This week’s events include two livestock auctions, a farmer’s market, a cattle nutrition management course, and the Malemba Information Day. To include your event in the calendar, please email info@foodformzansi.co.za.
Happy New Year, Mzansi!
Let’s start this year in Mpumalanga for a livestock sale on Monday and don’t forget to save the date for the Modderfontein Farmer’s Market on Tuesday in Johannesburg to have some fun in the sun.
On Wednesday, we’re going all the way to George in the Western Cape for a cattle nutrition two-day course.
This is followed by a Malemba Information Day on Thursday in Vryburg to tackle all things cattle farming related.
We will end the week off with another livestock auction in Standerton, Mpumalanga.
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Monday, 15 January
Badplaas livestock sale
All types of livestock are welcome!
Conditions of sale:
- Only card, cash, or immediate electronic payments day of sale.
- 1% Handling fee on cash/card payments.
- Electronic transfer facilities.
- Fica documentation with the registration process.
All goods will be sold at a reserve price and the right exists to bid by or on behalf of the owner or auctioneer.
Time: 11:00
Venue: Badplaas Auction Complex, Nelspruit
Tuesday, 16 January
Prepare for Modderfontein Farmers Market
Save the date for the Modderfontein Farmers Market where you can enjoy a range of vendors to please even the fussiest of eaters and do some retail therapy, socialise, and have some fun in the sun!
Venue: Modderfontein Bird and Sculpture Park, Johannesburg
Time: 09:00 – 16:00
Wednesday, 17 January
Cattle Nutrition Management Course
The feed and nutrition course has been established to give the trainee a better understanding of the basic nutritional requirements of cattle. The cost of feeding cattle can be overwhelming at the best of times.
Venue: George
Time: 08:30
Thursday, 18 January
Malemba Information Day
Are you looking to understand the financial implications of selecting the right bull for your cows, evaluation of calf feedlot, and implication of prices in auction ring, and animal welfare and grazing management? Then the Malemba Information Day is just for you! Don’t miss out on this eventful day when all your cattle farming questions are answered.
Time: 09:30
Venue: Lenisdeel, Vryburg
For more information, contact 082 944 0293.
Friday, 19 January
Standerton livestock sale
All types of livestock are welcome!
Conditions of sale:
- Only card, cash, or immediate electronic payments on the day of the sale.
- 1% Handling fee on cash/card payments.
- Electronic transfer facilities.
- Fica documentation with the registration process.
All goods will be sold at a reserve price and the right exists to bid by or on behalf of the owner or auctioneer.
Time: 11:00
Venue: Highveld Auction Centre, Standerton
Click here for more information.
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