Please be informed that the ComMark programme came to an end on 31 December 2009. Should you have any queries or need further assistance , please contact the relevant sector staff member(s):
- Agribusiness Sector Specialist - Lucille Gavera (+27 83 290 1260) or Mike De Klerk (+27 82 452 7749)
- Textiles & Apparel Sector Specialist - Andy Salm (+353 8623 88523)
- Tourism Sector Specialist - Wouter Schalken (+264 8120 89650) or click here for information on ongoing tourism projects in Southern Africa
WBHO/ComMark official launch: Umzimvubu Red Meat Project’s Custom Feeding Programme
The Umzimvubu livestock farming community, WBHO Construction and the ComMark Trust invites you to the official opening of the Umzimvubu Red Meat Project’s Custom Feeding Programme.
The official opening will be followed by the award of prizes to the owners of best performing animals in the feedlot and a celebratory lunch. A detailed programme will be forwarded shortly.
The event briefing document can be downloaded below.
Event presentations
- Beef Production Systems and Management – A. Skenjana
Beef production systems are classified according to the age at which animals emanating from a production unit are sold. The production unit could be a farm or one of the enterprises in a larger undertaking. A full description of a system includes the age, mass and carcass class at which animals are marketed, as well as the breeding, management and feeding practices followed.
- Optimization of Beef (weaner) production – Dr JM Rust
Presentation given by Dr JM Rust at Mount Frere on the Optimization of Beef (weaner) production, focusing on Reproduction and basic management, including marketing and selling of products in order to make a profit.
