WaterWise instruction the best defence against farm-dam drownings.
The hot summers and prominence of dams on apple and pear farms make for a deadly combination in the rural growing regions of the Western Cape. According to The National Sea Rescue Institute, (NSRI), many more children drown in dams
New app improves business automation and reduces costs.
In the fresh produce marketing business, claims made by customers who say that product received is below specification erodes the value that gets paid back to the grower. For Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, a wholly grower-owned business and the largest marketer of
Two new events added to Ceres’ most affordable MTB.
With the primary aim of raising funds for local schools and supporting Ceres homes for the aged, The Tru-Cape Eselfontein Festival is a three-stage event for the whole family and the most affordable one on the calendar. Set from Friday
Results from the Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge 2016
Click on these links to download the results from the Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge. The 21km and 10km results are listed separately. Tru-Cape 7 Packhouse Challenge 27Augustus2016 10km _ Results Tru-Cape 7 Packhouse Challenge 27Augustus2016 21.1km _ Results
The seventh annual Crafts for Cancer event raises funds to help Breast Cancer patients receive treatment
Rising costs of transportation is another hurdle that South Africans face daily. This is never more true than for people who are sick and who, on top of finding the personal strength to fight their diseases, even when treatment is
Kromco wins the Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge
With a record number of entries, 1860, the seventh Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge held at The Grabouw Country Club on Saturday, August 27, 2016 was a great success. Grabouw Packhouse Kromco won the Tru-Cape Packhouse trophy for the third year running, clocking
Integrated Pest Management among the keys to reducing the use of pesticides
When German consumer pressure groups first lobbied supermarkets at the turn of the 21 century to reduce the use of chemicals used in managing the pests in the crops they sold, that pressure distilled all the way to the apple
Over 1300 runners in the Packhouse Challenge
Pictured: Twins Modise and Modisane Maputle of Beaulieu Farm in Grabouw will be running for Team Two-a-Day this year. Over 1300 fruit-packing industry professionals will be running in the Seventh Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge, this Saturday, August 27 at The Grabouw Country Club. There
Pears proven perfect panacea
In a recent scientific literature review by Dr Nathan O’Callaghan, CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, for Horticulture Innovation Australia, the pear, or Pyrus in Latin, has been found to have a number of important health benefits. This is especially good news
Packhouse run for the whole family
Saturday, August 27 is the Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge at Grabouw Country Club and a day out for the whole family. Thanks to The Helderberg Gazette for featuring us. The seventh Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge trail run is on Saturday, August 27, 2016 and
