by On the Marque PR | 16 Oct, 2018 | Blog, Lifestyle, News, Production
The 5th annual Prestige Agri-Awards recently took place at Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards in Franschhoek, where the winners for the sought after titles were announced. The initiative, previously known as the Farmworker of the Year competition, honours excellence in...
by Colin Drury (Independent.co.uk) | 15 Oct, 2018 | Blog, Lifestyle, News
A bottle of 1945 French wine has been sold for a record-breaking R8 million (£424 000) at auction. The Romanee-Conti – widely considered the planet’s finest Burgundy – was bought for 17 times its estimated worth at Sotheby’s in New York on Saturday. It smashed the...
by Aerobotics | 14 Oct, 2018 | Blog, Development and Transformation, Lifestyle, News, Production
On 11 October 2018, global precision agriculture company, Aerobotics, launched five new innovations that have never been seen before in the agriculture industry. These innovations were designed with the farmer in mind to build on top of Aerobotics’ world leading...
by Anton Pretorius | 12 Oct, 2018 | Blog, Lifestyle, News
The winners of the 2018 FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top Ten were announced during a well-attended wine crafters affair at the picturesque Landtscap outside Stellenbosch. Presented by the Sauvignon Blanc Interest Group of South Africa (SBIG) and sponsored by FNB Business since...
by René Best (Breede River Emotional Awareness Development) | Blog, Lifestyle, News
On 27 September 2018 the Langeberg Community Initiative (LCI) hosted a Robotics and Technology day in conjunction with ORT SA Cape and NGO Breede River Emotional Awareness Development (b.r.e.a.d.). Three surrounding farm schools, Prospect Primary, Klaasvoogds Primary...
by Anton Pretorius | Blog, Lifestyle, News
Rhebokskloof Wine Estate in Paarl has announced a new and creative partnership with the well-known ecologist and conservationist, Dave Pepler. Dave has had a distinguished career in academia, television and the written media and is best known for his groundbreaking...
by Statistics SA | Blog, News
South Africa’s Statistician-General and head of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Risenga Maluleke, has urged commercial farmers to participate in an agricultural census starting next week. Stats SA is set to embark on a countrywide Census of Commercial Agriculture,...
by Yolandi De Wet PR | Blog, Lifestyle, News
Willow Creek Olive Oils, a proudly South African Company, situated in the Nuy valley, Western Cape, has done it again! They took top honours at the 20th L’Orciolo d’ Oro in Italy and at the Terra Olivo International Olive Oil competition in Israel. These shows are...
by Baghera Wines | Blog, Lifestyle, News
On Sunday, 2 December 2018, the 1 363 bottles, 158 magnums and 3 jeroboams featured in the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wine collection will be offered at auction, which promises to be unique in many ways. This sale of a private collection will be exclusively dedicated...
by BMi Research | Blog, News, Production
A recent BMi Research report has revealed that despite the poor performance of the economy, the wine industry yielded a positive volume growth relative to the previous year. The growth in production may be attributed to farmers investing in improved irrigation systems...
by | Blog, Lifestyle, News
A restaurant that’s been “simmering on the backburner” for 22 years is about to change the way gourmands perceive dining out in Cape Town’s CBD. Simply titled FYN, Afrikaans for fine in what he refers to as the “better half of the word ‘fynbos’”, it’s the realisation...
by Wandile Sihlobo (Agbiz) | Blog, News, Production
After experiencing a double-digit decline in August 2018 due to delayed harvest, amongst other factors, South African tractor sales recovered by 11% y/y in September 2018, with 612 units sold, says AGBIZ. This somewhat signals farmers’ readiness for the 2018/19 summer...
