Auctions
African Farming livestock and crop farmers’ day leaves farmers inspired
Nearly 100 farmers recently attended the African Farming grain and livestock farmers’ day in Brits, North West, despite wet weather.
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Good breeding material acquired
Bulls known for their good weaning calves were acquired at the Fairbridge Brangus stud’s production auction in Maclear.
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First production auction a winner
The Droughtmaster stud On Top’s first production auction at the Paardefontein farm, Standerton, was a big success.
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Impressive polled bull sold for R200 000
An excellent Simbra bull was sold for the highest price of R200 000 at Richter Simbras’ 18th auction. Martin Coetzee...
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Top breeders raise quality Dormers
The quality of the Dormers on offer at the Hatari Dormer auction resulted in an excellent average price of R18...
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Four Charolais bulls sold for R100 000 or more
Franz Gerber from Klipkuil Farm, Amalia, purchased CB 20-166 for the highest price of R130 000 at Louwcoe Charolais’s 11th...
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Half a million for a Boer goat ram!
The Boer goat ram Komatsu from the Lukas Burger Boer Goat Stud was sold this week for a record price...
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Land Bank offers olive branch to its old client base
African Farming spoke with Themba Rikhotso, CEO of the Land Bank, and Theo de Jager, director of the Southern African...
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Now feathers can fly at online auctions
One of the pioneers of online livestock trading in South Africa, SwiftVEE, has introduced a platform, SwiftVERE, where users can...
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Traceability: ‘Meat industry cannot wait for ideal system’
Cooperation in the meat industry tops the list of factors that will open new markets for red meat.
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Established in 2020, African Farming aims to support black commercial farming in South Africa by providing informative and inspiring content and creating communication and education channels to help farmers develop and grow. Its initiatives include African Farming information days and workshops, which empower farmers – whether new or experienced – to build profitable and sustainable farming enterprises.