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SA flowers win gold at Chelsea ... again
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or the 35th time in 42
years, the SA National
Biodiversity Institute's
exhibit at the Royal
Horticultural Society's Chelsea
Flower Show in London has
been awarded a gold medal.
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presenter hailing from
Namibia, he will discuss wire
worm in small stock.
K Dr Brylene Chitsunge is an
internationally acclaimed
expert and facilitator and a
tireless advocate for farmers
in South Africa. She will
discuss the challenges facing
small scale farmers.
K Dr Chris van Dijk -
Brucellosis is rampant at
present and he will discuss
this.
Kobus Mulder will also talk to
cheese-makers about the
And, in an additional
accolade, the display was also
awarded the President's
Award.
Designers David Davidson
and Ray Hudson, and a team
of Sanbi staff based at
entries in the 2017 SA Dairy
Championships and how to
improve their products.
There will be practical
demonstrations of hoof-
cutting and de-horning as
well.
A number of local farmers will
have their products on
display. These will include
dairy products, meat products
and leather goods.
And, there will be displays by
a number of concerns offering
goods and services required
by the dairy sector. They vary
from animal feed, animal
Kirstenbosch in Cape Town,
put together the exhibit,
which is circular in shape with
the theme Windows on
Biodiversity.
The exhibit , set against a
photographic backdrop of the
DAIRY DAY
medicine, cheese-making
requisites, banks, real estate
agents, solar heating and so
on.
There will be food on sale,
and rusks and warm bever-
ages free on arrival.
Booking is essential to help
with the catering.
Google the venue, Belnori
Boutique Cheesery on Google
Maps.
The day starts at 0930 for
1000.
For more information email
Rina Belcher at
[email protected]
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www.sasmallholder.co.za
Kirstenbosch National
Botanical Garden and the
Walter Sisulu National
Botanical Garden , is a rich
and varied display of plants
that represent all ten of South
Africa's National Botanical
Gardens: Free State, Hantam,
Harold Porter, Karoo Desert,
Kirstenbosch, Kwelera,
Lowveld, KwaZulu-Natal,
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