Winning combination in
crop farming! Pieter Ferreira
and his father Piet.
PRODUCER FOCUS
Piet Ferreira
Staying in agriculture
While a lot of producers are upping and leaving, it is not the case at the Ferreiras.
Senwes Scenario visited producer Piet Ferreira.
By Aubrey Kruger
Senwes Scenario Editor
F
ive years ago, at the age of 63,
the farming operations of Piet,
or Piet Lentedou as he is known,
looked a lot different than it looks
today. Mercifully his son and son-in-law
decided to become part of the farming
operations. Pieter is a pilot and Cassie
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studied Forestry and Natural Resources
and they brought a new vibe to the farm.
Believe it or not, says Piet Lentedou,
there are three Piet Ferreiras who farm in
this sandy region.
THE BEGINNING
Piet started farming in 1975 when he took
over from his father Lou, who had a shop
in the area, Lentedou Cash Store. Lou was
the manager of the Senwes retail branch in
Tierfontein in 1947 and started farming in
1954, when he also established his cash
store.
Piet learned the basic principles of
farming from his father and other farmers
in the area. He started with 150 hectares
of wheat and 300 hectares of maize and
today, 43 years later, he has built up a
strong farming business. An interesting
fact is that his father attended the first
grain grading course at Senwes in 1940.