Sedert sy ontstaan ​​in 1976 streef Radium Engineering daarna om die beste verskaffer van sy produkte in die Suider-Afrikaanse landboumark te wees, in terme van voorkoms (konstruksie, sweiswerk, verfwerk en afwerking), ontwerp (ergonomie en skoonheidswerking), funksie (doeltreffendheid, gemak van gebruik, instandhouding en langslewendheid) asook na-verkope diens.

Ons is ʼn familiebesigheid, en as gevolg van ons familiewaardes sal Radium Engineering die maatskappy wat ons is bly en aanhou groei en ontwikkel.

Terwyl ons waardes en maniere gebaseer is op erfenis, weet ons ook dat families verander omdat nuwe geslagte bekendgestel word en hulle opwindende nuwe idees saambring.

So lei ons ʼn nuwe era in deur vooruit te dink met ʼn visie wat toekomende familie en toekomende geslagte insluit.

Ons handelsmerk weerspieël eerstens ons landbou-oorsprong en erfenis maar wys ook op die moderniteit en die hedendaagse uitkyk wat ons as ʼn vooruitstrewende maatskappy het.

Die nuwe bedryfshoof van Radium Engineering het ten spyte van sy jong voorkoms, al baie jare agter die blad, en ken die bedryf deur en deur. Landbouweekblad het met hom gesels oor sy ervaring, verbintenis met Radium Engineering en sy toekomsplanne by die maatskappy.

Ontmoet vir mnr. Jaco Orsmond, Radium Engineering se bedryfshoof sedert Mei vanjaar. Hy is ’n meganiese ingenieur van beroep en het sy kennis in Suid-Afrika, ander dele van Afrika en ook in die VSA opgedoen. Jaco bring nou hierdie ervaring na een van Suid-Afrika se mees gerespekteerde landbou ingenieurswerke, Radium Engineering.

As ’n bedryfshoof wat al sy moue in die bedryf moes oprol, is hy nie ’n bestuurder wat net tyd in ’n kantoor deurbring nie. Trouens, sy verbintenis met die landboubedryf en Radium Engineering spesifiek is deel van sy lewensverhaal, vertel Jaco.

“Ek het meganiese ingenieurswese aan die Universiteit van Pretoria studeer en het in 2007 by Radium begin werk terwyl ek besig was om my graad te voltooi. Hier het ek baie waardevolle ervaring opgedoen en was ek deel van verskeie belangrike projekte. Ek het later by AGCO Korporasie aangesluit en my ervaring verder uitgebrei. By AGCO was ek verantwoordelik vir ’n hele klomp projekte en is ek later as die hoofprojekbestuurder [sub: Lead Project Manager] vir die AGCO-opleidingsfasiliteit in Zambië aangewys. Dit is die eerste internasionale opleidingsfasiliteit van sy soort in Afrika en ook die eerste ontwikkeling van die AGCO Wes-Afrika opleidingsfasiliteit,” sê Jaco.

Hy was ook die hoofprojekingenieur verantwoordelik vir die vestiging van plaaslike vervaardiging in Suid-Afrika. Dit het produkontwerp en -ontwikkeling ingesluit gemik op die mark vir nuwe toetreders tot die landbou en kleinskaalboere. “Dit is vandag die grootste landboumark,” sê hy.

TERUG IN DIE KRAAL

Met hierdie vrag internasionale ondervinding, het Jaco vanjaar teruggekeer na Radium Engineering.

Sy betrokkenheid in die verlede by die ontwikkeling van vele van Radium se bestaande produkte, is steeds ’n aanwins vir die maatskappy.

“Terwyl ek by Radium gewerk het, en selfs daarna, was ek betrokke by verskeie projekte. Die belangrikste was die herontwerp van die Radium Power Rip Trip Assembly en om die Dual Tine Ripper se tande vanuit China te verkry. Ander groot projekte was die ontwerp van die strooier se ratkas, Radium se kombinasie masjien en Radium se Zone Till. Ek het ook aan verskeie ontwerpe en herontwerpe gewerk om doeltreffendheid en gehalte te verbeter en vervaardigingsprosesse te optimaliseer.”

MEGANISASIE NEIGINGS

Nuwe meganisasie tendense op plaaslike en internasionale vlak is iets wat Radium Engineering altyd in die oog hou.

Jaco meen dat die grootste neigings tans op presisieboerdery gefokus is.

“Dit is ’n tendens wat vanjaar gaan toeneem in die Suid-Afrikaanse mark en dit sal aanhou uitbrei na die res van die mark in Afrika oor die volgende paar jaar. Presisie in saadplasing en die toediening van plantvoeding en bemesting, sal belangriker word om grondvrugbaarheid en groter oeste te ondersteun.

