WOLBOER WOOL FARMER

August 2014

NWKV Nuusbrief 19 / NWGA Newsletter 19

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1. Markoorsig2. Concerns about lack of vaccines at Onderstepoort 3. OBP apologises for unavailability of vaccines4. Brandsiekte in Wes-Kaap aangemeld5. NZ wool farmers to vote on compulsory levy6. NWKV borg Grootfontein-rugbyspan 7. Reintroduction of short courses at Grootfontein

8. Wolprodukte beskikbaar by NWKV in Bloemfontein

9. RPO-kongres bespreek dieregesondheid, predasie, grondhervorming en veediefstal

10. Steynsburg hou kleinveedag11. NWKV se adviesdiens aan produsente 12. Region 20 holds its annual congress

The situation at Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) Institute and the unavailability of critical vaccines has caused great concern, particularly in the wool industry,

which relies on exports. The industry knows very well what dire economic consequences disease outbreaks can have on wool exports.

Vaccines are critical to keep our livestock healthy and form the first line of defence to prevent and control disease outbreaks, such as the dreaded Rift Valley fever.

Farmers are worried since the rainy season is upon us and the vaccines will only be available in October. Members of the Animal Health Forum are furious because of the lack of communication from OBP,

despite numerous requests to the institute to keep the forum informed.

Early notice would have enabled the industry to look at alternatives, for instance the importation of vaccines. Unfortunately, it’s too late now.

Also, read more about the NWGA’s economic advisory service to farmers, which is aimed at informing producers about the latest technologies and farming methods to help them farm more economical and increase profitability.

Let us know about events in your district or if you would like to be placed on the address list. Contact Ona Viljoen at 073 500 7520 or e-mail ona@agriconnect.co.za or Bonita Francis at nwga@nwga.co.za, or call 041 365 5030.

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Foreword

BKB is die hoofborg van hierdie nuusbrief.

Hoewel die Merino-aanwyser op die eerste veiling van die nuwe wolseisoen met 1,1% teenoor die sluitingsveiling van die vorige seisoen teruggesak het, het die mark steeds stewig vertoon en was daar goeie mededinging in die veilingslokaal vir die groot aanbieding van bykans 15 000 bale, waarvan 97% verkoop is.

Die aanwyser was ook 9,5% hoër as tydens verlede seisoen se openingsveiling (kyk Grafiek 1). Die daling in pryse word toegeskryf aan die huidige trae vraag uit China, die grootste invoerder van Suid-

Afrikaanse wol. In Australië, waar veilings reeds in Julie begin het, het die aanwyser die afgelope tyd redelik skerp

teruggesak en is dit nou laer as verlede jaar se vlakke (kyk Grafiek 2). Die afwaartse neiging in die Aussie-aanwyser kan deels toegeskryf word aan die laer pryse vir die redelike groot volume wol op veilings met middelbreke in die vesel wat deur die droogte veroorsaak is.

Die goeie nuus is dat fynwolpryse begin verbeter het danksy goeie bestellings uit Europa.Ontleders verwag ook dat Chinese kopers binnekort meer aktief in die mark sal wees. Heelwat Europese

kopers is tans nog met vakansie en die verwagting is dat die mark in September rigting sal begin kry.

[1] Markoorsig

The Animal Health Forum (AHF) has expressed serious concern about the shortages of vaccines for livestock at the Onderste-poort Biological Products (OBP) Institute.

Priority vaccines such as Brucella S19, Bluetongue, B-Phem-eral, African horsesickness (bottle 2) and Rift Valley fever (in-tact) are currently unavailable. This situation can have dire economic consequences for the livestock industry and rural communities.

The outbreak of Rift Valley fever in 2010 had serious con-sequences for the wool industry, resulting in significant animal losses, a decline in wool production and export problems when Chi-na placed a ban on the importation of all grease wool from South Africa.

According to a statement issued by OBP, the above-mentioned vaccines will only be available from October.

The AHF said it was also concerned about the fact that some batches of vaccines did not con-form to standards.

When a delegation of the AHF visited the facility on 1 August this year, all production had come to a standstill.

The AHF has requested OBP to communicate with the livestock industry regularly (at least once a week) regarding the availability of vaccines. This will enable the industry to investigate alternatives, such as the importation of critical vaccines, or requesting private institutions to manufacture vaccines.

