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T RA D E N E W S ••• • • • • REDISCOVER AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION We offer a number of services: Accurate surveys by qualified surveyors and irrigation special- ists. Irrigation system designs for all crops. Systems designed and supplied by Hinterland include: micro-irrigation sys- tems, drip irrigation systems, centre pivots, underground drip systems, Tinkie AF160 overhead systems as well as pipelines and pump stations. Hydro-mechanical system designs. Water-driven power generating solutions. Electrical power requirements such as: VSD-systems variable speed drive, kVA requirements, transformers and electric cable sizes. Automation of systems. Construction designs for pump-rooms, earth dams (cat- egory 0-3), concrete wells and floats. General water services such as water registrations, water veri- fications and valuations, water demand, determining the effec- tivity of systems, section 33 – reimplementation of lost water before qualifying period, environmental impact studies and geo-hy- draulic studies. Juan Booysen is the head of irrigation at Hinterland. Please contact him at 061 076 8691 or email him at [email protected]. REDISCOVER ANIMAL CARE At animal solutions the emphasis is on product, technical services and training. Due to our long-standing relationships with the most acknowledged suppliers in the animal value chain, we are able to offer the right product at the right time at affordable prices via our established network of retail outlets. The relationship that Hinterland has with the larg- est suppliers of animal feed and animal health remedies stretches over decades in many instances. For this reason we are proud of the product offering which we have available for the producer and continuously investigate new products and technology to ensure that our producers remain at the forefront of their industry. Our technical services include herd management programmes such as health programmes, feed flow planning, the formulation of rations, production input costs, as well as selection and breeding pro- grammes. We are involved with existing study groups and farmers’ unions, which are used as platforms for the com- munication of the latest industry trends. We also host information days for this purpose. We place a high premium on training. Not only internal training to ensure that our staff are informed of the latest trends and products in the market, but we also believe in the value which external training adds. For this reason we offer training for farm workers and will shortly be doing slaughter-ox selection training as well, in which we would like to involve farmers from the stud and commercial industry as well. Hinterland is proud to be the principal sponsor of the National Inter-breed Championships in Parys during @ALFA, where the country’s national male and female inter- breed champion animals will be selected. Phillip Lee is the animal production solutions man- ager at Hinterland. Contact him on 082 971 8692 or send an email to [email protected]. Rediscover what matters SENWES Scenario • AUG/SEP 2017 37