“Dit is belangrik om die landbou met die jongste tegnologie te ondersteun, van begin tot einde.”

TEGNOLOGIE IN SA

Die impak van presisietegnologie op Suid-Afrikaanse boere sal doeltreffendheid verbeter, groter oeste oplewer en hersteltyd van masjinerie verminder. “Presisietegnologie verminder bedryfs- en onderhoudskoste en ander verliese. Dit sluit in saadverlies of onkiemingsprobleme weens swak saadplasing of ondoeltreffende gebruik van bemesting en plantvoeding. Die toepassing van presisieboerdery sal boerderye se besigheid meer winsgewend maak en die impak op die omgewing verminder,” sê Jaco.

Sy raad aan boere is om die huidige tegnologie te vertrou. “Dit is ontwikkel om boere te ondersteun en boerderymetodes te verbeter. Dit geld kommersiële en ontluikende boere. Nuwe toetreders tot die lande sal baat by meganisasie indien hulle wil groei en ’n volbare toekoms as boere wil verseker.

TOEKOMSVISIE

Radium Engineering is die afgelope 52 jaar die pasaangeër in die Suid-Afrikaanse landboumasjineriemark vir plaaslike vervaardiging. “Die fokus in die volgende vyf jaar sal wees om hierdie leidende rol te behou en ook om dit na die buiteland uit te brei. Ons wil nuwe produkte onwikkel en die bestaande produkte verbeter. Die bekendstelling van ons bestaande tegnologie aan boere in die res van die wêreld, is ons volgende uitdaging. Radium Engineering wil eindelik ’n vennoot en denkleier wees op ’n internasionale vlak en wil saam met ons klante werk om meer doeltreffende boerderymetodes te vind.”

Nader samewerking met klante en vennote in verskillende markte, is nog een van die doelwitte wat Jaco vir Radium Engineering stel. Sodoende wil hulle meer direk aan die behoefte van boere voorsien, maar ook met diens, ondersteuning en aanbevelings help om die beste moontlike resultate op die plaas te kry.

Klantediens is sedert sy ontstaan die kern van hoe Radium Engineering besigheid doen. “Wat ons onderskei is dat jy direk met die besluitnemers handel. Ons glo in persoonlike diens en wil die beste moontlike produk teen die beste moontlik prys bied. Daarom gesels ons direk met ons klante.”

From mechanical engineer to COO of one of the most reputable agricultural equipment manufacturers in Africa, Jaco Orsmond has truly walked the walk before talking the talk. A young and dynamic character with vast experience traversing the soil of Africa and the US, this COO is no ordinary executive. We had the great opportunity to ask Jaco a few questions:

What are the most significant projects you’ve been involved in over the last few years?

I studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pretoria and joined Radium in 2007 whilst completing my degree. I gained invaluable experience during this time and was involved in several significant projects. From there I joined AGCO Corporation to further my experience and was responsible for a number of projects including being Lead Project Manager for the AGCO Zambia Training Facility, which is the first global training facility on African soil and the initial development of the AGCO West Africa Training Facility. In addition, I was Lead Project Engineer on projects aiming to localize manufacturing in South Africa. This included the design and development of products targeting the emerging farmer market, the largest available agricultural market today. I returned to Radium in 2017 in order to put my international experience to practice.

I understand you’ve been involved in the development of many of Radium’s products, which ones are these?

Correct, whilst at Radium and even after I left, I was involved in several developments. Most significantly I redesigned the Radium Power Rip Trip Assembly and Dual Tine Ripper Tines to be sourced from China. Other major development projects included the designing of the Spreader Gearbox, Radium’s Combination Machine and Radium’s Zone Till. Additionally, I improved on various designs to maximize the quality and manufacturing processes of our products.

In your opinion, what are the top agricultural trends for 2018? Both in South Africa and from a machinery point of view specifically?

The most significant trend I see expanding, given our scarce resources, is that of precision farming. This is a trend that will grow in the South African market this year and will continue to expand into the broader African markets over the next few years. Precision in Nutrition application and seed placement will become the focus to ensure an increase in soil fertility and crop yields. It’s all about planting the seed in the right environment and at a precise location. It’s important to support farming with the current technology to farm in the right way from the start to finish.

How will these technologies impact South African farmers?

The focus for every farmer is to maximize their efficiency and crop yields every season while minimizing downtime. The reduction of required input and loss, for example seed loss due to poor seed placement and nutrition loss during application, needs to be a priority for every farmer in the future. Precision farming will aid the farmer to be more precise by improving their method of farming, which makes the business of farming more profitable with less negative impact on the environment.

