Farmer of the Year event in Ceres
Tru-Cape grower and company director Rossouw Cilliè is South Africa’s Farmer of the Year. He held a two-day event at his farm Laastedrif in Ceres where he showed members of the Agricultural Writers Association and previous Farmer of the Year
Tru-Cape EGA Race at Oak Valley, January 25
January 25, 2014 is the Tru-Cape EGA Race on Oak Valley Estate, Grabouw. There is a 15km run and a 5km run. Runners and walkers are welcome. Starting gun goes off at 07h00. All the details from Veronica van Niekerk 021
Winners in the Tru-Cape and Spar Outdoor kits
Tru-Cape congratulates the winners in our Win Outdoor kits with Spar competition: Maluleke Risimati Herbert of Mavalani Village who shops at Mopani Spar; Sibongile Marcia Cawe of Zandspruit Ext 10 who shops at the Honeydew Spar; Molly Naidoo of Caroline who
Cape hailstorms cause crop and job losses
Hail damage on fruit farms in the Ceres area has not only destroyed a large percentage of South Africa’s apple and pear crop for 2014, but seasonal farm workers will also be affected. Unseasonal downpours and hailstorms that caused flooding in
Tru-Cape grower is Farmer of the Year
Tru-Cape is thrilled at the news that our grower and company director, Rossouw Cillie (centre) was appointed South Africa's Farmer of the Year. Equally wonderful news is that Tru-Cape grower Andre Cloete (left) was awarded the New Entrant to Commercial
Conrad Fick appointed as Marketing Director and to the board of Tru-Cape.
Conrad Fick, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing’s Group Marketing Manager, has been promoted as Marketing Director and to the board of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing Pty Ltd, the largest distributor of South African apples and pears from January 2014, having been with the
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing announces the appointment of new Managing Director
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing (Pty) Ltd, the largest marketer of South African apples and pears, announces that as of January 2014, Roelf Pienaar (38) will take up the position of Managing Director. Charles J Hughes, Tru-Cape’s Managing Director since inception in 2001,
Tru-Cape’s Rossouw Cillie Western Cape 2013 Farmer of the Year
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing grower and company director, Rossouw Cillie of the farm Laastedrif in Ceres was named Western Cape Farmer of the Year in the 2013 awards announced recently. Charles Hughes, Tru-Cape’s managing director said that Cillie’s progressive farming practices and
Tru-Cape supports PATMOS in Ceres.
A generous donation of R20 000 by Tru-Cape has helped PATMOS, which does social and spiritual work among farm labourers in Ceres, to buy a second hand bakkie. The bakkie enables Pastor Allen Nicholas to reach fruit farms in the
Tru-Cape sponsors DAFF team building event
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing sponsored The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Directorate Food Safety and Quality Assurance, a subject very close to our heart, in their recent departmental team building day. From the pictures it looks like a good time was
