Growing up in Williston in the Northern Cape, all Theo van Rooyen wanted to be when he grew up was a sheep farmer. Then his father got a job on a fruit farm in the Koue Bokkeveld close to Ceres in the Western Cape, and his life changed forever. The…
Maize yields have skyrocketed. Back in the 1980s and 1990s 10 tons per hectare was exceptional, with the average on dryland typically being between 3 and 6 t/ha. Today 10 t/ha and even more, even without irrigation, are pretty standard, with the record maize yield (irrigated) being in the vicinity of 23 t/ha! These increases are due to improved hybrids and on-farm management practices.
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WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR? Knowing that I have created an economy from scratch, where there was none before. We started with three of us and now I employ 17 people. AND YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE? I have messed up so often! I had disease outbreaks because I didn’t know…
