Agri writers honour farmers

Janine Ryan

The Agricultural Writers Association, northern branch, has announced its farmer, agriculturalist and new entrant to commercial farming of the year for 2013.

Agri writers honour farmers
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They are:

Farmer of the year:

  • Carrot giant Vito Rugani (Gauteng)
  • Vegetable farmer Jameson Nesane (Limpopo)
  • Soya and maize farmer Fanus Cornelius (Mpumalanga)
  • Dairy farmer William Khourie (North West)

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Agriculturalist of the year:

  • Dr André Jooste, CEO of Potatoes SA (Gauteng)
  • Dr Neil Miles, senior researcher at the South Africann Sugarcane Research Institute (KZN)
  • Karin Hannweg, senior biotechnologist at the Agricultural Research Council (Mpumalanga)

The new entrant to commercial farming for the northern branch is Ester Prehn.

The national winners will be announced on 8 November.

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