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PROFILE / PROFIEL
André da
Costa
I have been involved in the family business, Manjoh Ranch, since
high school. My responsibilities are marketing and the management
of milling and packaging plants, as well as the marketing of our
potatoes. Since 2009 I have assisted with the marketing of
Beefmaster Alliance.
Johnny da
Costa
My brother Manuel and I are the founders of Manjoh Ranch. We later
joined forces with Paul Yiannakis and Gideon Brits to form
Beefmaster Alliance. I currently serve on the board of the South
African Feedlot Association. I am a born farmer and have extensive
experience in, among others, grains, vegetables and livestock.
Manuel da
Costa
My brother Johnny and I started farming in the 1970’s and
established our farm, Manjoh Ranch, in 1985. Later my sons, Tony
and André, joined us as directors. We are very proud and
performance driven Beefmaster Stud breeders. Although our main
business is the production of beef through our feedlot, we also
produce maize (from which we produce our own maize meal) as well
as potatoes and dry beans. I currently serve on the boards of the
Beefmaster Breeders’ Society of South Africa and Grain South
Africa. |
Paul Yiannakis
After studying at Rhodes University, I started farming with my
father and brother in Malawi. In 1969 we moved to South Africa and
the following year my brother and I purchased our first farm in
Moloto, followed by our Delmas farm in 1989. I have been breeding
cattle since 1970 and have been actively involved in the industry,
including serving as vice-president on the board of the Beefmaster
Breeders’ Society of South Africa from 1987 to 1994 and a
nomination as honorary vice-president of the Society. I am
passionate about the cattle industry and derive great pleasure
from seeing the results of our breeding programs.
Tony Da Costa
From the age of 13, I have been actively involved with our
Beefmaster herd, including the sorting of cattle in the company of
Dr Herman Venter. After graduating from the University of Pretoria
in 1999, I joined the farming operations at Manjoh Ranch in 2000.
Gideon Brits
In 1989 het ek as produksiebestuurder by Perskor bedank om
heeltyds saam met my skoonpa, Thys Steynberg, op sy plaas
Fairfield by Moloto, te begin boer. Hy en Paul Yiannakis was bure.
Ons het in 1990 by Compa Beefmasters aangesluit en in 2001 die
Beefmaster Alliance gestig. Ek is steeds betrokke by die
teelbeleid wat ons sedertdien volg. Ek hanteer tans die weidings-
en kuddebestuur van Beefmaster Alliance op Moloto, Delmas en
Nigel. |
