The owner of one of the most lucrative agricultural ventures in the country – known as the “Ferrari” of citrus farming – has turned to the Port Elizabeth High Court in an effort to protect his produce.

Patensie farmer Pieter Ferreira, amid fears for his life, a demand for him to hop on an aeroplane out of the country and threats to burn down a cold room, was granted a protection order and interdict against a group of disgruntled former labourers demanding a payout...