Agricultural diary

• Auctions

July 11: Van Rooy slaughter sheep and 35 rams auction of Francois and Wallace Theron at farm Kentani near Hoachanas.
July 13: Jan Blaauw’s Van Rooy sheep production sale at farm Haruchas near Gochas.
July 20: Top 10 Bonsmara auction at Otjiwarongo
July 21: Africa Game Bomas wild auction at Mariental.
July 26: The 26th production sale of Riaan de Klerk’s Dorper and White Dorper at Farm Lushof near Kalkrand.
August 1: Northern Bull auction at Agra auction pens in Grootfontein
August 2: Drakensbergers auction at Namboer pens in Windhoek
August 9: Omongua Superior Breeders first boergoat auction at Namboer Windhoek
August 17: Bonsmara Genepoel auction at Windhoek showgrounds  
August 23: Namibia Genetics Sale at showgrounds in Windhoek
August 24: First production sale of Leroux van Wyk Dorper Stud at Gochas
August 28: Superior Genetic Sale at showgrounds in Windhoek
September 13: Central Select Auction at Windhoek showgrounds

•Training courses

July 30: Boergoat information day at NLA in Mariental.
July 31-August 1: Boergoat junior and senior course at NLA in Mariental
July 30-31: National Poultry Enterprise is offering a one and a half day training course in poultry production at the Namibia Agricultural Union board room. Course fees are N$300 and more information can be obtained from Michael Mulunga on 0813860010, or gorobamul@gmail.com.

Farmers’ Association news:

Keetmanshoop: Sept 5th, 2012
Grootfontein: Sept 19th, 2012
Rehoboth: Sept 20th, 2012
Gobabis Sept 24th, 2012
Otjiwarongo Sept 27th, 2012
Windhoek: Sept 28th, 2012

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