Grain SA honours top producers at 2026 awards ceremony

Farmer's WeeklyMagda du Toit · 27 October 2026 at 09:00

Pieter Nortjé, a farmer from Sitrusrand near Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape, was named the 2026 Grain SA/Syngenta Grain Producer of the Year at an awards ceremony in Boksburg, Gauteng, on 23 October.
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