••••
IN T H E SP OTLI GH T
JOHAN VAN WYK
Everyone’s Boeta
Boeta is a proud
third-generation
producer!
IN AGRICULTURAL CIRCLES ONE NEEDS
TRUE FRIENDSHIP, WHICH IS EXACTLY
WHAT YOU GET FROM SENWES PRO-
DUCER JOHAN VAN WYK, OR BOETA AS
HE IS KNOWN IN THIS AREA.
AUBREY KRUGER
B
oeta has been farming on his farm Klipfon
tein for the past 13 years, approximately 45
km from Schweizer-Reneke in the Bloemhof direc
tion.
KLIPFONTEIN
Klipfontein is very close to the farm house. It was
named as such due to the large number of stones
and diggings in the area, while the fountain part
refers to the fountain and pans in the area.
The 34-year old Boeta was born in Bloemhof,
grew up on this farm and completed both his pri
mary and high school careers in Schweizer, where
he matriculated in 2001. The success they are expe
riencing comes from the fact that they are one big
family, which works together well.
FAMILY FRIEND
Boeta is firstly a family man. He has been married
to Trudie for the past six years and they have two
children, Dihani (5) and Johan (1). Trudie is his
pillar of strength and comes from a family of farm
ers as well. She is a registered bookkeeper and does
the farm’s books. The children also have farming in
their blood - Dihani already says “Remember I am
a farm girl” and little Johan runs around the farm
yard, making broom-broom tractor noises.
THIRD GENERATION PRODUCER AND FOURTH
GENERATION JOHAN
He is a proud third generation producer, after his
father and grandfather who also farmed here. The
name Johannes Jacobus stretches over five gener
ations, from his great-grandfather to his own son,
with the same name.
10
OCT/NOV 2017 • SENWES Scenario