In a statement, Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) Institute has apologised for

the inconvenience caused by its current up-grading and the unavailability of certain vac-

cines and said it was committed to producing quality vaccines.

The institute explained that it was undergoing recapitalisation to obtain

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). National Treasury provided funding of R500 million for three years for this project,

which started in 2012/13. The project consists of three components:• upgrade and modernisation of the infrastructure and equipment

• improving production processes• training of staff.

The OBP has assured that the replacement of old equipment was almost complete and that the company was now reviewing and improving production processes to increase vaccine

yields.It said that the priority vaccines currently not available (Brucella S19, Bluetongue, B-Phemeral,

African horsesickness (bottle 2) and Rift Valley fever (intact)) would become available in October this year.

For further information, contact Dr Jacob Modumo at 012 522 1518 or 082 574 1115.

[3] oBP apologises for unavailability of vaccines

[2] Concerns about lack of vaccines at onderstepoort

Brandsiekte is onlangs in die distrik van Bredasdorp aangemeld, net dae nadat dié siekte in Moor-reesburg en Hopefield aangemeld is.

John Durr, voorsitter van die RPO in die Wes-Kaap, het in ’n nuusverklaring gesê verskeie uit-brekings van brandsiekte het in die gebiede Bredasdorp, Moorreesburg en Hopefield voorkom.

Hy het gewaarsku dat die onverskillige optrede van sommige rolspelers, wat nie toesien dat diere aan die nodige biosekerheidsmaatreëls onderwerp word nie, mettertyd aan die groot klok gehang sal moet word.

Durr sê brandsiekte móét onder die toesig van die staat behandel word. Hy het gewaarsku dat dit produsente dus ekstra geld sal kos as hulle dit probeer wegsteek en self behandel om dan later, as dit bekend raak, alles weer van voor af te moet doen.

Deur te versuim om betyds aan te meld, kan die siekte, die behandeling en die kwarantynmaat-reëls ook na buurplase teen groot koste oorgedra word.

New Zealand sheep farmers will start voting in September on a proposal to reintroduce the compulsory levy on their wool, which they have stopped paying about five years ago.

A farmer and wool industry group behind the idea is proposing a charge of three cents per kilogram of wool, which would raise more than NZ$4,5 million (R40 million) a year.

The group’s chair, Saundra Faulkner, said NZ$2,7 million (R24 million) would go towards education, raising awareness and demand for wool. That would include the International Campaign for Wool, launched in 2010.

“The Campaign for Wool has had some phenomenal opportunities presented to them that they have been unable to take up here in New Zealand simply because they didn’t have the funding,” she said.

“Their focus is largely off-shore, but they’ve got some great ideas that could be done here as well.”

The levy contribution to the Campaign for Wool would replace a payment that currently comes from wool testing, she said.

Members of the NWGA already pay a voluntary levy to help fund South Africa’s contri-bution for the International Campaign for Wool and other campaigns to promote wool.

[4] Brandsiekte in wes-Kaap aangemeld

[5] NZ wool farmers to vote on compulsory levy

Since many novice farmers without practical experience or knowledge are entering the commercial and emerging sectors of the wool industry, the national executive of the NWGA has identified a need for short courses in sheep production.

Grootfontein has previously offered such three-month courses. The NWGA and the principal of Grootfontein Agricultural Institute, Strydom Schoonraad, recently met to discuss the possibility of once again presenting short courses.

Following the meeting, Grootfontein undertook to provide the NWGA with a list of potential courses, with the possibility of presenting some of the courses on-farm for groups of 10-20 people. Course fees will be applicable to cover the costs of courses.

[7] reintroduction of short courses at Grootfontein

Die rugbyklub van Grootfontein het sy dank en waardering teenoor die NWKV uitgespreek vir die borgskap en ondersteuning vir die Grootfontein/Pannar-rugbyspan van 2014.

Agt spanne van verskillende landboukolleges in Suid-Afrika het aan die toernooi, wat oor agt dae gestrek het, deelgeneem.

Hoewel Grootfontein harde en aanskoulike rugby gespeel het, moes hy in die finaal teen Elsen-burg weer met ’n tweede plek tevrede wees.

Ses van die Grootfontein spelers is egter vir die SA Agric-rugbyspan gekies en het die voorreg gehad om teen ’n onder-21-span van die Oostelike Provinsie in Port Elizabeth te speel.

