Here’s what you can look forward to:
Farmer’s Weekly: Bigger and better
Visit Farmer’s Weekly in the Nampo Hall at stands 64 and 87 for exclusive offers and merchandise that will be available only at the event.
Special offers include 50% off the cover price for a year’s print subscription and the latest issue (19 May 2017) for only R15!
The following items will be on sale (while stocks last):
Adult t-shirts – R150
Kiddies t-shirts – R100
Caps – R60
Pocket knives – R80
Umbrellas – R100
Mugs – R50
New women’s programme
Celebrity actresses Elma Postma and Lizz Meiring, among others, will form part of the ladies’ programme at Nampo Park.
Toit Wessels, assistant manager for NAMPO and GSA Marketing, says that many women attend the Nampo each year, and that it is a “privilege to include them”, adding that wives are often the “silent heroes of farming and we appreciate them”.
The get-together will be held in the GL Events tent next to the tea garden. It starts at 9:45am and will continue until 1pm.
The upgraded 4×4 track
Nampo 2017 also boasts a new 4×4 track. The old trail has been upgraded and new obstacles have been added.
Bike enthusiasts can try out the new track designed and built especially for motorcycles, four-wheel motorcycles and side-by-sides.
The bikers’ track is next to the seed plots near Gate 2.
Nation in conversation
The Nation in Conversation panel discussion during Nampo will be broadcast on several platforms.
The panel discussions will focus on:
Finances: Labour, Diversification & Financial Planning; From Commodity to Trademark; The Role of Advisors, Technology and Soil Health; Females in Agriculture, Focus on Youth: A future in Agriculture; Successful Transformation Initiatives and Agriculture – A Positive Outlook.
Carte Blanche’s Derek Watts; former Nation in Conversation guest anchor and media expert Jeremy Maggs; CEO of Galileo Capital, Theo Vorster, as well as Nation in Conversation co-anchor Mpumelelo Mkhabela will be some of the hosts facilitating the panel discussions.
