l Low wool production and supply, particularly in the medium Merino fleece range. l A trend towards natural fibres and wool.

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1 Wolboer Wool Farmer r15 Die mondstuk van die wolboer The voice of the wool farmer June 2012 Binne/Inside Is die gras groener Doer Onder? Met die eerste oogopslag sal die antwoord waarskynlik dadelik ja wees. Maar as mens dieper begin kyk, is dit nie so eenvoudig nie. Bladsy 3. Production in major wool exporting countries Production in most of the five major wool exporting countries is expected to be down in the 2011/'12 season. Page 4. Drop in exports to major processing countries The 2011/12 season to date has seen a decrease in wool exports to all major processing countries while mills remain cautious, waiting for orders from retailers. Page 5. Hand in old clothes as you buy new ones Marks & Spencer (M&S), the British retailer, says it will create a new, more sustainable closed loop business model where its customers hand over old or unwanted garments whenever they buy a new one. Page 7. Diereregte belangriker as superfynwol A hoe meer kopers begin hul rug op superfynwol wat in intensiewe toestande onderdak geproduseer word, te draai. Die jongste is die Zegnagroep, die bekende Italiaanse kleinhandelaar met winkels in 80 lande. Bladsy 11. What are wool's prospects in the coming months? What are the prospects for wool in the coming months? How is the crisis in the euro zone going to affect prices? These were some of the major issues discussed at last month's congress of the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) in New York. Economist Chris Wilcox, chairman of the market intelligence committee of IWTO, gave an overview of global demand and supply and the factors that will play a role in the coming months. He described conditions in 2011 as a "tale of two halves". Economic recovery The first half of 2011 was marked by an economic recovery, better consumer confidence and better retail sales in some markets. The mood at fabric trade fairs for Fall/Winter 2011 was buoyant, leading to increased orders and activity in the wool textile industry, notably in Europe. The surging cotton prices and higher synthetic fibre prices increased wool's competitiveness with other fibres. In addition, there was a positive mood in the wool textile industry, all of which led to higher raw wool demand in the first half of The second half of the year saw concerns about government debt in Europe increasing, leading to falling consumer confidence, lower economic growth and slowing retail sales of clothing. As a result, demand for clothing declined for all fibres, resulting in lower textile fibre demand and the wool textile industry becoming nervous and less optimistic. Cotton prices, which helped to push fibre prices to new heights, declined sharply, resulting in a fall in synthetic fibre prices and wool becoming less competitive. Raw wool demand also decreased in the second half of Regarding the prospects for 2012, Wilcox said there were various factors that would play a role. On the one end of the scale the factors supporting the market are: l Low wool production and supply, particularly in the medium Merino fleece range. l A trend towards natural fibres and wool. l Signs of a recovery in the US economy. l Consumer confidence was recovering slowly. l Interest at trade fairs for Autumn/ Winter 2012 was "stable". l Low stocks in the textile pipeline. On the other end of the scale the factors having a negative influence on the wool industry, are: l The recession in Europe. l A slow-down in China's economic growth. l Apparel retail sales showing signs of flagging. l Wool prices in US dollar terms are at an historical high. l Wool is currently less competitive because of high prices. l The impact the higher fibre prices on retail sales. l The weakening of raw wool demand. Wilcox said there were several factors that could have an impact on the market in The first was how long the market would continue to be supply-driven. Due to low stocks and low production, it had up to recently been largely driven by supply concerns. Another factor was the changing flock structure in response to the high prices for sheep meat, he said. This has already changed the micron profile of the Australian clip, with more broader wools coming onto the market. There has also been a significant shift away from pure wool to mutton breeds in South America. A major factor was government debt in Europe and in the US, Wilcox said. Also crucial to wool's future was whether retailers and consumers would accept the higher clothing and interior textile prices. "More importantly, will wool lose out to other, cheaper fibres?" Wilcox asked. (More on page 4) Handgebreide kledingstukke verdien n plek in die modewêreld en kan net so sjiek en modern as ander kledingstukke lyk, glo die Australiese ontwerper Danielle Shiel, wie se handgebreide artikels onlangs op n groot modevertoning in Sydney vertoon is. Lees meer oor haar op bl. 6. CMW Tel / info@cmw.co.za OVK Tel / ovk@ovk.co.za Sinethemba Mafama CMW/OVK Dienste Vol Tegniese Velddienste, Skeerdiens, Finansiering Bemarking van wol, sybokhaar, lewendehawe en eiendomme Handelsdienste, Kuddebestuurs opleiding Motor- Agentskappe, Meganisasie Graan (Bemarking en Oberging)

