I am out of office for a couple of days (Council meeting and National Auction Bloemfontein).
Will give feedback when I return.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Dorperland Meeting and visit
I attended the meeting of Dorperland in Upington on 23 February 2011. Everyone made me feel welcome and I want to thank all the members of the Club for the wonderful treatment I received and a well planed auction. The sale on 24 February went very well and the rams on auction was sold for more than R6400 on average.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Out of Office
I'll be out of office for a couple of days, visiting the Dorperland Club in Upington and also attending their meeting.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Broadcasting time and Date - Agri TV
The Dorper segment will be broadcast on SABC 2 (on Agri TV) on Tuesday 22 February 2011 @ 05:30
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Nasionale Veldram Projek - Comments
I received a couple of interesting questions with regard to our National Veld Ram Project.
I believe that by discussing it and getting feedback from our members, we can better the project and get more breeders involved.
The intake dates might not suite everyone or we can advertise it ourselves earlier as soon as the last Indexes of the rams are available etc.
You may post your comments by clicking on the comment link at the bottom of this post. You need not sign in as a registered user, but can do so anonymously (last option at the drop down menu when posting the comment).
Please keep it positive and comment on issues that can benefit this very important project.
I believe that by discussing it and getting feedback from our members, we can better the project and get more breeders involved.
The intake dates might not suite everyone or we can advertise it ourselves earlier as soon as the last Indexes of the rams are available etc.
You may post your comments by clicking on the comment link at the bottom of this post. You need not sign in as a registered user, but can do so anonymously (last option at the drop down menu when posting the comment).
Please keep it positive and comment on issues that can benefit this very important project.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Auctions - Advertising
I receive numerous inquiries about auctions from buyers and members on a daily basis.
I need some input on this, so please comment on this post.
We currently don't have a "auction link" on the www.dorpersa.co.za web page.
Should we have such a link where anybody can advertise their dorper auction or should we only publish those under the protection of the Dorper Society?
I'm also thinking to use bulk sms to remind people of upcoming auctions.
I need some input on this, so please comment on this post.
We currently don't have a "auction link" on the www.dorpersa.co.za web page.
Should we have such a link where anybody can advertise their dorper auction or should we only publish those under the protection of the Dorper Society?
I'm also thinking to use bulk sms to remind people of upcoming auctions.
About us - 2011-02-16
Updated the www.dorpersa.co.za/about webpage, for those of you who wants to put a face
behind the voice when you speak to people at the Dorper office.
behind the voice when you speak to people at the Dorper office.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
A week without telephones - 2011-02-15
What a strange week last week proved to be. We had lots of rain to the extent that a fibre optic cable was washed away/ damaged and Middelburg was without any land line or cellphone reception for more that 3 days. It was both nice and frustrating without any telephones, but when our Internet connection and emails also stop working it became only frustrating. No way to communicate with our members.
We were without electricity for a while too.
It gave us time to finish Pedigree certificates, Agenda's for meetings, import / export permits, general enquiries etc. but there was no way to actually send these documents to the relevant people.
On Friday 11 February I was invited to attend a Gala evening at Grootfontein College in celebration of their centenary year. What a surprise when I saw so many people wearing our Dorper tie. Presidents from other small stock breeds asked me if I had to bribe people wearing the Dorper tie? "We all know that the Dorpers is the breed to associate with and nobody needs to be bribed to show it", was my response.
Look out for some photos in the Landbouweekblad and you just might spot someone proudly wearing the Dorper tie!
We were without electricity for a while too.
It gave us time to finish Pedigree certificates, Agenda's for meetings, import / export permits, general enquiries etc. but there was no way to actually send these documents to the relevant people.
On Friday 11 February I was invited to attend a Gala evening at Grootfontein College in celebration of their centenary year. What a surprise when I saw so many people wearing our Dorper tie. Presidents from other small stock breeds asked me if I had to bribe people wearing the Dorper tie? "We all know that the Dorpers is the breed to associate with and nobody needs to be bribed to show it", was my response.
Look out for some photos in the Landbouweekblad and you just might spot someone proudly wearing the Dorper tie!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Agri TV interview - Dorpers
We had a visit from Agri TV today and they interviewed me and also one of our members on a farm close to Middelburg Eastern Cape.
They took some nice shoots of Dorpers (which will look much better on TV then me).
For those of you who's interested in when the segment will be televise, I'll let you know via our webpage @ www.dorpersa.co.za/news
They took some nice shoots of Dorpers (which will look much better on TV then me).