How can farmers in South Africa prepare for this?

Farmers must trust in the current technology and that it has been developed to support them in improving their farming methods. This applies to both the commercial as well as the emerging farmers. The introduction of mechanization to emerging farmers will make them more sustainable in future.

Where do you see Radium in the next 5 years?

Radium Engineering has been a trend setter in the South African market for 52 years and our focus for the next 5 years will be to continue doing just that, both in the local and global market. We will focus mainly on the development of new products and improving current products as well as introducing current technology to support farmers on a global platform. We aim to be a global partner and thought leader and work alongside our customers to produce more efficient methods of farming.

What will it take to get you there?

We must work closely with our customers and partners in all markets to understand their needs. Our focus has to be on satisfying those needs with the best and correct product as well as providing the best service and support possible.

The fundamental message evident from my conversation with Jaco was that superior customer service will always be the core of Radium Engineering. Jaco said: “What makes us different is that you deal directly with the decision makers. We firmly believe in a personalised service and strive to provide the best possible product together with the best possible service at the best possible price.”

From the products they produce to their after sales service and far beyond, Radium continuously and consistently strive for an exceptional customer experience, making this business, more than any other in its sector, truly a force to be reckoned with.

Questions to ask your agricultural equipment supplier

Buying new agricultural equipment is a major investment and, like any good investment, you want to continue to profit from it down the line with as few hassles as possible. This means that, in addition to performing your own research of the equipment types on the market, you need to go through a knowledgeable supplier who can offer keen insight into every aspect of your new asset.

Here are a few questions you should put to your agricultural equipment supplier before making your final decision.

1. Which is the right machine for me?

You would have assessed your farm, looked at any plans for future growth or any decrease in production, and then determined that you need new agricultural equipment. This is where the supplier will step in to match your needs with the perfect machine for you. Make sure you give a thorough description of your operation so that the machine will match tasks required.

2. How powerful is the equipment needed?

Once you’ve established the machine to match the tasks, you need a machine to match the capacity.

There’s no value in saving money for a machine that can’t handle the load because you will lose those savings with repairs and replacements. However, buying a machine that’s too powerful is just wasting your money upfront as well as with the costs associated with running and repairing the machine. The rule of thumb is to invest in a machine that is as small as you can get by with because the smaller the rating, the lower the fuel consumption, emissions and storage you’ll need. Power requirements can be estimated and a good supplier will be able to assist you with this.

3. Are any attachments needed?

Having established exactly what you will spend on new agricultural equipment, you don’t want to discover that you actually have to purchase attachments which push you over your budget. Ask the supplier if the machinery comes complete or if there are extras to be purchased.

It’s also worth finding out whether the machine uses model-specific attachments or if they are interchangeable among different models as this will make them easier to source and less expensive down the line.

4. How reliable is this brand?

The reliability of your machine is vital and will form the basis for your cost/benefit analysis. There is absolutely no value in buying an agricultural machine that is unreliable or has a low reliability rating because it will end up costing you fairly quickly. Premium brands that have been tried and tested might come with a higher price tag, but the high-grade steel and reliable parts mean low maintenance costs and increased efficiency.

Your agricultural equipment supplier will have insights into the best brands available and will, no doubt, have brand preference; but it’s so easy to find reviews of products online that it’s really worth your while doing your own research before purchase. If somebody has bought an expensive product and is unhappy with its performance, they’re sure to complain about it online – so check it out.

5. How can I increase the longevity of my agricultural equipment?

There are often simple maintenance tips that can greatly increase the longevity of your investment if performed regularly and correctly. Of course, there’s no way to make any equipment last forever, but if you can get a few more years out of your purchase while saving on repair costs, then look into it. These might seem time-consuming at first, but will soon become part of your daily routine.

6. What are the costs involved?

There’s no way of getting around the fact that new agricultural equipment is expensive, and if you need to ask your supplier about financing options then do so. You will also need to find out what other costs are associated with the investment including services, part replacements, additional attachments, insurance and any other hidden costs that might be incurred. This will help you determine what is within your financial means.

7.  What is the warranty and any after-care?

This will definitely factor into your cost/benefit analysis as the price of after-care can be extremely high. Enquire about the warranty and exactly what this covers. Does the supplier service the machinery and what does the service involve? How often is this needed and what happens when something goes wrong? You don’t want to find all this out when the machine breaks down and you’re left losing profits because of non-production.

With any big investment, it’s worth being thorough beforehand. Chat to others in the industry about agricultural equipment suppliers, who they’ve used and why. You’ll quickly differentiate the industry experts from those just looking to make a quick sale.

