Traceability and transparency along the value chain are becoming increasingly important to the consumer. In our program of 14 April, Jan-Louis Venter, Field Service Manager of the National Wool Growers Association, explains the essential principles for good production of wool in South Africa. The Sustainable Cape Wool Standard provides the operational framework to allow the wool growers industry and its stakeholders in the value chain to utilize the necessary and appropriate tools.
Charl Saunderson, from the Nooitgedacht Dorper Stud, tells us more about the Dorper breed, primarily a mutton sheep that is well adapted to a variety of climatic and grazing conditions. Selection and recordkeeping are key to his farming business.
Bennie Nortje, Chairman of the Gordonia Boergoat Club, has some information on their auction being held in collaboration with Dries Wiese and Charl Saunderson on 16 April 2021.
Pierre Vlok, discusses animal welfare and emphasizes that good stockmanship and animal welfare can never be adequately protected without good stockmanship.
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