Farming Activities

Foremost in UCL’s efforts to make the group an integrated, sustainable and profitable agricultural organization is its affiliation with its suppliers. It is a relationship that stands out in the industry and one which is vital to future success.

Agricultural Division 

The Company owns and operates four Farming Estates which are situated in the Karkloof, Dalton and Greytown districts.

Total area of UCL farms = 8 730Ha
Total Area under Pine = 4 411Ha
Total Area under Wattle = 1 138Ha
Total Area under Sugarcane = 690Ha

The farms employ approximately 240 permanent employees while also relying on seasonally contracted employees and service providers.
Crops include Pine Sawlogs, Pine Pulp, Sugarcane, Wattle Bark and Wattle Pulp. The Company also supplies its growers with certified seedcane from its farms as well as quality pine and wattle seedlings from its in-house Nursery.

The average Long Term Rainfall varies from 1700mm pa in the Karkloof to 900mm on the outskirts of Dalton.