For more information on agricultural equipment, contact Radium Engineering. With years of expertise, a passion for the agricultural industry and a commitment to manufacturing superior equipment, Radium Engineering is the answer to all your farming and agricultural equipment needs.

As jy deel van die Suid-Afrikaanse landbougemeenskap is en nog nie NAMPO bygewoon óf al daarvan gehoor het nie, is jy op die regte plek. Hier is alles wat jy sal moet weet oor hierdie opwindende handelskou, asook al die redes waarom jy dit móét bywoon.

Wat is NAMPO?

Die NAMPO Landbouhandelskou is ’n vier-daguitstalling wat alles vertoon wat met die landboubedryf te doen het, van vee tot rekenaars. Besoekers word ook bederf met praktiese demonstrasies van die verskillende implemente en masjinerie, ’n kenmerk wat NAMPO van enige ander expo onderskei. NAMPO Park het 80Ha grond wat met verskillende gewasse beplant is en spesifiek vir hierdie doel opsy gesit is, waardeur die boer landboukundige toerusting onder realistiese werksomstandighede kan sien en vergelyk.

Wanneer is NAMPO 2017?

NAMPO 2017 vind vanaf Dinsdag, 16 Mei tot Vrydag, 19 Mei 2017 plaas.

Waar word NAMPO 2017 gehou?

Die NAMPO Parkuitstallingsentrum is 16.6 km noord van Bothaville in die Vrystaat geleë.

Hoe kom jy by NAMPO 2017 uit?

Dit is maklik om NAMPO Park te vind sodra jy in Bothaville aankom. Ry noordwaarts op die R30 wat jou Bothaville neem. Sodra jy verby Pecan Farm aan jou regterkant is, kyk uit vir NAMPO Park wat ook regs net af van die R30 is. Die afstand vanaf Bothaville na NAMPO Park is 16.6 km – ’n reistyd van ongeveer 10 minute.

Wie stal by NAMPO 2017 uit?

NAMPO verwelkom jaarliks ’n ​​toenemende aantal uitstallers a.g.v. positiewe verkoopsreaksies, die unieke demonstrasieprogram en die hoë aantal besoekers – insluitende leiers regoor die bedryf. Dit verseker dat alle sektore van die landbou-insetverskaffers verteenwoordig word.

Uitstallersprofiel:

• Trekker- en implementvervaardigers
• Besproeiingsbedryf
• Vervoerbedryf
• Chemiese bedryf
• Kunsmisorganisasies
• Finansiële instellings
• Voervervaardigers
• Uitbreidingsdienste
• Kommersiële sektore
• Landboukoöperasies
• Nutsdiensverteenwoordigers
• Veebedryf

Produkprofiel:

Trekkers, landbou-masjinerie, kommersiële voertuie, besproeiingstoerusting, pompe, kragopwekkers, navorsingsorganisasies, finansiële dienste, bank- en termynkontrakte, vervoertoerusting en materiaalhantering, chemiese produkte, voerstelselprodukte en -dienste, sade, suiweltoerusting en -produkte, vark-, pluimvee-, bees- en skaaptoerusting en -dienste, hidroponika, kunsmatige inseminasietoerusting asook dienste, produkte en IT tegnologie vir boerderye.

Watter demonstrasies sal by NAMPO 2017 plaasvind?

Die ongelooflike demonstrasies wat oor dié vier dae plaasvind, plaas die NAMPO Landbouhandelskou in ’n klas van sy eie. Dit sluit in:

• Interaktiewe trekker- en implementdemonstrasies
• Vertoning van stamboombeeste, -skape en suiwer-geteelde -perde
• Graan SA en Omnia Farmer se patente-demonstrasies
• 4×4-voertuigdemonstrasies
• “Quad”-demonstrasies
• Skaapskeer-, wolklassifikasie- en hanteringsdemonstrasies
• Toyota, Veeplaas en Graan SA Internasionale Jong Afslaerskompetisie

’n Hoogtepunt op die program is beslis die boerpatente-kompetisie waar boere wat toerusting as plaasoplossings uitgevind, ontwerp of aangepas het, genooi word om hierdie idees met mede-boere te deel. Geen gepatenteerde produkte kan ingeskryf word nie, maar die kompetisie bied aanloklike pryse in verskeie kategorieë.

Watter fasiliteite is by NAMPO Park beskikbaar?

NAMPO Park het ’n verskeidenheid fasiliteite wat ideaal geskik is vir ’n uitstalling van hierdie skaal. Uitstallers kan groot, oop of goedbedekte staanplekke gebruik. Alternatiewelik kan uitstallers hul eie staanplekke oprig. Daar is water-, krag-, kommunikasie-, restaurant- en ablusiegeriewe beskikbaar, en noodhulp- en brandweerdienste is ook deurgaans op bystand.

