Coronavirus: Update on agri events

The past week has seen a myriad of agri events being cancelled or postponed due to the restrictions put into place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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Below is a summary of the events that have been cancelled and the new dates of postponed events:

Cancelled

• Fertasa Congress (23 April)
• SA Cheese Festival (25 – 27 April)
• AVI Africa (9 – 11 June)
• IFAJ 2020 Congress (24 – 29 June)

Postponed

• Royal Show (24 July – 2 August)
• NAMPO Harvest Day (11 – 14 August)
• The Water Show (20 – 21 August)
• The Vet Expo (7 – 8 October)
• Agri Gauteng Young Farmer congress (21 May)
• SA Stud Book Elite 2020 Awards Dinner (25 September 2020)
• SASDT symposium (24 March) postponed indefinitely (new date will be confirmed by the end of May)
• Agricol Groendag (23 April) postponed to August (date TBA)
• Bloem Show (24 April – 2 May) possibly postponed to 28 August to 5 September (TBC)
• Vleissentraal/SA Stamboek ELITE Bulgroeitoetsklas (31 August)
• Agri Gauteng Expo (17 – 18 June)
• Agri Gauteng Urban Farming Expo (20 June)
• Agri Gauteng Prestige Evening (25 June)
• Ellisras Show (7 -13 July)
• Thabazimbi Show (25 – 27 July)
• George Show (27 July – 2 Aug)
• Lichtenburg Show (11 – 14 Aug)
• Kragdag (13 – 15 August)
• Agri Gauteng Annual Congress (20 August)
• RuVASA congress (31 August – 2 September)
• Vryburg Show (9 – 11 September)
• Free State Agriculture Young Farmer Conference (New date TBC)
• Agbiz Congress (7 – 9 April 2021)
• 2020 Sussex Centenary Celebrations (postponed to 2021)

This list will be updated on a regular basis. If you would like to share the new dates for your postponed event, feel free to send the information through to Ursula Human at az.oc.aidemsaalp@alusru.