AGRICULTURE NEWS - RiHugo farm near Mkhondo (Piet Retief) in Mpumalanga is no stranger to awards. This year, Rian Maree was awarded the Mpumalanga Agriculture Young Farmer of the Year title, and will compete at this month’s national Agri SA/ Toyota SA Young Farmer of the Year competition.
Maree started farming full-time in partnership with his father, Hugo, in 2008, after completing a degree in agricultural management at the University of the Free State.
Within a few years, he began to achieve exceptional show results with the family’s Brahman stud. At the World Brahman Congress, held in South Africa in 2014, his Brahman bull HHM 10 24 won the Supreme Champion award for the best animal at the show.
He spoke to Lindi Botha about practising rigorous selection on his Brahman herd.
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly
