Tag: wool industry

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Cape Wools SA has released a summary following the close of the 2024/2025 wool season, sharing statistics such as regional...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The National Wool Growers’ Association (NWGA) held their annual general meeting on 4 June this year at the Kelway Hotel...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes One of the most important factors to consider when a producer starts preparing for the shearing season, is the welfare...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The continuing struggles of the global economy post 2020 is also having an effect on the wool industry in South...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The latest Pitti Immagine Uomo trade fair set the stage for sustainably certified wool through a special event with the...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Skaaphond-demonstrasie – elke hond is uniek André Lesch van Lesch Working Dogs het tydens die Karoo Winterwolfees 'n skaaphonddemonstrasie gehou. Hy...

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes A project by the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development, which aims to...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Stockfarm recently visited two formidable farmers in the Eastern Cape, both of whom are making their mark in South Africa’s...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Since not all farmers report sheep scab among their sheep, the disease continues to pose a tremendous threat to...

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes South Africa is one of the major producers of wool in the world, with more than 90% of the country’s...