[6] NwKV borg Grootfontein-rugbyspan

Grootfontein se rugbyspan wat deur die NWKV geborg is.

Die wolwinkel by die Bloemfonteinse kantoor van die NWKV het ’n verskeidenheid wolprodukte beskikbaar.

Dit sluit in truie vir mans en vroue (met lang moue of net oortrek-truie), sokkies, frokkies (kort of lang moue) en wolpantoffels (groottes 4 tot 14).

Indien ’n spesifieke grootte nie beskikbaar is nie, kan dit bestel word. Wolduvets (vanaf bababed- tot koning-grootte) en wolkussings kan ook bestel word.

Let daarop dat die kantoor onlangs na die Bloemfontein-skougrond verskuif het, gebou 53, langs die arena. Die ingang is by die Vodacom-hek in Curielaan.

Die kantoor gaan ondersoek instel of die verskeidenheid van produkte uitgebrei moet word.Skakel Mariette Watson by 051 447 3023 vir navrae of bestellings.Die NWKV se kantoor in Caledon het ook wolprodukte. Skakel Tania Lusse by 073 037 7200 vir

meer inligting.

[8] wolprodukte beskikbaar by NwKV in Bloemfontein

Produsente moet betrokke raak by grondhervorming, sê Ernst Janofsky, hoof van Absa se landbou-eenheid.

Hy het tydens die jaarlikse kongres van Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie (RPO) gesê daar bestaan steeds goeie geleenthede binne die landbou wat nie misgekyk moet word nie.

Ander onderwerpe wat bespreek is, was dieregesondheid en met die klem op bek-en-klou-seer, die rol wat die Wêrelddiereorganisasie speel en die feit dat Johne se siekte tans baie aandag kry.

Daar bestaan tans ’n goeie werksverhouding tussen die RPO en die Departement van Landbou en die goeie skakelingswerk tussen die Dieregesondheidsforum en die departe-ment is verwelkom.

Die RPO het ’n kode vir beste praktyke aanvaar, wat beteken dat die hele lewendehawebe-dryf gebind word deur die kode en deur produsente ondersteun behoort te word.

Die vernietigende invloed van predasie en veediefstal op die veebedryf se winsgewendheid is ook bespreek.

Die RPO het ook ’n handleiding vir die bekamping van vee-diefstal op die kongres bekend gestel. ’n Versoek is gerig vir die ontwikkeling van ’n soortgelyke handleiding vir preda-sie.

Goeie nuus vir rooivleisprodusente was dat prysvooruit-sigte vir skaap- en beesvleis baie beter is as ’n jaar gelede en dat matige stygings verwag word.

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[9] rPo-kongres bespreek dieregesondheid, predasie, grondhervorming en veediefstal

Lede van Steynsburg se Boere-unie en gassprekers is van links Kobus Lombard, Karen Cloete, prof Piet Croucamp, Jan Kruger (voorsitter), Anja Fourie, Jaco Cloete, Wicus Bekker, Armandt Horn, OVK-streeksbestuurder, Fanie Nel, OVK-takbestuurder, Pierre Moolman, graanafdeling van OVK en Kosie Lombard, OVK-graanafdeling.

Juan Venter, produksieadviseur van die NWKV (middel), by die groep werkers wat die skaaphanteringskursus bygewoon het.

Kosie Wolfaardt (links) van Nieu-Bethesda met die kampioen-ooi en Jannie Zwiegers met die kampioen-tweetandooi.

Die Steynsburgse Boere-unie het verlede maand ’n suksesvolle kleinveedag in samewerking met CMW en OVK aangebied wat deur 160 mense bygewoon is.

Die hoofspreker was die bekende politieke ontleder verbonde aan die Universiteit van Johannes-burg, prof Piet Aucamp. Sy boodskap was dat boere ingelig moet wees oor alle aspekte van grond-onteiening en dat dit ’n werklikheid kan word as oplossings nie gevind word nie. Hy het boere ook aangemoedig om by die regering se Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan betrokke te raak en die leiding te neem in die soeke na oplossings.

Die Plaasmark, onder leiding van Klaudia Viljoen, het vroegoggend reeds ’n verskeidenheid van eetgoed verskaf. Daar was ook ander stalletjies met interessanthede vir boere en hul vroue.

