A Merino Judging Course was presented at Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute, Middelburg E.C. It was attended by BKB and CMW Merino advisors and Merino farmers and was presented by Merino SA - Danie Vorster, Frederick Neethling, Reinhardt Kock, Piet Venter (BKB), Stephen Lumsden (CMW) and Hendrik van Pletzen (Merino Plan). This course is presented annually in June. Topics that were covered include: theory and practical regarding judging of Merino sheep and the Merino Plan which comprises performance testing, BLUP, sire ratings etc.

At the back are (from the left): Basie Schmidt, Stephen Lumsden, Willem Grobbelaar, Henri de Jager, Jacques Dietrichsen, Vaughan Collier, Niel Jordaan, Jacques Loubser, and Frederick Neethling.

In front are: Michal Schmidt, Jan Marais, Bosch Steyn, Stefan Erasmus, Juan Venter, Johan Botes, Reinhardt Kock, Robert Southey, and Julian Southey.