Training Courses

The Boergoat industry continues to grow and — as in many other agricultural sectors — the demands on producers are intensifying. Profitability is under pressure, parasite resistance is becoming more common, agricultural land is getting more expensive. To remain competitive and maintain sustainable growth, the producer needs knowledge and skill. He needs all the information possible that will make his farming operation succeed over the long term.

An important Boergoat Farming course

To satisfy this demand, Johan Steyn, developer of this boergoats.co.za website and owner of the well-known Patriot Boergoat Stud in South Africa, has developed a 1-day Boergoat Farming course aimed at addressing the needs of farmers.

The management course is presented in plain language and draws on practical experience gained over 20 years of Boergoat farming; experience and knowledge that is shared with farmers looking to enter the Boergoat sector and with existing farmers looking to improve their profitability and sustainability.

Details of the course, including venues, are listed below.

All students receive a copy of the DVD Boergoat Management Procedures included in the course fee and, on completion of the course, you also receive a professionally designed and printed certificate similar to the one illustrated above.

Courses can be presented at other venues for a minimum of 20 students if required.

Profitable Boergoat Farming Course

The practically-oriented course will equip students with the essential skills they need to improve their profitability and sustainability. It is aimed at farmers who have a workable knowledge of livestock farming and who are looking to improve their knowledge levels. It covers both theoretical and practical modules and is held monthly from January - November. The course can be offered at other venues in Southern Africa should a minimum of 20 students book per course. Each course starts at 08h30 and finishes at around 16h30.

Courses are presented in English and Afrikaans on alternate months. The course - which allows you to apply your newly acquired knowledge in your own operation right away - covers the following aspects in theoretical and practical modules:

Theoretical Module
  • Overview of a Boergoat farming enterprise
  • Economically important traits of the Boergoat
  • Infrastructure development for a Boergoat farm
  • Goat health & preventative medicine
  • Feeding & nutrition
  • Grazing Management
  • Planning the Production Cycle
  • Managing the Lambing Season
  • Improving your profitability

Practical Module
  • View infrastructure: goat-proof fences, lambing and handling facilities.
  • Practical demonstrations on inoculating, dipping, castrating and deworming animals.
  • Discuss and view various feed rations.
  • View housing facilities, feed and watering troughs and other practical elements and items related to a Boergoat farming operation.

Profitable Boergoat Farming Course - R1500 pp

Dates for 2012

Date Language
Time
Venue
26 January 2012 Afrikaans
08h30
Patriot Boergoat Stud, Potchefstroom
2 February 2012 English
08h00

Namboer Windhoek, Meura Mall
Namibia
23 February 2012 English
08h30
Patriot Boerbokstoet, Potchefstroom
29 March 2012 Afrikaans
08h30
Patriot Boergoat Stud, Potchefstroom
TBA English
09h30
Gabarone, Botswana
12 April 2012 English
08h30
Patriot Boergoat Stud, Potchefstroom
24 May 2012 Afrikaans
08h30
Patriot Boergoat Stud, Potchefstroom
28 June 2012 English
08h30
Patriot Boerbokstoet, Potchefstroom
26 July 2012 Afrikaans
08h30
Patriot Boergoat Stud, Potchefstroom
23 August 2012 English
08h30
Patriot Boerbokstoet, Potchefstroom
27 September 2012 Afrikaans
08h30
Patriot Boergoat Stud, Potchefstroom
25 October 2012 English
08h30
Patriot Boerbokstoet, Potchefstroom
22 November 2012 Afrikaans
08h30
Patriot Boergoat Stud, Potchefstroom