Senwes Scenario December 2017 - March 2018 | Page 14

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IN T H E SP OTLI GH T
Theuns Britz is in control and
builds his blue-gum tree family
SENWES SCENARIO VISITED
BLOEKOMBOOM FARMING WHERE
SENWES PRODUCER, THEUNS BRITZ,
IS IN CONTROL AND IS LITERALLY
INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF
HIS FARMING OPERATIONS. THE BRIDE
AND BRIDEGROOM BALES AND YELLOW
AND BLUE MINIONS SHOW THE
DIRECTION TO THE FARM
BETWEEN KLERKSDORP AND
BOTHAVILLE.
AUBREY KRUGER
THE BRITZ FAMILY
One realises immediately that
family is of the utmost impor-
tance at Bloekomboom Farming.
Theuns and his wife Hendrina
are the perfect example for their
children Theuns Junior, David,
Lizelle and Yolandi. Both will be
turning 60 next year and they will
be celebrating their 40th wedding
anniversary. In addition Theuns
is the senior producer, renovator
and even the main chef at their
guest farm, La Rouge. Hendrina,
who is described as his iron
woman, and Lizelle are in control
of the guest farm. Theuns junior,
who is also the chairman of the
Manna Study Group, is involved
with the crop and cattle farming
and David, a former rugby play-
er, and his mother, manage the
the administrative and financial
aspects. More recently Theuns’
son-in-law, Shaun Marais, also
became involved with the farming
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Hendrina and
Theuns Britz
at the huge
blue-gum tree
after which
the farming
business is
named.
The bride and groom on
the side of the road. Better
known as Mr. and Mrs. Bale.
operations and he works on the
crop and cattle farming side with
Theuns junior.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES ARE WHAT
THEY THRIVE ON
New opportunities are what drive
them. It makes this family even
more unique - as unique as the
farm, the guest farm and now also
the feedlot, which is still in its
infancy. It forms part of his view
that one should not only depend
on one source of income.
FARMING OPERATIONS
80% of the farming operations
focus on maize and the remainder
of the land is used for feed crops
and cattle farming. He recently
established the feedlot and the
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intention is to expand the small
livestock component as well. The
area between Klerksdorp and
Bothaville is quite unique in that
they have sandy, red and clayey
soil which, according to Theuns,
means that almost any crop can
be cultivated here. With a water
table and approximately 600 mm
of rain per season, they are geared
for success.
BOOM (TREE)
The choice of a name for the
farming business was done one
Sunday morning, to lend a single
identity to all the farming com-
ponents. It refers to a tree on
the farm which is approximately
70 years old. A blue-gum tree
is a strong grower and is well