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IN T H E SP OT LI GH T
Meiring has his community
at heart
Herman’s pr ide!
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wife Tertia, daug
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in-law Dirk Gouw
s and daughter
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daughter in th
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True
AUBREY KRUGER
ANOTHER SENWES PRODUCER WHO
SUPPORTS HIS DISTRICT
W
hat is true happiness?
There is often no defini
tive answer to this question. The
elements of happiness are, however, clearly visible on the farm
Geluk, which belongs to Herman
Meiring, Chairman of Bultfontein
District Agriculture.
Herman, who recently turned
51, farms on 500 hectares of land
and in addition to maize, he is
a sheep, cattle and pig farmer as
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well. He also leases 340 hectares
of land on Plessisdraai. As proud
fourth generation producer, following in the footsteps of Grandfathers’ Albertus and Charles and
Father Albertus, Herman is at the
helm on this farm. He has been
farming here for the past 28 years,
since 1988.
DREAM
His dream is to find the real mean-
• SENWES Scenario
ing of happiness. Jan Pienaar, Treasurer of Free State Agriculture, says
that Herman’s vision is not only
focused on himself - an excellent
description of Herman in one single sentence. In his own words, he
regards farming as a privilege. It is
a pleasure to work the soil with his
hands and to make a success of it.
HIS PRIDE
His family is his pride and joy - he
has been married to Tertia for 28
years. As a man who does not blow
his own trumpet, Herman leaves
the room when Tertia is asked to
describe him. "A man who always