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December 2, 2024

Tru-Cape Anticipates a Promising Pear Season with New Blush Varieties

With new blush pear varieties coming into play this season, Tru-Cape is gearing up for a pear season full of promise. “We are looking forward to a solid harvest with good volumes, which is encouraging. This year marks the first time some of our new blush pear selections are bearing fruit, and we’re anticipating our […]

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November 14, 2024

Tru-Cape Cherry Growers Stay Optimistic Amid Frost Setbacks

Tru-Cape Cherry Growers Stay Optimistic Amid Frost Setbacks

Despite frost heavily affecting early cherry varieties, Tru-Cape’s cherry growers remain positive about the overall quality of this season’s harvest and the promising opportunities available in both local and international markets. “While there may be less fruit on the trees this season, the quality and size of the fruit are outstanding,” says Deon Malherbe from […]

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July 11, 2024

Flash Gala Apples Drive Export Profits

Alexander Gibson of Doornkraal Agri, located in the Witzenberg Valley near Ceres, has successfully cultivated the Bigbucks apple variety, known commercially as Flash Gala, over 10 hectares. Drawn to its vibrant red colour and high marketability, particularly in Eastern markets, Gibson has seen the variety meet his expectations in terms of price and high pack-outs. […]

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April 9, 2024

Tru-Cape Producers in Western Cape Evaluate Storm’s Impact on Apple Harvest

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In the orchards of Ceres and the EGVV area, situated within the heart of South Africa’s fruit belt, Tru-Cape’s pome (apple and pear) producers are grappling with the aftermath of a fierce weekend storm. Gale-force winds and persistent rains have prompted an urgent assessment of damages, though initial reports suggest that these areas may have […]

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September 19, 2023

Career day empowers Witzenberg Learners

Hundreds of learners from across schools in the Witzenberg communities are now better equipped to make well-informed career and subject choices, thanks to a guidance programme for youth grappling with choices that will inevitably shape their futures. The Career Day for grades 9, 11 and 12 was recently hosted in six schools, and aimed to […]

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