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3 things happening in agri today, 27 January 2021

by Dona Van Eeden
27th January 2021
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Sign up for for the 2021 SA Dairy Championships today, tune in to an Agrarian Conversations webinar, or view Dohne sheep at the Suidplaas auction. Photo's: Supplied

The closing date for the SA Dairy Championships is nearing, so producers are reminded to get their entries in. Another great opportunity today is the Agrarian Conversations webinar and the Suidplaas Dohne sheep auction in the Western Cape. 

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Agrarian Conversations webinar

Farmers make a living from livestock on extensive dry land, and have much to teach us all. Given increasingly common agrarian struggles, the first edition of Agrarian Conversations will explore the opportunities to learn from sheep and cattle farmers. It also looks at the importance of seeking greater engagement across agrarian movements.

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The Agrarian Conversations series aims to address strategic and urgent issues in and in relation to the rural world today. Tune in at 14:00 today.

Register for the webinar here. 

2Suidplaas Dohne sheep auction

The Suidplaas Dohne Stud is the largest Dohne Merino stud in South Africa, and there is a big auction today where you can get your bid in on these stellar sheep.  

The Suidplaas auction takes place at 12:00 at Klipbankskloof in Protem, Western Cape. Contact Wynand du Toit on wynand@suidplaasdohnes.co.za for more info and be sure to tell him that you heard about the auction on Food For Mzansi. 

Click here for the catalogue.  

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Enter now for 2021 SA Dairy Championships 

The SA Dairy Championships, hosted by Agri-Expo since 1834, annually attracts around 900 entries from large, medium, and small manufacturers. These dairy products compete for the titles of SA Champion, the Qualité mark of excellence and the Product of the Year, awarded at the South African Dairy Awards. 

Any dairy producer with products available in the trade may enter. Online entries are now open. Entries must be received before or on 1 February 2021. 

For more information contact 021 975 4440 or email cheese@agriexpo.co.za.   

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Dona van Eeden is a budding writer and journalist, starting her career as an intern at Food for Mzansi. Furnished with a deep love and understanding of environmental systems and sustainable development, she aims to make the world a better place however she can. In her free time you can find her with her nose in a book or wandering on a mountain, looking at the world through her camera's viewfinder.

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