Die media word uitgenooi om die NAMPO Landbouhandelsentrum se moderne mediasentrum te gebruik, terwyl besoekers verseker kan wees van voldoende aanwysings d.m.v. doeltreffende aanwysings en inligtingsgidse. Dit is ook maklik om rond te beweeg op die goedgegradeerde voetgangerspaaie en rusareas onder skaduryke bome.

Uitstallers en besoekers het toegang tot ruim parkeerplek en ’n pendeldiens sal die NAMPO Park 2017-vertoonveld met die Bothaville-lughawe verbind. Die terrein het ook ’n helikopterlandingsarea en aanloopbaan naby die noordelike voertuigparkeerarea.

Die terrein se uitsonderlike spysenieringsfasiliteite beloof goeie kos teen billike pryse. Die restaurantfasiliteite bied baie verskeidenheid en die Fanie Ferreira-saal het plek vir 1 200 mense met 22 gespesialiseerde en algemene wegneemrestaurante, perfek vir diegene wat ’n ete wil gryp en aanbeweeg. Daar is ook ’n biertuin op die terrein en ’n teekamer wat drankies verkoop.

Wat is die toegangsgeld vir NAMPO 2017?

Kaartjies na NAMPO 2017 is aanlyn beskikbaar by www.ticketpros.co.za of by die hek. Parkering is gratis. Die hekke maak 7vm oop en sluit elke dag 5nm.

Die aanlyntoegangsfooie is:

R85 Dinsdag

R95 Woensdag

R95 Donderdag

R85 Vrydag

Die hektoegangsfooie is:

R50 Maandag (slegs vir uitstallers)

R100 Dinsdag

R110 Woensdag

R110 Donderdag

R100 Vrydag

NAMPO 2017 Vinnige Feite

• Die vee wat verteenwoordig word sluit 31 beesrasse, 10 skaaprasse sowel as 3 perdrasse perde en 6 bokrasse in.
• Die aantal uitstallers het van 516 in 2000 tot meer as 650 in 2015 toegeneem.
• Die aantal besoekers het van 50 400 in 2000 tot 69 584 in 2015 gestyg.
• Sowat 88% van besoekers woon NAMPO by om nuwe produkte te sien.
• Sowat 61% van die besoekers woon NAMPO by om produkte te koop.
• Die totale uitstalarea is 187 690m2.
• In 2009 was die uitstallersomsette R1 miljard.

If you are in the South African agricultural community and have not attended or heard about NAMPO, then you’ve come to the right place. Here is everything you will need to know about this exciting agricultural trade show and all the reasons you should attend.

 What is NAMPO?

The NAMPO Agricultural Trade Show is a four-day exhibition which showcases everything related to the agricultural industry from livestock to computers and farm equipment. Visitors are also treated to practical demonstrations of the various implements and machinery, a feature which distinguishes NAMPO from any other show. NAMPO Park has 80Ha of land – cultivated with different crops – all set aside for this feature, which allows the farmer to view agricultural and farm equipment comparatively under real working conditions.

 When is NAMPO 2017?

 NAMPO 2017 will be taking place from Tuesday, 16 May until Friday, 19 May 2017.

 Where is NAMPO 2017 held?

 The NAMPO Park Exhibition site is situated 16.6km north of Bothaville in the Free State.

 How to get to NAMPO 2017?

 It’s easy to find NAMPO Park once you’ve reached Bothaville. Simply head north on the R30 which takes you out of Bothaville. Once you’ve passed Pecan Farm on your right, look out for NAMPO Park also situated on the right just off the R30. The distance from Bothaville to NAMPO Park is 16.6km which takes approximately 10 minutes of travelling time.

 Who is exhibiting at NAMPO 2017?

 NAMPO continues to welcome increasing numbers of exhibitors year-on-year because of positive sales’ reactions, the unique demonstration programme and the high number of visitors – including leaders across the industry. This ensures all sectors of the agricultural input suppliers are represented.

Exhibitor Profile:

• Tractor and farm implement manufacturers
• Irrigation industry
• Transport industry
• Chemical industry
• Fertiliser organisations
• Financial institutions
• Feed manufacturers
• Extension services
• Commercial sectors
• Agricultural co-operatives
• Utilities’ representatives
• Livestock industry

Product Profile:

Tractors, agricultural machinery, commercial vehicles, irrigation equipment, pumps, generators, research organisations, financial services, banking and futures, transport equipment and materials handling, chemical products, feeding systems products and services, seeds, dairy equipment and products, pig, poultry, cattle and sheep equipment and services, hydroponics, artificial insemination equipment, services and products and IT technology for farming.

