Senwes Scenario October / November 2017 | Page 3

CONTENTS • • ••• • • NAMPO 2017 16-19 MEI FR EE OCTOBER • NOVEMBER 2017 14 IN THE SPOTLIGHT: BOETA VAN WYK IT IS TIME TO PLANT Bultfontein Boertjiefees 16 4 Free State Agriculture and Agri NW congresses FOCUS ON SCHWEIZER-RENEKE BREAKING NEW GROUND CONTENTS EDITOR’S LETTER 2 To begin GENERAL ON THE COVER 16 Agri Drainage: Complete Water Management Specialists 18 Increase earnings from maize through farm feedlot 3 Cartoon: Pieter & Tshepo 3 Heard all over 20 To Johan Vosloo distance is just a figure 21 A green producer with a solar MAIN ARTICLE pump 4 All roads lead to Bultfontein for the Boertjiefees AREA FOCUS 22 Marietjie Grobler: From the west for this area 24 6 We delve deeper into the history of Schweizer-Reneke IN THE SPOTLIGHT 10 Johan van Wyk: Everyone's Boeta NEWS 23 Senwes producers share in the benefits of AgriRewards 26 Winners crowned at 2017 Free State Agriculture Annual Congress Jaco Vosloo: well-organised working foreman 34 Financial planning for the elderly 36 Glifosaat: Aanwysings moet noukeurig gevolg word 39 Know your Certisure broker 52 Fair procedures to follow before you can dismiss an employee COLUMNS 38 Safex Scenarios with Susari 28 Agri NW Congress 2017: Senwes was there 41 Where there’s a will there’s a way 28 Win a T20 cricket experience at Senwes Park 42 Grain market prospects 30 SAMTA: The home of model tractors in SA 49 On target 32 Reënvalvooruitsigte vir die volgende maande 53 Food for thought 40 Scenario research visits focus groups 48 KHS visits Senwes TRADE NEWS 14 It is time to plant Focus groups assist with magazine research Senwes producers share in the benefits of AgriRewards THE UNIQUE TOWN of Schweizer- Reneke is the area of focus in the Senwes Scenario. A Senwes producer, Johan, or rather Boeta van Wyk, appears on the cover page of this edition, on his farm Klipfontein in the Schweizer dis- trict. In the Spotlight focuses on Boeta and his farm, his pillars of support. This area is Senwes area and according to the inhabitants, a little bit of Northwest, Free State and Northern Cape can be seen everywhere. Boeta describes his farm, which is situated towards Bloemhof direction, as “where the Karoo and the Kalahari meet.” We visited Senwes Equipment and branch manager Waldo Venter told us more about Hinterland Village branch. Area Focus looks at interesting facts of the town, for instance who the town was named after and the stories about the Kruger millions. http://fwd2.co/ScenarioApple 46 Come rain or shine 50 Future focus http://fwd2.co/ScenarioGoogle 55 Garden tips COMPETITIONS 56 Win a copy of Hoop wat kaalvoet loop WOMEN 56 Milanie Vosloo Make sure you receive the eScenario newsletter bi-monthly for relevant company and industry news. Sign in at www.senwes.co.za. Read the Senwes Scenario online at www.scenario.co.za or download the Scenario app. ‘Like’ us on Facebook at facebook.com/ReadScenario and follow us on Twitter at @ReadScenario SENWES Scenario • OCT/NOV 2017 1