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Category: Sheep Shearing
Sheep shearing instruction manual
Published on 2023-12-04
This manual contains guidelines for demonstrations of the preparation and handling of machine- and blade shearers. Hygiene in the shearing shed and wool contamination, especially during the time of shearing, are both important aspects and therefore prescriptions and guidelines conce...
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SOUTH AFRICAN SHEARER TRAINING LEVELS UP!
Published on 2021-04-22
Good shearer training is essential to any wool industry. A partnership by the National Woolgrowers' Association (NWGA), the Agricultural Sector Education Training Authority (AgriSETA), and the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank), is ensuring that the shearer trai...
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Machine sheep shearing demonstration
Published on 2020-03-02
The National Woolgrowers' Association of SA (NWGA) performs shearer training services to the wool industry on contract by Cape Wools SA, which includes the training of SA blade beginner and intermediate shearers; machine beginner and intermediate shearers, host regional shearing championships in com...
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BLADE SHEEP SHEARING DEMONSTRATION
Published on 2020-03-02
The National Woolgrowers' Association of SA (NWGA) performs shearer training services to the wool industry on contract by Cape Wools SA, which includes the training of SA blade beginner and intermediate shearers; machine beginner and intermediate shearers, host regional shearing championships in com...
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2018 BEST CLASSED WOOL CLIP WINNER
Published on 2019-10-15
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...
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WOLBEDRYF SE KODE VIR BESTE PRAKTYKE (KVBP)
Published on 2019-05-15
Sedert die vroeë 2000's het wol begin wegbeweeg van die kommoditeitsmark en in 'n spesialiteitsmark gevestig begin raak. Die gevolg hiervan is dat die eindverbruiker al meer vrae vra oor die produksieprosesse van wol. Die eindverbruiker het, wêreldwyd en in byna alle bedrywe, 'n verbru...
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ALL ABOUT WOOL; WHERE IT COMES FROM AND HOW IT IS USED
Published on 2018-07-23
Looking at the properties that make wool special
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THE ABC'S OF WOOL PROCESSING
Published on 2018-07-13
South Africa is one of the major producers of wool in the world, with more than 90% of the country's wool clip exported in raw form. Much of the clip is either Merino or from Merinos that have been crossed with other breeds to include qualities for meat production. Although primary produ...
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Guidelines for livestock farming
Published on 2018-07-11
Guidelines for Livestock Farming - Third and final edition (2015) Riglyne vir Veeboerdery - Derde en finale uitgawe (2015)
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REIK NA 'N GOEIE VAG VAN GEHALTE
Published on 2018-06-22
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...
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SKEER, SKEERDER, SKEERSTE
Published on 2018-06-22
Die verskil tussen professionele skeer, sportskeer en wereldrekordskeerdery. Wanneer mens die woord "skaapskeerder" hoor, dink jy onwillekeurig aan die natgeswete, vooroorgebuigde liggaam van 'n man wat sy brood in die sweet van sy aangesig verdien; wat die een skaap na die ander vang totdat di...
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KLASSTANDAARDE
Published on 2018-04-04
Behoorlike en doeltreffende wolklassering is die eerste en waarskynlik die belangrikste skakel in die wolketting. Suid Afrika was nog altyd trots op die gehalte van sy skeerselvoorbereiding en het deur die jare 'n uitstekende reputasie in die buiteland as een van die beste geklasseerde skeerse...
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Never compromise on shearing shed hygiene
Published on 2018-01-23
Jan Louis Venter, production advisor for the National Woolgrowers' Association of SA, discusses how farmers can prevent wool and mohair clip contamination Farmers Weekly, 18 January 2018
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GROOTPLAAS GESELS OOR SKEER IN DIE WOLBEDRYF
Published on 2017-11-29
Izak Klopper, Bestuurder: Skeerderopleiding van die Nasionale Wolkwekersvereniging vertel meer oor waarom skaapskeer so ‘n kritiese aspek in die bedryf is, en hoe die opleiding van skeerders gefasiliteer word sodat die gehalte van wol tydens skeer behoue bly.
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Die kort en lank van skeerintervalle
Published on 2017-11-23
Tydens die NWKV se nasionale kongres was daar 'n versoek dat 'n onafhanklike ondersoek ingestel word na skeerintervalle (ses, agt en 12 maande), die voordele daarvan asook die ekonomiese implikasies vir die wolboer. Kommentaar en aanbeveling, Clarence Friskin, Segard Masurel Wolkopers:&nb...
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Verdien ponde en dollars met skaapskeer
Published on 2017-10-23
Die NWKV is opgewonde oor die toekoms van jong skeerders en wolklassers in Suid Afrika, aangesien hierdie beroepe talle werksgeleenthede skep. Met nagenoeg 15 miljoen skape wat jaarliks in Suid Afrika geskeer moet word, bly dit die bedryf se verantwoordelikheid om te verseker dat daar genoeg o...
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Low uptake / high fall-out rate of trainee shearers in sa
Published on 2017-10-16
Radio interview between Algoa FM (Agri Focus) and Dr. Louis Du Pisani (October 2015)The shearing and wool-handling committee recently discussed a report on an investigation into the reasons why there is a low uptake and/or high fall-out rate of trainee shearers in South Africa. The National Woolgrow...
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Wolbesoedeling en plaaslike wolgehalte
Published on 2017-09-28
Guillau du Toit, nasionale voorsitter voer onderhoud met RSG Landbou oor wolbesoedeling en hoe die plaaslike wolgehalte tans daarna uitsien. Suid-Afrikaanse kopers (SAWAMBA) is positief oor die definitiewe verbetering in situasie t.o.v. wolbesoedeling in SA skeersel en dat vele onderhoude en vo...
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beste bestuurspraktyke vir skeer
Published on 2017-07-04
Bestuur van skeerders en die skeerproses Skeerders is afhanklik van 'n goeie inkomste van die hoeveelheid diere wat per dag geskeer word, daarom is die voorbereiding vir skeertyd en die instandhouding van toerusting baie belangrik. Maak seker dat skeerders elke dag genoeg diere het om 8 ure lan...
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