 What demonstrations will take place at NAMPO 2017?

Setting the NAMPO Agricultural Trade Show apart from other exhibitions are the incredible live demonstrations that take place over the four days. These include:

• Interactive tractor and farm implement demonstrations
• Display of pedigree stock of cattle, sheep and purebred horses
• Grain SA and Omnia Farmer’s patents demonstrations
• 4×4 vehicle demonstrations
• Quad demonstrations
• Sheep shearing, wool classification and handling demonstration
• Toyota, Veeplaas and Grain SA International Young Auctioneer Competition

A highlight on the programme is certainly the farmers’ patents competition where farmers who have invented, designed or adapted farm equipment as solutions are invited to share these ideas with fellow farmers. No patented products can be entered, but the competition does offer enticing prizes in a variety of categories.

What facilities are available at NAMPO Park?

 NAMPO Park has a variety of facilities directly suited to an exhibition of this scale. Exhibitors can make use of large, open or well-covered stands. Alternatively, exhibitors can erect their own stands. There are water, power, communication, restaurant and ablution facilities available as well as first-aid and firefighting services on standby throughout.

Media are invited to use the NAMPO Agricultural Trade Show’s modern media centre, while visitors are ensured adequate show directions through effective signage and information guides. There is also ease of movement through well-grassed pedestrian walkways and rest area under shady trees.

Exhibitors and visitors have access to ample parking space and a commuter service will connect the NAMPO Park 2017 showground with the Bothaville airport. The site also has a heliport and runway in close vicinity to the northern vehicle parking area.

The site’s exceptional catering facilities promise good food all at reasonable prices. The restaurant facilities are extremely varied and the Fanie Ferreira Hall has seating for 1 200 people with 22 specialised and general takeaway restaurants suited to those on the go. There is also a beer garden on site and a tearoom selling beverages.

 What is the entrance fee for NAMPO 2017?

 Tickets to NAMPO 2017 are available online at www.ticketpros.co.za or at the gate. Parking is free. The gates open at 7am and close at 5pm daily.

Online entrance fee is:

R85 Tuesday

R95 Wednesday

R95 Thursday

R85 Friday

Gate entrance fee is:

R50 Monday (exhibitors only)

R100 Tuesday

R110 Wednesday

R110 Thursday

R100 Friday

NAMPO 2017 Fast Facts

• The livestock represented include 31 breeds of cattle, 10 breeds of sheep as well as 3 breeds of horses and 6 breeds of goats.
• The number of exhibitors increased from 516 in 2000 to more than 650 in 2015.
• The number of visitors increased from 50 400 in 2000 to 69 584 in 2015.
• Some 88% of visitors attend NAMPO to view new products.
• Some 61% of visitors attend NAMPO to buy products.
• The total exhibitor area is 187 690m2.
• The exhibitor turnover in 2009 was R1 billion.

Vanjaar se NAMPO Oesfees sal rekord getalle besoekers van 16 tot 19 Mei 2017 na die feesterrein in Bothaville, Vrystaat lok, waar leiers in die landbousektor die nuutste produkte en dienste sal uitstal.

Die vier-dag uitstalling word deur Graan SA georganiseer en het verlede jaar ’n ongeëwenaarde 75 116 besoekers gelok wat gekom het om die 685 uitstallers te ontmoet. Een van hierdie suksesvolle uitstallers was ’n toonaangewende verskaffer van landboutoerusting en -gereedskap, Radium Engineering, wat in 2017 vir die 49ste agtereenvolgende jaar sal terugkeer.

“Hierdie skou bied ’n ongelooflike platform vir diés in die landboubedryf om van aangesig tot aangesig met verskeie sake-eienaars en verskaffers te gesels,” het Grant Roest, uitvoerende hoof van Radium Engineering gesê. “Dit is noodsaaklik vir die groei van dié sektor in die land aangesien dit plaaslike boere en rolspelers in die bedryf aan ’n internasionale mark blootstel.”

Radium Engineering bied ’n wye verskeidenheid kundig-ontwerpte, betroubare implemente om landbou- en boerderytoerustingsbehoeftes te bevredig. Met Radium aan die voorpunt van tegnologiese vooruitgang en baanbrekerontwerp, word elke stukkie masjinerie versigtig ontwerp en volgens streng spesifikasies vervaardig. Hul reeks sluit weidingsbeligters, strooiers, en grondbewerking- en voedingstoerusting in.

As gevolg van die skou se gehalte, groei wêreldwye belangstelling jaarliks: in 2016 was daar 60 buitelandse uistallers, en selfs meer word in 2017 verwag. Hierdie, tesame met die toename in algehele getalle, is ’n aanduiding van die groei in die bedryf ten spyte van moeilike landboutoestande.

