The provincial branches of the NWGA (especially KwaZulu Natal and Free State) hold regional meetings early in the year.  During 2012, the KwaZulu Natal area branch will be visiting the towns of Vryheid, Utrecht, Elandslaagte, Mooirivier and  Swartberg.  The Eastern Free State towns of Vrede, Reitz, Eeram and Senekal will also be included in the regional meetings.

For a detailed datelist including provincial and national activities, please clink on this link and choose the “save” option.  The browser does not allow you to open it.

The Dept. of Agriculture launched its first awareness campaign in 1993 to rid farms of illegal and redundant chemicals. This may give you an idea as to what could still be on the farms. Many more chemicals have since been prohibited in terms of Section 7 (bis) of Act 36 of 1947, Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Stock Remedies, Agricultural Remedies Act, which may still be on farms.

No farmer or individual will be prosecuted for being in possession. All we plead is to get rid off and hand in the chemicals. This is the last such exercise. The tentative cut off date still to be verified is 31/01/2012. The chemicals to be handed in at Sundays River Citrus Co situated at Kirkwood.

The programme will be controlled and organized by the Directorate Hazardous Waste Management. Money from the World Bank has been allocated for this project.

The collection thus far has yielded fairly good results; Limpopo Province approx 120 tons, Free State approx 75 tons, Western Cape approx 80 tons.  The Dept. of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is therefore appealing to farmers to make the collection in the Eastern Cape a good one.

To view the list of Agricultural and Stock remedies withdrawn from the market, click on this link.  

Should you have unwanted and obsolete pesticides, which you want to get rid of, please fill in the attached form.  Click link to view the questionnaire. 

Hendrik Botha, Manager SA Team

Upon invitation from New Zealand Merino Shearing in Alexandra as well as Western Australia Sport Shearing, the SASSF send two machine and two blade shearers to participate in these events. It was the first time ever that SA participated in two Tri Nations competitions. The team, with Hendrik Botha as Manager and Eric Truter as judge, departed for NZ on the 23^rd of September. Continue reading »

Agri Mega week te Bredasdorp het met klomp voorbereidings en verwagtinge aangebreek, maar is net so vinnig verby. Alle lekker dinge kom tot ‘n end en sommiges gaan hopeloos te vinnig verby. MEGA 2011 was een van daardie vinniges. Die uitstallings en bewusmaking van WOL en die wolwaardeketting was ‘n groot trekpleister vir oud en jonk en besoekers het met ongeloof die wonder van wol as natuurlike vesel beskou van waar dit geskeer is, deur die hele proses tot by die eindproduk, naamlik moderne klere. Continue reading »

TERRY SIM

10 Oct, 2011 04:00 AM

NOT only has lucerne been found to give lamb a vitamin E and iron boost, increasing its retail shelf life, but the right genetics can also improve meat colour stability.

Retailers face millions of dollars in markdown losses with meat that loses its attractive red colour sooner, but Victorian research has confirmed industry knowledge that increasing vitamin E and iron levels in lamb can lengthen shelf life based on meat colour by at least one day. Continue reading »