Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & EXPOS
8 TO 10 NOVEMBER
Agriculture & Forestry Expo, White River, Mpumalanga. Visit agfo.co.za.
22 NOVEMBER
International Conference on Agriculture, Food and Aqua 2018, Cape Town. Email Lily Smith at agriculture2018conference @gmail.com.
26 TO 28 NOVEMBER
African Agri Investment and Trade Indaba, Cape Town. Visit agri-indaba.com.
28 TO 29 NOVEMBER
Smart Farming/Precision Agriculture Conference 2018, Radisson Blu Le Vendome, Cape Town. Email Vusi Xaba at vusi@empiretraining.co.za.
COURSES & TRAINING 5 TO 9 NOVEMBER
Hydroponic Vegetable Production (accredited course), Kuruman. Phone Thebe Tshabang on
084 823 9391, or email agritraining.mentoring@gmail.com.
12 TO 16 NOVEMBER
Hydroponic Vegetable Production (accredited course), Pretoria. Phone Thebe Tshabang on
084 823 9391, or email agritraining.mentoring@gmail.com.
27 TO 29 NOVEMBER
Foundations for Farming Three-Day Basic Conservation Agriculture Course, Rustfontein Farm, Bronkhorstspruit. Phone Neill Jackson on
082 407 6774, or email him at neill@foundationsforfarming.org.
SHOWS & FESTIVALS 31 OCTOBER TO 2 NOVEMBER
Absa Champagne Festival, Inanda Club, Sandton. Visit absachampagnefest.co.za.
8 TO 10 NOVEMBER
Agriworks Expo, Van Der Stel Sports Grounds, Stellenbosch. Visit agriworks.co.za.
10 NOVEMBER
Elim Wine Festival,
Black Oystercatcher Wine Farm, Elim. Visit elimwines.co.za.
30 NOVEMBER TO 1 DECEMBER
Eastern Cape Wine Show, Boardwalk Convention Centre, Port Elizabeth. Visit easterncapewineshow.co.za.
IMPORTANT DATES 31 OCTOBER TO 1 NOVEMBER
Water-Energy-Food Nexus for South Africa, Glenhove Events Hub, Melrose Estate, Johannesburg. Visit saneathinkingenergy.co.za.
1 NOVEMBER
Agbiz Information Session, Leriba Lodge, Centurion. Email Karen Grobler at karen@agbiz.co.za.
7 NOVEMBER
Subtrop Marketing Symposium, Ingwenyama Sports and Conference Resort, White River. Phone Lizette de Wet on 015 307 3676/7, email lizette@subtrop.co.za, or visit avocado.co.za.
15 NOVEMBER
Agbiz Information Session, d’Olyfboom Family Estate, Paarl. Email Karen Grobler at karen@agbiz.co.za.
DATES TO DIARISE 2019 10 TO 15 JANUARY AND 14 TO 19 FEBRUARY
Mushroom Substrate Design, Cultivation and Business Plan Course, Cape Town. Phone Adriaan Smit on 082 749 8553, or visit mushroomacademy.com.
5 FEBRUARY
Dekalb Create Conference, Graceland Hotel, Secunda. Email Yolandi Stoltz at yolandi.stoltz@bayer.com
7 FEBRUARY
Dekalb Create Conference, Nampo Park, Bothaville. Email Yolandi Stoltz at yolandi.stoltz@bayer.com.
11 TO 13 MARCH
First Biannual International Soy for Human Health Conference, St George Hotel, Pretoria. Email Bronwyn and Petra Lawson at conferencepl@gmail.com, or phone 074 2018 7323.
12 TO 13 MARCH
Skills Development Summit, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria.
Email Gordon Campbell at gordon.campbell@capemedia.co.za, or visit skillssummit.co.za.
12 TO 14 MARCH
CGA Citrus Summit, Boardwalk Hotel, Port Elizabeth. Visit cga.co.za.
25 APRIL
Global Cherry Summit, Monticello Conference Center, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile. Visit globalcherrysummit.com.