Nampo Cape 2025 set to shine the spotlight on smart farming innovation
As global agriculture navigates rising climate challenges, food insecurity, and population growth, Nampo Cape 2025 will once again bring together the country’s top minds and machinery to tackle the future of farming.
Sowing laughter: the prank tradition at Nampo’s Boerepatente
If you visited the Boerepatente (farmers’ patents) competition at Nampo, you might have been one of many people who fell for a practical joke there.
Nampo 2025 sets new record with over 87 000 visitors
A record-breaking 87 191 visitors attended the 57th annual Nampo Harvest Day at Nampo Park near Bothaville, Free State from 13 to 16 May, Grain SA announced on Monday.
‘Choose the SA Suffolk for lucrative sheep farming’
According to RC Malherbe, the SA Suffolk sheep breed has all the characteristics needed for profitable sheep farming.
Family farmers visit Nampo every year to boost their business
The Coetzee family visit Nampo every year looking for technology and innovations to help them on their farm in North West.
Boran: the ideal choice for the commercial farming sector
The Boran is renowned for its ability to maintain body condition despite extreme weather and difficult circumstances.
Visitor gallery: Nampo Day 3 and 4
Here are some photos taken by the Farmer's Weekly team on Day 3 of Nampo.
Designer seed the next focus for agricultural technology
Designer seed that focus on providing solutions to problems faced by farmers in specific regions is currently driving research at seed companies.
Steenhuisen on the 49 refugees and life after AGOA
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen told the media at Nampo 2025 that he was focusing his attention on the farmers that stayed in South Africa, and not those that have decided to leave for the US under President Donald Trump’s refugee programme.
Nampo 2025: Visitors more focussed on cost-efficient purchases compared to 2024, say exhibitors
After speaking to some exhibitors at Nampo, it would appear that farmers made fewer high-value purchases at the show this year, opting to buy more cost-effective items and machinery.
Getting to know the mounted officers at Nampo
Sergeant Mothasi Mgika and Constable Lerato Marai patrol the south gate entrance of Nampo Park on their horses Awakening and Bringani.
‘The Beefmaster is a smart investment’
According to Guy Rensburg, the Beefmaster is a good investment due to its ability to thrive under harsh conditions.
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