News Archive: 2018
SAPLA Growers Update – Dec 2017
Dennegeur pack house was awarded the Peter Dall Excellence Award for consistent quality excellence in 2017. The unanimous decision was made to increase the colour specification in the African Territory to be aligned with the international standard of 40% block colour.JOYA® had a great marketing campaign with various opportunities to see. Read more…
Open Field Day December 2017 Augrabies
On Saturday, 9 December 2017 the ARRA Open Field Day was held at Sweet Sensation Farm of Southern Fruit Growers in Augrabies, Lower Orange river, South Africa. The event was organized & led by the TopFruit & Cornerstone Nursery teams.60 attendees enjoyed the stunning ARRA’s planted commercially on the farm:ARRA 13, ARRA 14 and ARRA 15 and the bonus: the impressive trial block! Read more…
SA Fruit Journal – ARRA Table Grape Varieties
The ARRA range of table grapes, managed by TopFruit in Southern Africa, continues to create excitement among growers and retailers. The naturally sweet, juicy and meaty textures of these varieties make for excellent eating quality grapes that please the pallet. Read more…
Cape Fire™ Pear Field day – April 2018
Just over a decade after Warm Bokkeveld pear farmer Henri du Plessis noticed a deep, maroon-red pear in a Forelle orchard, the new cultivar has been registered as the Cape Fire™ bi-coloured pear – a pear that is harvested at the very end of the season, two weeks after the Forelle harvest. Read more…
SA Fruit Journal – Lady in Red
Lady in Red is a high colour, very stable mutation of Cripps Pink and exhibits more intense colouring over a greater percentage of the fruit surface than Cripps Pink. Read more…
