setting work in the avocado industry. The 2016 Farmer of the Year, Dr André Ernst is at the helm of this family business in the Letaba district."
Rudi Lemcke of Ghanzi in Botswana started farming on a small piece of land with only a tiny farmhouse and a few boreholes. Today it is a massive operation with around 4000 commercial cattle.
The Van Greunen Farm at the foot of the Outeniqua mountains exist since 1947. The current generation took over farming in 1988. Farming center around dairy, potatoes and blueberries.
Jan Morgan is the founder of the Morgan Group that consists of a feedlot, abattoir and tannery and is renowned for its export meat as far as North Africa, Far East and Middle East.
Graham Rae manages Zambezi Farm, one of the biggest producers of tobacco, potatoes and seed maize. The ranching aspect includes beef cattle , dairy and broiler under private ownership in Zambia.
The third generation Graaff family bought the farm Lushof near Prince Alfred Hamlet in the Western Cape in 1968. Today they produce around 20 000 tons of fruit and 3 700 tons of vegetables annually.
- An agribusiness program with a personal touch. In each episode Dr Piet Croucamp introduces us to one of the biggest farmers in the country and finds out what make them successful. The series also explores pressing agricultural issues.
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