Sand River Crop Protection is a family owned and operated crop spraying operation, based in Tzaneen. Its services incorporate agricultural spraying, seeding and dusting, and fire spotting, control and combating.

The company delivers services to the main agricultural hubs in South Africa including Limpopo, Free State, North-West, Western Cape and Northern Cape, as well as Mozambique.

CEO Billie Erasmus and his son, Lardus Erasmus head up the team of pilots, and Okkie Erasmus and Leon de Lange look after the operations and support on the ground. Leon has recently been in the Unites States, looking at expansion for the company into lucrative international markets and found synergy in the bread basket of the US in Winamac, Indiana.

He spoke to Smoke On Go! at the Parys Air Show.

Read more about Sand River Protection here.