February/March auction calendar

FREE STATE 12 MARCH

• Indigenous Veld Goats National Auction, Bloem Showgrounds, Bloemfontein. On offer: 160 ewes

(in lamb or with lamb) and 30 rams. Phone Gerhard Lourens on 082 496 5870, or Marene van der Walt on 082 494 3895.

LIMPOPO 26 FEBRUARY

• Northern Nguni Club Production Sale, Warmbad Veemark, Bela-Bela. On offer: eight bulls, 62 female animals, 80 commercial female animals and 100 weaner calves. Phone Carel Chalmers on 082 096 9586, or André Bothma on 082 452 3865. • Red Brahman Legacy Sale, Kranskop Sale Yards, Modimolle. On offer: five bulls, 20 + 20 cows with calves (some 3-in-1), 10 in-calf cows and 17 in-calf heifers. Phone Louis Greeff on 082 871 0106. 5 MARCH

• Doornpoort Genetics Boer Goat Production Sale, Warmbad Veemark, Bela-Bela. On offer: 25 rams, 170 ewes and 25 semen straws (from ‘Blixem’).

Phone Carel Chalmers on 082 096 9586, or Johan Bester on 082 838 8976.

• Ntaba Nyoni 3-in-1 Production Sale, Phala Phala Wildlife, Bela-Bela. On offer: 26 Borans, including six SP bulls and 20 SP cows; 30 Bonsmaras, including 10 SP bulls and 20 SP cows; and 16 Ankoles, including six SP bulls and 10 SP cows. Phone Lourens Koch on 083 286 6395, or Jessica Phathela on 072 107 4798.

GAUTENG 26 FEBRUARY

• SA Kalahari Red Club Auction, Fire and Wine Arena, Pretoria. On offer: 46 rams and 130 ewes. Phone Corné du Plessis on 076 101 9996, or PW van Heerden on 083 627 4133. 5 MARCH

• National Dorper Auction, Fire and Wine Arena, Pretoria. On offer: 163 Dorpers, including 50 rams and 113 ewes; and 69 White Dorpers, including 37 rams and 32 ewes. NORTH WEST 26 FEBRUARY

• Genetic Alliance Dorper Auction, Rubicon Pens, Koster.

On offer: 89 Dorpers, including 75 ewes and 14 rams; and 31 White Dorpers, including six rams and 25 ewes. Phone Corné du Plessis on 076 101 9996, or PW van Heerden on 083 627 4133. 9 MARCH

• Ghaapseberg Boer Goat Group Production Sale, Vryburg Showgrounds, Vryburg On offer: 31 stud and grade rams; 25 stud and grade ewes; and 60 commercial ewes (in all production stages). Phone Rudie van der Heever on 076 989 9166, or Theuns Visser on 082 338 1356. • 23 MARCH

Romagnola Foundation Sale, Rosengarten Farms, Hekpoort. On offer: 58 + 58 cows and calves, 30 in-calf cows, 13 heifers (bull mature), 15 bulls, 15 bull weaners and 15 heifer weaners. Phone Armando Balocco on 082 777 0616.