Nuusverklaring deur die Noordelike Streek van die Landbouskrywers SA oor die streekstoekennings vir die Boer en Landboukundige van die Jaar 2008
Geborg deur: ABSA en Monsanto.

September, 2008 – The Northern Region of the Agricultural Writers SA acknowledged outstanding achievements of five commercial farmers, an emerging farmer as well as five agricultural personalities. The awards was handed over to farmers and agriculturists from Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the North West Province and KwaZulu-Natal at a gala event in Pretoria on Friday 26 September October.

One of the aims of these awards is to give prominence to the role that farmers and agriculturist play in the agricultural sector in South Africa.  But it is also important to note that these award recipients also impact on the broader economy of the country as well as the southern African region.

Boer van die Jaar

• Manjoh Ranch, Agricultural Writers SA (North) Farmer of the Year 2008 – Gauteng
• Brandon Karg, Agricultural Writers SA (North) Farmer of the Year 2008 – KwaZulu-Natal
• Linda Nghatsane, Agricultural Writers SA (North) Farmer of the Year 2008 – Mpumalanga
• Gerhard Dreyer, Landbouskrywers SA (Noord) Boer van die Jaar 2008 – Noordwes
• Jacques Willemse, Landbouskrywers SA (Noord) Boer van die Jaar 2008 – Limpopo

Landboukundige van die Jaar

• Dr. Hinner Köster, Landbouskrywers SA (Noord) Landboukundige van die Jaar 2008 – Gauteng
• Rodger Stewart, Agricultural Writers SA (North) Agriculturist of the Year 2008 – KwaZulu-Natal
• Prof. Chris Dannhauser, Agricultural Writers SA (North) Agriculturist of the Year 2008 – Limpopo
• Prof. Johnnie van den Berg, Landbouskrywers SA (Noord) Landboukundige van die Jaar 2008 – Noordwes
• At van Schalkwyk, Landbouskrywers SA (Noord) Landboukundige van die Jaar 2008 – Mpumalanga

Developing Farmer of the Year 2008 (north)

Yvonne Molefe, Agricultural Writers SA

Van links: Gert Heyns, Bemarkingsbestuurder Saad, Monsanto SubSahara Afrika (Borge verteenwoordiger) Me Yvonne Molefe, Landbouskrywers SA se Ontwikkelende Boer van die Jaar 2008 Dr Hans Balyamujura, Streeksbestuurder Absa AgriBusiness (Borg verteenwoordiger)

Van links: Bennie Bester, Kommersiele Bestuurder Monsanto Suid-Afrika Magda du Toit, Kommunikasiebestuurder Monsanto en ook Voorsitter van die Landbouskrywers SA Noordelike streek saam met At van Schalkwyk, ABSA and Agriculturist of the Year 2008, Mpumalanga