Acknowledging and rewarding the accomplishments of our farmers is just one of the numerous objectives of the ARC’s National Beef Performers Awards 2024. This aligns with the National Beef Recording and Improvement Scheme’s (NBRIS) main mission, which is to support the adoption and implementation of technologies designed to improve the production efficiency of our livestock nationally.
This allows farmers to produce more profitable and sustainable and therefore boost their roles towards food security and enhancing the socio-economic welfare of our country.
The Scheme has worked alongside industry stakeholders and research institutions for many years to meet their needs and ensure we can adjust to an evolving industry. A key measure of the Scheme’s success is the progress and advancement of our farmers and the difference they are creating. The Scheme presents its national awards annually to acknowledge and reward the remarkable progress that farmers have achieved by utilizing performance recording and associated technologies, encompassing the whole range of the production industry. The Scheme places significant importance on the collaboration of farmers from all sectors, as well as with government and other agricultural stakeholders, to bolster our joint endeavour in improving production and access to the beef value chains in our country.
On 28 November 2024, Plaas Media live-streamed the 2024 ARC National Beef Performers Awards at 18:00. The event can be viewed at https://youtu.be/oHamQitUgMc
7 Categories were presented namely:
ARC NATIONAL BEST ELITE COW AWARDS sponsored by Farmers Weekly
- 23 breeds were presented in this class
ARC NATIONAL PLATINUM BULL AWARDS sponsored by GMP-Leader Products SA
- 11 Platinum Bulls were presented from 5 breeds
ARC NATIONAL KyD PROVINCE OF THE YEAR AWARD sponsored by Molatek
- This Award was awarded to Kwa-Zulu Natal
ARC NATIONAL KAONAFATSO YA DIKGOMO OF THE YEAR AWARD sponsored by Plaas Media/Stockfarm
- There were 9 Provincial finalists
The winner of the 2024 ARC National Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo of the Year Award was Thamsanqa Mxokozeli from Riverside, Western Cape.
ARC NATIONAL MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD sponsored by Molatek
This year we had two winners for this category: Amy Williams (Scotston Farms (PTY) Ltd) and Nick Serfontein (Sernick Group)
ARC NATIONAL SPECIAL PERFORMANCE TEST CLASS sponsored by Plaas Media/Stockfarm
- 20 breeds were represented in this class
ARC NATIONAL BEEF CATTLE IMPROVEMENT HERD OF THE YEAR AWARD sponsored by Plaas Media/Stockfarm
- The top 5 finalists competed for the ARC National Beef Cattle Improvement Herd of the Year
The ARC National Beef Cattle Improvement Herd of the Year 2024 winner was awarded to Hannes Eksteen from Piketberg, Western Cape.