Die uitstalling se 50-jaar-lange bedrywighede het ongelooflik gegroei van sy nederige oorsprong in 1967 toe ’n totaal van agt uitstallers deelgeneem en 203 mense dit bygewoon het. Maar die uitstalling vervul duidelik ’n massiewe behoefte in die Suid-Afrikaanse mark vir ’n landbou-gefokusde, behoeftegedrewe handelskou wat nou verteenwoordigers uit elke aspek van die bedryf lok.

Die aanvanklike fokus van mielieproduksie en sy meganisasie is omskep in statiese en virtuele uitstallings, met spesialiste in die verskillende velde wat kundige insig in moderne produkte en praktyke deel. Die uitstallers en fasiliteite van die NAMPO 2017 Oesfees het daarin geslaag om tred te hou met ontwikkelings in die landboutegnologie, wat verseker dat byna elke faset van landbou aangespreek word.

Volgens Cobus van Coller, die voorsitter van die NAMPO Oesfees, het “die NAMPO Oesfees oor die afgelope half-eeu in ’n handelsmerk ontwikkel wat akkuraat resoneer met moderne landbou in Suid-Afrika. Dit spreek tot die algemene publiek as verbruikers van ons landbouprodukte; dit spreek tot alle produsente in ons land; dit spreek tot besluitnemers in die regering en die bedryf; selfs die internasionale arena vind aanklank daarby en die groeiende belangstelling uit die buiteland bevestig dit. ”

Hy het gesê die onlangse droogte maak dit veral belangrik vir produsente om NAMPO 2017 fees te besoek sodat inligting en insigte uitgeruil kan word.

Besoekers aan NAMPO 2017 sal aan ’n kombinasie van die nuutste meganisasie tegnologie, ’n wye verskeidenheid insetprodukte, asook voertuie en toebehore wat toegewy is aan die verbetering van die landbouproses, blootgestel word. In die diere-afdeling sal daar ’n uitstalling van groot- en kleinveerasse wees – met ’n daaglikse veeuitstalling – asook perde en selfs uitstallings deur die wildsbedryf. Die afslaerskompetisie wat in die veilingsaal aangebied word, is ook een van die skouhoogtepunte.

Besoek NAMPO Oesfees 2017 van 16 tot 19 Mei buite Bothaville, Vrystaat. Kaartjies is by www.ticketpro.co.za beskikbaar.

Este año, el día de la cosecha de NAMPO pretende atraer un número record de visitantes a sus instalaciones de Bothaville, Free State, Sudáfrica, del 16 al 19 de mayo de 2017, y contará con líderes del sector agrícola que mostrarán las últimas novedades en productos y servicios.

Organizada por Grain SA, el año pasado esta exhibición de cuatro días atrajo a 75.116 visitantes que vinieron a interactuar con las 685 empresas expositoras allí presentes. Una de estas empresas era el fabricante líder de equipos y herramientas agrícolas, Radium Engineering, que volverá en 2017, siendo este su cuadragésimo noveno año.

“Esta exposición ofrece una plataforma excelente para que aquellos presentes en la industria agrícola puedan conocer a los dueños del negocio y a los fabricantes cara a cara”, dijo Grant Roest, CEO de Radium Engineering. “Esto es vital para el crecimiento este sector en el país ya que hace que los agricultores locales y agentes de la industria se abran al mercado internacional”.

Radium Engineering ofrece una amplia gama de herramientas fiables diseñadas por expertos con el objetivo de satisfacer las necesidades agrarias. Con Radium al frente de los avances tecnológicos y diseños innovadores, cada pieza de maquinaria se diseña cuidadosamente y se fabrica de acuerdo a estrictas especificaciones. Su gama incluye pastoreadores, esparcidores, equipos de labranza y de alimentación.

Debido al calibre de esta exhibición, el interés de empresas expositoras y visitantes internacionales aumenta cada año, y en 2016 recibió a unas 60 empresas extranjeras, número que aumentará en 2017. Esto, junto al incremento de las cifras generales, indica que la industria está creciendo a pesar de las difíciles condiciones agrícolas.

La exposición, que cumple 50 años esta edición, ha vivido un crecimiento masivo desde su origen en 1967, en la que participaron ocho empresas expositoras y acudieron 203 personas. Sin embargo, está claro que la expo satisfizo esa gran necesidad que tenía el mercado sudafricano de una feria comercial enfocada a la agricultura y sus necesidades que ahora atrae a representantes de todos los aspectos de la industria.

