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En die wenners is...
Landbouskrywers SA Noord het Vrydagaand, 2 October die Boer, Landboukundige en Opkomende Boer van die Jaar vir 2009 bekroon. Toekennigs is vir presteerders in die provinsies Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Noordwes en KwaZulu-Natal gemaak.
Die Boer van die Jaar in Gauteng is Ludwig Taschner, André Tonkin in Mpumalanga, Tian Kruger in Limpopo, Josua van der Walt in Noordwes en Jackson Farming in KwaZulu-Natal.
Die top landboukundiges is Hans van der Merwe in Gauteng, Johan Roos in Mpumalanga, Nico le Roux in Limpopo, Prof Alex MacDonald in Noordwes en Prof Albert Modi in KwaZulu-Natal.
Die Opkomende Boer is die sampioenboer van Noordwes, Peter Nyathi.
Die kandiate ding nou mee om Landbouskrywers SA se nasionale Boer, Landboukundige en Opkomende Boer van die Jaar vir 2009. Die wenners word op 13 November aangekondig.
Boer van die Jaar - van links
Ernst Janovsky, Absa AgriBesigheid - borg,
Ludwig Taschner - Gauteng, Andre Tonkin -
Mpumalanga, Peter Nyathi - Opkomende
Boer, Tian Kruger - Limpopo, Josua van der
Walt - Noordwes, John Jackson - KwaZulu-
Natal en Magda du Toit - voorrsitter.
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Landboukundige van die Jaar - van links
Kobus Lindeque, Monsanto - borg, Johan
Roos - Mpumalanga, Prof Albert Modi -
KwaZulu-Natal, Hans van der Merwe -
Gauteng, Prof Alex McDonald - Noordwes,
Nico le Roux, Limpopo en Ernst Janovsky,
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Liza Burger Landbouskwryers SA Noord se Joernalis van die Jaar
Liza Burger van Agri Connect is aangweys as Landbouskrywers SA Noord se eerste Joernalis van die Jaar.
Sy ontvang R15 000, waarvan R5 000 vir 'n joernalistieke kursus van haar keuse is.
Die Sanlam/Santam en Landbouskrywers SA Noord Joernalis van die Jaar toekenning gee jaarliks erkenning aan joernalistieke werk wat die beeld van Suid-Afrikaanse landbou en dié van die land se boere ten beste bevorder.
Die toekenning word ook ondersteun deur die Agri Securitas Trustfonds van Agri SA.
Uit die 21 inskrywings wat ontvang is, het 'n paneel van beoordelaars, bestaande uit verteenwordigers van Landbouskrywers SA Noord, Sanlam en Santam en die voorsitter van die Agri Securitas Trustfonds, Liza as wenner aangewys.
Deelnemers kon werk wat na hul mening die Suid-Afrikaanse landbou en die boer se beeld ten beste bevorder het, en wat tussen 1 Mei 2008 en 31 Mei 2009 gepubliseer is, inskryf. Artikels wat in die gedrukte of elektroniese media gepubliseer is, kon ingeskryf word.
Jacques Swart - Potato Farmer of the Year
Jacques Swart of Malemba Boerdery in Louwna, North West, is Potatoes South Africa's Farmer of the Year for 2009.
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The 2009 Potato Farmer of the Year
from left - Mark du Plessis - Chief Executive Officer, Potatoes South Africa, Ernst Yzel - Chairperson, Potatoes South Africa, Jacques Swart - Syngenta National Potato Farmer of the Year, Antonie Delport - Managing Director, Syngenta and Van der Spuy Botes - prevoius Syngenta National Potato Farmer of the Year.
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Swart is both a successful seed and table potato grower. Annually he plants one hectare G0 Buffelspoort seed potatoes which are multiplied to G1 seed potatoes on between seven to ten hectares. Further multiplication is limited to G2 level. As far as the multiplication of G0 seed potatoes is concerned, he adheres to a twelve year crop rotation cycle and in the case of G1 and G2 seed potatoes a ten year cycle.
As far as his table potato production is concerned he annually plants 100 hectares on an eight year rotation cycle. The crop is marketed through the fresh produce markets and the pre-packers. During the past season he had no consignments downgraded on the fresh produce markets, which is testimony to his passion to deliver top quality produce.
Swart has received numerous awards, including the North West Potato Farmer of the Year for 2002, the North West Young Farmer of the Year for 2005 and the National Cattle Farmer of the Year for 2006.
 Landbouskrywers besoek Texas
Charl van Rooyen
Sewe lede van Landbouskrywers SA het Texas onlangs besoek om die wêreldkongres van die Internasionale Federasie van Landboujoernaliste by te woon.
Danksy 'n borgskap van Monsanto kon die hele dagbestuur en 'n paar ander lede na Fort Worth reis. Die groep het bestaan uit voorsitter Hugo Lochner, ondervoorsitter Magda du Toit, sekretaris Charl van Rooyen en penningmeester Hanlie du Plessis, asook Hans Lombard, Willie Louw en Johan Swiegers.
Die groep is eers na St Louis in Minnesota om na Monsanto se navorsing te gaan kyk. Daar kon hulle eerstehands sien hoe GM-kultivars ontwikkel en beproef word. Die kongres was in Fort Worth, Texas, waar die Suid-Afrikaners saam met sowat dertig ander lande se joernaliste kon skouer skuur.
Tydens die kongres is ook aangekondig dat Charl, Suid-Afrika se uitvoerende bestuurslid op die IFAJ, die nuwe voorsitter van die komitee vir professionele ontwikkeling is. Die internasionale Star Prize-fotokompetisie word onder meer nou deur hom hanteer. Daar was lesings, werkswinkels oor allerlei sake van joernalistieke belang en ook heelwat pret, waarvan meegaande foto's getuig.
New chairperson for Potatoes South Africa
 Ernst Yzel has been re-elected chairperson of Potatoes South Africa for a third consecutive term.
Yzel, who hails from Marquard in the eastern Free State, was instrumental in converting Potatoes South Africa into a world class, dynamic organisation.
Yzel says he will continue developing local and foreign relations and communication. "Other matters high on our agenda are the application for statutory levies for 2011 - 2015 and the implementation of the outcome of the cultivar usage project to the benefit of the consumer. We will also focus on the activities of the potato workgroups on regional level and cooperation with other role players in the potato marketing chain to stimulate consumption. "
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