Villion farms is optimising the company’s grape production by utilising ongoing state-of-the art drone plant health monitoring systems offered by Aerobotics and improving the company’s economic and environmental sustainability through proactive scouting and integrated pest management systems. Villion Farms Technical Manager Philip Lourens explains that Villion Farms recognised the need for more regular and detailed

ASV Farms has appointed Hanri Nel as Marketing Logistics Coordinator for the company. ASV Farms Export manager George Erasmus explained that since 2016 ASV Farms has expanded their production from 1.6 million to 2.7 million cartons of table grapes with the same management team. “The additional production has created a growing need for additional capacity

Following the purchase of Oude Schuur farm at Nuy in 2016, Villion Farms has been redeveloping this property, largely with soft citrus. Over the past four years, Villion Farms has planted 25ha of soft citrus (20ha Orr and 5ha Nules) at Nuy. The planting process is ongoing. Here is one of the young orchards that

Prior to the start of the 2019 harvest, Villion Farms officially opened their massive new packing facility at Hex River. This state-of-the-art facility now provides a central packing for the grapes harvested at the various Villion Farm facilities in the Hex River Valley and surrounds. This has improved and streamlined the packing process and facilities

Gabriel Viljoen (left) and Anton Viljoen (right) at the ASV Farms promotional stall at the Asia Fruit Logistica conference and trade show   In order to proactively promote the brand in the Far East region, the ASV Farms team took the bold step to reserve, decorate and man an ASV Farms promotional stall at Asia

Petrus Adolf (right) from Nirvana Farms is the winner of th 2018 Agricultural Worker of the Year in the Hex River Valley. Here he is with his proud employer, Nirvana Farm owner Anton Viljoen (left). Petrus Adolf is a section manager at Nirvana Farm, one of the ASV Farms farming units in the Hex River

Our Sable Seedless is currently ripening and our harvest is likely to commence next week and the crop is looking great. This beautiful, fully black grape also has an unusual delicious flavour and is a firm favourite with our receivers.

Our harvest has started in the Hex River Valley and we are currently packing mixed punnets with Starlight and Prime. The ideal hot, dry conditions that we have experienced during the past few weeks are ideal for producing quality, healthy grapes as seen here in the mixed punnets.

ASV Farms Villion Farms Hex River Valley prize winners: from left to Right: Chris Malgas - 2nd place, Technical Operator, Villion Farms, Nirvana, Henry van Wyk - 3rd place: Irrigation Specialist, Nirvana, Johanna Appolis - 2nd place: Administrative Personnel, Werda, Koos Witbooi - 3rd place: tractor drivers, Uitkyk, Martha January - 3rd prize: junior

Asia Fruit Logistica is the most important Asian Fresh Produce trade show and conference and we plan to attend this in September.