African Farming Farmers' Day – Vanderbijlpark

African Farming, a proud print, digital and TV brand extension of the agricultural magazine Landbouweekblad, will host a grain and crop farmers’ day in Vanderbijlpark to empower farmers – be they emerging or seasoned commercial operations – to build more profitable businesses together. Experts and farmers will give insight and advice on a range of topics and explain how small changes to farming operations can have a big impact on a farmer’s bottom line. Attendees also get to share a meal and learn from one another. 

Tickets: R130

Buy your ticket on Computicket or at your nearest Shoprite/Checkers or contact Apollo Bomvana on 067 217 0190.

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PROGRAMME:

08:00 Arrival / Registration / Tea / Coffee

09:00 Welcoming – Peter Mashala, editor of African Farming Magazine

09:20 How to improve yield on maize – Pinky Hlabedi, Ba Kwa-Hlabedi Farm

09:50 My most important farming lessons – Amos Njoro, Ya-Rona TeTemo

10:20 New Ford models – representative of Ford South Africa

10:30 Tea/Coffee

11:00 John Deere’s value proposition and mechanisation solutions – Fortune Mathiba, John Deere Finance

11:30 How does Grain SA’s farmer development programme work? – Sandile Ngcamphalala, Grain SA

12:00 How Agripark Agriculture Machinery contribute to the success of grain farmers in the Emfuleni area – Nolundi Msengana, Agripark Agriculture Machinery

12:30 Closing – Apollo Bomvana, African Farming Magazine

LUNCH