Jaco Strauss was named the 2017 Toyota SA/Agri SA Young Farmer of the Year at a gala dinner, which was held in Centurion, Pretoria. Strauss primarily farms with grain, cotton, and pecan nuts in the Vaalharts district of the Northern Cape.
Fruit farmer Richard Myburgh from the Western Cape received the Toyota SA New Harvest of the Year award. As part of the prize, Strauss and Myburgh received brand new Toyota Hilux single-cab bakkies.
