Farming operations Crop farming

Grain, oilseed & pasture

Crop Farming

Cultivated land connects the grain and livestock sides of the farm.

Wheat · Barley · Canola · Lucerne

Net te lekker · Farm video by Franco Oosthuizen

From the published farm record

Fields with a place in the whole.

The September 2025 OVK profile names wheat, barley and canola, with lucerne used as pasture. This is a dated crop profile rather than a claim about the present season.

Published sources: OVK News · September 2025 · pp. 42–44

Crop farming on film

From Franco’s camera.

Franco Oosthuizen

Franco Oosthuizen
Farm manager · 20 farm videos

In the fields · 01 / 20

Pakkie lyk reg

Farm life at Kluitjieskraal, filmed by farm manager Franco Oosthuizen.

Video by Franco Oosthuizen · 0:10

Original reel on Facebook
01

A documented arable enterprise

Jersey SA’s April 2014 farm profile already described wheat, maize, barley, oats and canola alongside the dairy and sheep enterprise.

Published sources: Jersey SA Journal · April 2014 · p. 9 ↗

02

Crops and pasture together

OVK’s September 2025 report describes crop rotation with lucerne pasture linking cultivated land and livestock.

Published sources: OVK News · September 2025 · pp. 42–44

Historical profiles describe farming at the time of publication. Current production figures and seasonal details await confirmation by the farm.