For those of you who's interested in when the segment will be televise, I'll let you know via our webpage @ www.dorpersa.co.za/news
VS Veldram Auction 2011-02-08
I attended the Free State Club Veld Ram auction yesterday, 8 Feb 2011.
I will post information on the auction @ www.dorpersa.co.za/news tomorrow.
It was nice meeting and talking to some of the club members.
Congratulations to Garry and his team on a well organised auctions.
I will post information on the auction @ www.dorpersa.co.za/news tomorrow.
It was nice meeting and talking to some of the club members.
Congratulations to Garry and his team on a well organised auctions.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Dorper into the new Century Ads
The English edition of the "Dorper into the new Century" manual needs to be printed again soon.
Anyone that's interested in advertising in the new edition needs to contact the office.
You can either phone us at +2749 8422241 or send an email to dorperinfo@adsactive.com to place your order.
There is a limited amount of ads in the manual, so place your order early to avoid disappointment.
The book is used as the manual of the Dorper Sheep Breeders Society and is widely circulated.
This year I'll draw a name out of the first 25 ads, that person will advertise for free.
Anyone that's interested in advertising in the new edition needs to contact the office.
You can either phone us at +2749 8422241 or send an email to dorperinfo@adsactive.com to place your order.
There is a limited amount of ads in the manual, so place your order early to avoid disappointment.
The book is used as the manual of the Dorper Sheep Breeders Society and is widely circulated.
This year I'll draw a name out of the first 25 ads, that person will advertise for free.
OP Dorperklub Veiling 03-02-2011 - Burgersdorp
Today was a dark day for me regarding auctions. I attended the above auction and the auction was not well attended by buyers, hence the auction was not good for all our breeders.
I will post the results later on our website under the news link.
On my way back to the office I saw some dark clouds in the sky and the quote "every dark cloud has a silver lining" came to mind. Then I thought that dark clouds also brings the promise of rain and that there are positives to learn from all the negatives.
It's a pity that some of the breeders had to travel far and maybe financially it was not worth their while to bring their rams to the auction.
We all have the responsibility to advertise these auctions by word of mouth. Commercial Farmers should realise that the breeders go to a lot of trouble to bring animals to the auctions.
I received some good news when arriving at the office. Prieska Veldram Project auction did very well !
I will post that on the Dorper Web Page next week, and publish the results as soon as I receive it. Stay positive and enjoy the rest of the week. - Attie Westraad
I will post the results later on our website under the news link.
On my way back to the office I saw some dark clouds in the sky and the quote "every dark cloud has a silver lining" came to mind. Then I thought that dark clouds also brings the promise of rain and that there are positives to learn from all the negatives.
It's a pity that some of the breeders had to travel far and maybe financially it was not worth their while to bring their rams to the auction.
We all have the responsibility to advertise these auctions by word of mouth. Commercial Farmers should realise that the breeders go to a lot of trouble to bring animals to the auctions.
I received some good news when arriving at the office. Prieska Veldram Project auction did very well !
I will post that on the Dorper Web Page next week, and publish the results as soon as I receive it. Stay positive and enjoy the rest of the week. - Attie Westraad
EP Dorper Veldram Project 2011
I have place the advertisement of the above project under our website www.dorpersa.co.za/news/OP-Dorper-Klub-veldram-projek.doc
The intake date is Tuesday 08.03.2011 .
Contact person is Mrs. Barbara van Zyl, Skoongesig, Middelburg.
Time 10h00 to 12h00
The Project regulations and contact information can be seen by clicking on the above link.
I get more and more phone calls from commercial farmers who are interested in buying performance tested rams. As you are all aware that all breeders participating in the veldram projects have to participate in Dorper 21.
The intake date is Tuesday 08.03.2011 .
Contact person is Mrs. Barbara van Zyl, Skoongesig, Middelburg.
Time 10h00 to 12h00
The Project regulations and contact information can be seen by clicking on the above link.
I get more and more phone calls from commercial farmers who are interested in buying performance tested rams. As you are all aware that all breeders participating in the veldram projects have to participate in Dorper 21.
Constantia Dorper Auction 27-01-2011
You can read more about this auction on our web page www.dorpersa.co.za/news/constantiadorpersauction
I attended the auction and Charles and Colene can be proud with the quality of their rams and the positive feedback that we received. Congratulations on your 1st Private Auction; we are looking forward to many more. - Attie Westraad
I attended the auction and Charles and Colene can be proud with the quality of their rams and the positive feedback that we received. Congratulations on your 1st Private Auction; we are looking forward to many more. - Attie Westraad
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