CONFERENCES,
WORKSHOPS & EXPOS
7 TO 9 AUGUST
Agri Gauteng Ekspo,
Onderstepoort Vleissentraal,
Pretoria. Phone Juanita
Da Matta on 071 457 2696.
12 TO 16 AUGUST
ALFA Expo, Afridome, Parys.
Visit alfaexpo.com.
21 TO 22 AUGUST
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition,
CSIR Convention Centre, Pretoria.
Visit fertasa.co.za/fertasa-events/
symposium.
26 TO 28 AUGUST
Bio Africa Convention, ICC,
Durban. Visit africabio.com/
conference.
3 TO 5 SEPTEMBER
No-Till Conference, Bergville.
Email Sandra Findlay at
[email protected].
1 TO 3 OCTOBER
Africa Fertilizer Agribusiness
Conference, Cape Town
International Convention Centre.
Visit events.crugroup.com/
astafrica/home.COURSES & TRAINING
8 AUGUST
Cattle Pregnancy Awareness,
Muldersdrift. Visit RLTSafrica.com,
or email [email protected].9 AUGUST
Calf Rearing, Muldersdrift.
Visit RLTSafrica.com, or email
[email protected].12 TO 16 AUGUST
Poultry Farming Management,
Insemination and Production,
George. Visit RLTSafrica.com, or
email [email protected].12 TO 23 AUGUST
Farm Planning, ALUT
Training Farm, Modimolle.
Email [email protected].24 TO 25 AUGUST
The Building Blocks to Beekeeping,
Johannesburg. Email David Fraser
at [email protected], or
phone him on 082 578 6038.26 AUGUST TO
27 SEPTEMBER
Sugar Cane Production Certificate,
University of Mpumalanga.
Email [email protected].27 TO 29 AUGUST
Water Governance Training,
Stellenbosch. Visit wisa.org.za/event/
water-governance-training-course.31 AUGUST
Introduction to Aquaponics,
Kleinskuur Aquaponics, Pretoria.
Email [email protected].23 SEPTEMBER
Mutton Sheep Production, Zeerust.
Email Thembeka Ntsipane at
[email protected].8 TO 10 OCTOBER
Control Problem Plants, ALUT
Training Farm, Modimolle.
Email [email protected].14 TO 18 OCTOBER
Farm Financial Management,
Buhle Farmers’ Academy,
Mpumalanga. Visit buhle.org.za.29 OCTOBER TO
2 NOVEMBER
Hydroponic Vegetable Production,
Brits. Phone Thebe Tshabang
on 084 823 9391.SHOWS & FESTIVALS
24 TO 25 AUGUST
Eston Show, KwaZulu-Natal.
Visit theestonshow.co.za.29 TO 31 AUGUST
South African Arab Horse Society
Gauteng Championship, Gauteng.
Visit arabhorse.co.za.29 AUGUST TO
1 SEPTEMBER
Mpumalanga Show, Mbombela
Stadium. Phone Lizelle van Wyk
on 079 657 1995.11 TO 14 SEPTEMBER
Swartlandskou, Moorreesburg.
Visit swartlandskou.co.za.27 TO 29 SEPTEMBER
South African Sheepdog National
Championship, Witsand,
Western Cape. Email Pippa Phillip
at [email protected].2 TO 4 OCTOBER
Sommet de L’élevage, Grande Halle
Showgrounds, Clermont-Ferrand,
France. Visit sommet-elevage.fr/
en/home-en.10 TO 12 OCTOBER
Agri-Expo Livestock, Sandringham.
Visit agriexpo.co.za.IMPORTANT DATES
29 TO 30 AUGUST
ARC Agri Indaba, Animal
Production Campus, Irene.
Email [email protected].4 TO 6 SEPTEMBER
Asia Fruit Logistica, Hong Kong.
Phone Hauke Plambeck
on 021 300 7452.13 SEPTEMBER
Tuinplaas Farmers’ Association
Golf Day, Euphoria Golf Course,
Naboomspruit. Email
Chris van der Merwe at
chrisvander [email protected].18 TO 21 NOVEMBER
Biostimulants World Congress,
Barcelona, Spain.
Email conferences@
newaginternational.com.26 TO 27 NOVEMBER
African Agri Investment Indaba,
Cape Town International
Convention Centre.
Visit agri-indaba.com.ENTRIES SHOULD BE SUBMIT TED AT LEAST A MONTH IN ADVANCE.
Email Janine Ryan at [email protected] to place an entry. Please note that, due to limited space,
publication of an event cannot be guaranteed. All entries are published at the editor’s discretion.
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31 AUGUST
Introduction to
Aquaponics
THIS COURSE EXPLAINS HOW AN AQUAPONICS
SYSTEM OPERATES, WHY A FARMER SHOULD INVEST
IN ONE, AND WHAT THE SECRETS ARE TO MAKING
THE SYSTEM WORK EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.Farmer’s Diary
K ATE FIELD