Farming successfully on communal land
Juhillin van Wyk grew up on Banksfontein farm in the Williston district of the Northern Cape, where his grandfather once worked.
“I have fond memories of working alongside him over weekends and during school holidays. That’s where I learnt about farming and grew to love animals,” he recalls.
Van Wyk was named the Williston Meat Co-operative Group Lamb Carcass Competition winner in 2020, and sold 10 young ewes at the Williston Young Ewe Auction in August 2021.
He took the big step of starting his own farming business in 2018 when he bought 20 in-lamb Dorper ewes at the Williston Young Ewe Auction.
“I got married recently and my wife and I have started a family,” says Van Wyk. “My next step is to buy a house in Williston. The sheep
