This week’s events include a livestock auction, preparation of the International Dorper and white Dorper livestock sale, a Food For Mzansi Gather To Grow Instagram Live session, an Agri 5 Expo, a networking event, and Food For Mzansi’s farmers’ day in the Northern Cape. To include your event in the calendar, please send an email to info@foodformzansi.co.za.
Howzit farmers!
Calling all livestock buyers in Mpumalanga. On Monday, BKB North in Ermelo invites you to a livestock auction, followed by preps for a Dorper Sale on Tuesday.
As always, remember to set your reminder for this week’s Gather To Grow Instagram Live session brought to you by Food For Mzansi on Wednesday. And, on Thursday, we all head down to KwaZulu-Natal for an Agri 5 Expo in Pietermaritzburg.
Friday is our big day, packed with three cool events. First, we have a networking event in Bethlehem, Free State; a camp and farmer’s day In Tshwane, Gauteng; and lastly, a Food For Mzansi farmers’ day in Kuruman, Northern Cape.
Monday, 23 October
Badplaas livestock sale
All types of livestock are welcome!
Conditions of sale:
- Only card, cash, or immediate electronic payments on the day of sale
- 1% Handling fee on cash 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 – 17:00
Venue: Badplaas Auction Complex
Tuesday, 24 October
International Dorper & white Dorper sale
The International Dorper- & white Dorper sale will take place on Wednesday, 1 November and Thursday, 2 November 2023, at the Upington Showgrounds and on the CDP Digital platform.
The ewe sale will be held on the 1st of November from 18:00 & the ram sale will be held on the 2nd of November from 10:00.
Time: 1 November at 18:00 until 2 November at 14:00
On Offer:
- 120 Dorper rams
- 49 White Dorper rams
- 58 Dorper ewes
- 35 White Dorper ewes
Wednesday, 25 October
Join #GatherToGrow on Instagram Live
Are you an aspiring farmer looking for more information on how to get into the agricultural sector? Do you have a smartphone and an Instagram account? Join us every Wednesday at 18:00 for Food For Mzansi’s #GatherToGrow.
Follow foodformzansi and tune in on Wednesday at 18:00.
Thursday, 26 October
Free State networking session and planting season launch
Under the theme “Making agriculture fashionable and farming in style”, farmers are invited to a networking session in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District to launch the planting season in the Free State, organised by the Free State department of agriculture and rural development.
Time: 09:00
Venue: Small Grain Institute ARC, Bethlehem, Free State
For more information, contact Nteboheleng Moloi at 0787699889.
Friday, 27 October
Food For Mzansi Northern Cape farmers’ day
This is your chance to connect, learn, and grow within the vibrant agricultural community.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with industry experts, fellow farmers, and innovative technologies shaping the future of agriculture. See you there, reaping a harvest of knowledge and inspiration!
Time: 08:00 – 14:00
Venue: Dutton 356, (Sesipi Village), Heuningvlei, Kuruman
Host farmer: Maungo Cruise Mokgoje
Click here for more information.
Agri 5 Expo KwaZulu-Natal
Are you a farmer or do you own an agro-processing company in Pietermaritzburg? Then this is the event just for you! The day will be about facilitating African farmers’ growth since 2013. This is the perfect day to learn network and explore the exhibition isles.
Venue: The Breeze Inn, Pietermaritzburg
For more information contact 0673179997.
1st Annual Farm Camp and Livestock Farmers’ Day
Tshwane CPA in collaboration with Agri-Merge will be hosting the very first farm camp and livestock farmers day. Prices for the farm camp range between R1 300 and R7 000, while prices for the farmer’s day range between R150 to R500.
Venue: Putrusdam 55JP Farm, Gauteng
For more information, contact Gosego Moreng at 0726980141 or Bonolo Setou at 0738145292.
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