Deon Saayman, Cape Wools general manager looks back on the first year of the implementation of the Sustainable Cape Wools Standard (SCWS), audits, and at how sustainability standards might shape the wool market, and prices, in 2022. Article Wool Farmer Vol. 9 - Nr 6 2021 

Biosekuriteit kan beskryf word as "risikobestuur in die werkomgewing".  Hoe minder onbeheerde of ongekontroleerde kontak daar tussen en met die diere op die plaas is, hoe makliker is dit om aansteeklike siektes te beperk of te beheer.  Die eerste linie van verdediging vir 'n wolprodusent i...

2020 sal sekerlik as 'n jaar van uiterstes onthou word.  Die COVID-19 pandemie is na bykans 'n jaar steeds met ons, en het steeds 'n geweldige impak op verbruikersbesteding.  Die wolbedryf word ook steeds op verskeie maniere hierdeur geraak.  Nietemin vereis die internasionale verbrui...

Consumers want to know about animal welfare, environmental custody, social, ethics and labour relations.   Have your wool production processes evaluated.  Contact the NWGA office at (041) 3655030.   

Wolboer / Wool Farmer spoke to Dallas Bradfield, winner of the 2018 Best Classed Clip competition, on what it takes to become the best.   The most crucial factor for Bradfield is to assemble a well-trained and supervised staff and shearing team who understand the importance of lo...

On 1 November 2019, veterinary services were alerted to clinical signs suspicious for Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) in a herd of cattle on a farm in the Molemole local municipality of the Capricorn district, Limpopo.   The Dept. of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD...

Looking at the properties that make wool special 

 Guidelines for Livestock Farming - Third and final edition (2015) Riglyne vir Veeboerdery - Derde en finale uitgawe (2015) 

Part of the NWGA's strategy for improving predation mangement in South Africa, is the introduction of so-called monitor farms demonstrating best-practice predation management.  In total there are 29 monitor farms covering an area of 155 000 hectares.  Article Wool Farmer 2017 - by Nie...

Die evalueringstelsel van Cape Wools SA vir die beste ekonomies geklasseerde skeersel dra by tot beter gehalte en skeerselvoorbereiding.  Dit vestig ook die trots dat die skeersel besoedelvry en volgens NWKV klasstandaarde en die korrekte bestuurspraktyke aan kopers aangebied word.  Die st...

Die NWKV het kennis geneem van die uitbraak van Slenkdalkoors in die Vrystaat en is bekommerd oor die impak wat dit op die kleinveebedryf en veral woluitvoere mag hê.  Dr. Claudia Cordel, ‘n veearts van Execuvet wat Slenkdalnavorsing doen as deel van ‘n span internasionale kundiges, m...

In a world where consumers increasingly value products that are natural, produced with social responsibility and with environmentally friendly production standards, it becomes important that the meaning of these concepts are understood.For the producer it is important to understand the meaning of wo...

NWKV Produksie Adviesdiens gee maandeliks 'n lys van bestuursaksies wat belangrik ge-ag word om wolboere se veekudde beter te bestuur.   Somerreëngebied - Oktober en November For English version, click here