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Maart/March 2018
NWKV Nuusbrief 60 / NWGA Newsletter 60
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Inform us about events in your area or if you want to receive the newsletter. Contact Karen Grobler at
082 774 7008 or send an email to karen@agriconnect.co.za or Bonita Francis nwga@nwga.co.za or
call 041 365 5030.
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NWGA ASSISTS WITH BASIC SKILLS FOR COMMUNAL FARMERS
Regional NWGA chairpersons, treasurers and secretaries were among those gathered in Queenstown recently to equip themselves with a basic understanding of administration and bookkeeping. NWGA staff members Patti Myburgh and Bonita Francis shared their knowledge and skills over a two-day training period.
All 15 trainees who were in attendance, as well as the Eastern Cape communal chairperson Lawrence Maduna, were given the opportunity to explain how regional meetings were planned and structured and what their own bookkeeping systems looked like. It was also determined that regional constitutions were in place and, according to the chairman of Region 21, Mlondolozi Mnyanga, that the needs of the various regions are often very similar.
The greater part of the training session was spent on basic bookkeeping and, although the practical session proved quite daunting, there were big smiles and thumbs-up given when the trainees’ calculations agreed with that of the sample.
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COMMUNAL ROADSHOWS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE
The week-long roadshows held in the five production regions of the Eastern Cape last year provided valuable information to communal farmers on how to understand the complexity of the wool industry and the commodity they farm with. This event proved more successful than in 2016, with more than 1 000 farmers arriving to learn more about their flocks at Sterkspruit, Maclear, Engcobo, Butterworth and Middledrift in 2017.
This year, the five regional events will be held from 18 to 22 June – details of the districts to be confirmed.
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NWKV NOORD-KAAP WIL PRODUSENTE HELP
Noord-Kaapse wolboere het die volle ondersteuning van die NWKV se produsentedienste op die terrein van ekonomiese ontledings, kursusse en die nuwe reproduksie-opleidingsprogram. Die aktiewe betrokkenheid van streeksbestuurslede is van kritieke belang en die volgende byeenkomste is vir die jaar beplan:
8 Mei 2018 - NWKV besoek Oranjerivier Voere by Prieska
13 en 14 Junie 2018 - nasionale kongres in Port Elizabeth
20 Julie 2018 - streekbyeenkoms te Philipstown
16 Oktober 2018 - NWKV Noord-Kaap hou sy jaarvergadering te Victoria-Wes
15 November 2018 – NWKV hou ’n inligtingsdag te Fraserburg
Die NWKV Noord-Kaap verbind hom tot sy lede en gaan vanjaar as bedryfsorganisasie weer tot diens van sy lede wees. Kontak gerus die kantoor by 053 3823 020, vir Gawie van Wyk by 083 270 3161 of vir Fanie Dippenaar by 082 561 2732.
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BETTER TOGETHER – THE NWGA AND THE RPO IN THE EASTERN CAPE
The Eastern Cape NWGA and RPO joint annual congress held in March 2018 in Queenstown provided the platform where wool farmers of the Eastern Cape unanimously expressed themselves in favour of the wool industry development fund, which will provide funding for shearer training, the maintenance of predator monitor farms and the distribution of the Wolboer/Wool Farmer, the NWGA’s bimonthly publication.
The congress theme, ”The consumer is best” / “Verbruiker kraai koning”, set the scene for guest speakers and associated stakeholders to convey positive messages about issues that affect the respective industries. The NWGA’s chairperson, HB van der Walt, said that despite many challenging issues and concerns such as land reform, drought and rising input costs, he still felt positive about the future of South African wool growers.
Guest speaker Paul Lynch elaborated on the fact that the market is currently experiencing a shortage of medium wool (21/22 microns) and he warned producers not to flood the market with short wool. He again put a lot of emphasis on contamination and of avoiding polypropylene.
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RAMPVERSEKERING VIR WOLBOERE NOU NOG BETER
Wolboere word weer eens herinner aan die NWKV se rampversekeringskema wat met Hollard beding is vir veeverliese weens koue, hael en weerlig. Hierdie skema is reeds drie jaar aan die gang en die vraag na die produk het baie verhoog ná groot skade wat verlede jaar weens uitermatig koue toestande gely is.
Premies tussen R4,50 tot R6,00 per skaap gee dekkingsopsies van R1,5 miljoen tot R6 miljoen vir NWKV-lede. Nie-lede betaal dubbeld soveel vir hierdie premies. Die waarde van ’n skaap word op R1 500 vasgepen. Boere moet ook kennis neem dat dekking jaarliks betaalbaar is – die polis hernu nie vanself nie, en nuwe aansoeke moet jaarliks ingedien word.
Inligtingstukke, brosjures, eisprosedures en aansoekvorm is op die NWKV se webtuiste beskikbaar – kliek hier vir maklike verwysing: https://www.nwga.co.za/insurance.
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LUMPY SKIN, BLUE TONGUE AND 3-DAY STIFF-SICKNESS REPORTED COUNTRYWIDE
The following advice has been extracted from the February 2018 report by the Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa (Ruvasa):
Insect-transmitted diseases such as lumpy skin, three-day stiff-sickness (ephemeral fever) and bluetongue were reported in many areas of the country. This would not have been the case if the animals had been vaccinated before the rainy season (August). No case of Rift Valley fever had been reported. According to Dr Faffa Malan, farmers are sitting on a time bomb as many animals have never been vaccinated and most flocks and herds are highly susceptible to these diseases.
Cryptosporidiosis, coccidiosis, E. coli, rotaviruses and coronaviruses are still causing serious disease outbreaks on many farms. It is so important to follow biosecurity measures and good hygiene practices. Tick-transmitted diseases (African and Asiatic redwater, anaplasmosis and lumpy skin disease) were responsible for numerous mortalities in February.
Dr Faffa reminds farmers to vaccinate their heifers aged between four and eight months against brucellosis.
Information from the February report is used to promote food security, food safety and to assist farmers farming with production animals to farm economically, i.e. to produce more and curb losses. Click here https://www.ruvasa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2-Monthly-disease-report-February-2018.pdf for the comprehensive report.
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