Juan Venter, produksie-adviseur van die NWKV, het ’n kursus in skaaphantering aangebied wat deur 20 werkers bygewoon is.

Eddie Prinsloo en Tommy Caldo het die Merino’s beoordeel en Gary Simon die Dorpers. In die Merino-afdeling is Kosie Wolfaardt van Nieu-Bethesda se ooi as kampioen aangewys. Hy het ook die beste ooilamgroep en die beste ooi ingeskryf. Jannie Swiegers het die beste tweetandooi en Jaco Cloete die beste groep tweetandooie ingeskryf.

Hannes en Basie Duvenage van Swawelkrans het die beste Dorpers ingeskryf.Ander borge was 2BA1 Marketing, ABSA, Afrivet, Agrinet, Aliwal Toyota, Badenburgh Saad, Bayer,

BKB, Dolf Koen Makelaars, Eskom, Intervet, Jannelie Wolfaardt & Kie, Karoowater voere, Kimjer, Land-bank, Merial, MSD, Molatek, Pro Batterye, Savannah Voere, Standard Bank en Standard Bank Finansiële Dienste, Tip Top Patches, Van Straaten Bande, Virbac en Voerdokter.

[10] Steynsburg hou kleinveedag

[11] NwKV se adviesdiens aan produsente

Die NWKV is deur Cape Wool SA gekontrakteer om ’n produksie-adviesdiens aan kommersiële, kommunale en opkomende boere te lewer met die doel om boere van advies te bedien en oor die jongste tegnologie en boerderymetodes in te lig om hul doeltreffendheid en winsgewendheid te verhoog.

Deel van die diens aan kommersiële boere is ’n ekonomiese adviesdiens. Dit behels die ontleding van ’n boerdery waarna aanbevelings gemaak word hoe die boer sy bestuurspraktyke kan aanpas om meer doeltreffend te boer.

Vir dié doel word daar ook demonstrasieplase en studiegroepe in verskillende gebiede gevestig waar die beste praktyke gedemonstreer kan word om as voorbeeld vir ander boere te dien.

Een so ’n studiegroep is op Bedford in die Oos-Kaap wat sedert sy stigting in 2011 ’n magdom van inligting ingesamel het waarop lede bestuursbesluite kan baseer. Inligting wat reeds ontleed is, toon byvoorbeeld dat jakkalse vir 29% van veeverliese onder die groep se wolskape verantwoordelik is, terwyl 17% van die verliese aan koue toegeskryf kan word en 13% deur siektes veroorsaak word.

Hou die volgende uitgawes van Wolboer dop vir meer inligting oor die demonstrasieplase en stu-diegroepe.

Boere wat belangstel om ook studiegroepe in die Oos-Kaap te stig, kan Juan Venter, NWKV-produksieadviseur, skakel by 079 693 1953. Boere wat in ander dele van die land studiegroepe wil stig, kan dr Louis du Pisani by die NWKV se hoofkantoor by 041 365 5030 skakel.

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[12] region 20 holds its annual congress

Approximately 500 farmers attended the 18th annual congress of region 20’s Woolgrowers’ Association at the Theko Fihla administrative area in the Centane district earlier this month.

The most important resolutions discussed included the genetic improvement programme, request for more infrastructure, land tenure and problem animals.

Because of the absence of top government officials, local departmental managers who attended the congress promised to submit the resolutions to their heads of departments.

The much-anticipated appearance of the Eastern Cape MEC of the Department of Rural Development and Argrarian Reform, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, did not materialise and Leon de Beer, general manager of the NWGA, was asked to deliver the keynote address.

A committee was elected to follow-up on the resolutions and monitor the progress of interventions. Members of Region 20 thanked the Mnquma Municipality, EC DRDAR, Zoetis, Molatek, BKB, CMW’s

Sinethemba Mafama, Talitha Pharma, Cowdens and Mtiza for their contributions to make the congress possible.

Students from the King Hintsa FET College in Centane who were invited attend the annual congress of Region 20. They said afterwards that they felt extremely privileged to be part of the congress and received valuable information from the NWGA as commodity organisation, the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform and the many private companies. They said they would greatly benefit from what they have learnt and that it has stimulated their interest in agriculture and in the wool industry.

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