El enfoque inicial hacia la producción de maíz y su proceso de mecanización se ha transformado en exposiciones fijas y displays virtuales, con especialistas en los diferentes campos que proporcionan conocimiento experto de los productos modernos y sus prácticas. Las empresas expositoras y las instalaciones de NAMPO 2017 han conseguido mantenerse al día con la evolución de la tecnología agrícola, asegurándose de que se atiende a todas las facetas de este campo.

Cobus van Coller, presidente del Día de la Cosecha NAMPO, cuenta “a lo largo de los últimos cincuenta años, este día ha ido evolucionando en una marca con un impacto en la agricultura moderna de Sudáfrica. Se dirige al público general como consumidores de nuestros productos agrícolas, a todos los productores de nuestro país, a los que toman las decisiones en el gobierno y en la industria, e incluso atrae al ámbito internacional y el creciente interés desde el extranjero lo confirma”.

También dijo que la reciente sequía ha hecho que la visita de los productores a NAMPO 2017 fuera especialmente importante, ya que allí pueden intercambiar información y conocimientos.

Los visitantes de NAMPO 2017 descubrirán una combinación de la última tecnología de mecanización, una gran variedad de productos, vehículos y accesorios dedicados a mejorar los procesos agrarios. En la sección de animales habrá representación de razas grandes y razas pequeñas, con una exhibición diaria de ganado, así como caballos e incluso exhibiciones de la industria de la fauna salvaje. La competición de los subastadores, que tendrá lugar en el salón de apuestas, también es otro de los espectáculos destacados.

Ven al Día de la Cosecha NAMPO 2017 del 16 al 19 de mayo en las afueras de Bothaville, provincia del Free State, Sudáfrica. Tickets disponibles en www.ticketpros.co.za

This year’s NAMPO Harvest Day is set to attract record numbers of visitors to the Bothaville, Free State venue from 16 to 19 May 2017, with leaders in the agricultural sector demonstrating the latest in products and services.

From strength to strength

Organised by Grain SA, the four-day exhibition last year attracted an unmatched 75 116 visitors who came to interact with the 685 exhibitors. One of these successful exhibitors was a leading supplier of agricultural equipment and tools, Radium Engineering, who will be returning for the 49^th year running in 2017.

“This show provides an incredible platform for those in the agricultural industry to interact with various business owners and suppliers face-to-face,” said Grant Roest, CEO of Radium Engineering. “This is vital to the growth of this sector within the country as it opens up local farmers and industry players to an international market.”

Radium Engineering offers a broad range of expertly designed, dependable implements aimed at satisfying the agricultural and farming equipment needs. With Radium being at the forefront of technological advances and ground-breaking design, each piece of machinery is carefully designed and manufactured according to strict specifications. Their range includes pasturators, spreaders, tillage and feeding equipment.

Because of the trade show’s calibre, global interest by exhibitors and visitors is increasing year on year with 2016 welcoming some 60 foreign exhibitors and more expected in 2017. This, as well as the boost in numbers overall, is indicative of growth in the industry despite tough agricultural conditions.

The importance of NAMPO

The exhibition’s 50-year run has seen massive growth from its humble 1967 origins when a total of eight exhibitors participated and 203 people attended. The exhibition obviously fulfilled a massive need in the South Africa market for an agriculturally-focused, needs-driven trade show that now attracts representatives from every aspect of the industry.

The initial focus of maize production and its mechanisation has been transformed into static exhibitions and virtual displays, with specialists in the various fields giving knowledgeable insights into modern products and practices. The NAMPO 2017 Harvest Day’s exhibitors and facilities have managed to keep up with developments in farming technology, ensuring almost every facet of agriculture is addressed.

According to Cobus van Coller, chairman of the NAMPO Harvest Day: “Over the past half-century the NAMPO Harvest Day has evolved into a brand that accurately resonates modern agriculture in South Africa. It speaks to the general public as consumers of our agricultural products; it speaks to all producers in our country; it speaks to decision makers in government and the industry; it even appeals to the international arena and the growing interest from abroad confirms it.”

He said the recent drought has made it particularly important for producers to visit NAMPO 2017 festival for the exchange of information and insights.

Visitors to NAMPO 2017 will be exposed to a combination of the latest mechanisation technology, a wide variety of input products, vehicles and fixtures all dedicated to improving the agricultural process. In the animal section, there will be representation of large-stock and small-stock breeds – with a daily livestock exhibition – as well as horses and even exhibitions by the wildlife industry. The auctioneers’ competition, hosted in the auction hall, is also one of the show highlights.

Visit NAMPO Harvest Day 2017 from 16 to 19 May outside Bothaville, Free State. Tickets available at www.ticketpros.co.za