2 May 2012 Wolboer/Wool Farmer P. 3 Research in Australia something South Africa can only dream of Four NWGA members earlier this year undertook a study tour to Australia to learn more about the wool industry, research and development. They were Leon de Beer (manager), Guillau du Toit (national vice-chairman), Le Roux Fourie (chairman of the Free State NWGA) and Gawie van Wyk (wool production adviser, Northern Cape). In this issue Gillau du Toit and Le Roux Fourie tell more about their experiences. The time, effort and money that Australia makes available for agricultural research is undeniably impressive. It is an achievement that South Africa can only dream of. Australian agricultural research is conducted according to the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) guide to good governance which means that funds and expertise are coordinated according to specific principles with research results that should ultimately be beneficial to the industry as a whole. Research The sheep CRC research was motivated by the decline in the Australian sheep flock to around 70 million heads at present. The reduced supply and strong demand for lamb and sheep meat has led to record prices for both lamb and mutton. These high prices are attractive for producers wishing to cash in their sheep and this is considered to be an important factor contributing to the continued decline in numbers. Research was deemed to be necessary in order for the industry to increase profits and cut losses. The Sheep CRC currently researches the transformation of sheep that produce meat and wool. Research activities are conducted within four programmes covering sheep reproduction, wool, meat and genetics. It is not possible to report here on all aspects of these studies, but I want to give a short overview of the projects that fascinated me. Nucleus programme The CRC Information Nucleus programme delivers benefits and provides a platform for improved genetic gains. Research has produced data indicating that lamb meat was second only to fish in supplying the essential Omega-3 fatty acids in the Australian diet. Then there is the genomic pilot project to deliver genomic predictions of breeding values for young commercial rams by using DNA results. This project involves about 150 breeders who entered more than 350 young rams for the project. Breeding values of a ram will then be known at a very early stage and the long wait for progeny tests will no longer be necessary. A hypothesis that a by-product of skin bacteria may influence the colour of wool is being tested. This project will determine if wool whiteness can be improved by controlling the bacteria population on sheep. Reproduction Reproduction efficiency is another focus that draws much attention. Scanning and data analysis of lamb survival (such as lamb ease, birth coat score, time taken to bleat, rectal temperature and crown rump length) has been completed. Adding the above-mentioned as indirect selection criteria over the lifetime of a ewe may improve lamb survival by more than 50%. Another project is aimed at developing practical and sustainable target treatments to ensure Bo: Die vier manne wat Australië onlangs besoek het kyk na die wol van skape op n plaas naby Katanning, Wes-Australië. Op dié plaas van ha word met skape geboer. that resistant worms do not become dominant in their population. Since certain sheep perform better with supplement feeding than others, a project to determine the reason for this difference in performance has been launched. For the study sheep are kept in different sheds, are given a maintenance ration and are weighed regularly. Weight Some sheep maintain their weight, others lose it while some gain weight. The study aims to identify the reason for this phenomenon. In two years time we will hopefully know what selection to make for farming with sheep that can perform better on less feed. A lot of research is also undertaken in respect of meat, such as the consumption quality of the meat of certain breeding types. Two cuts, loin and topside, are taken from 1500 lambs. Consumers will evaluate the eating quality of the meat. This will yield new information about consumer acceptance of loin and topside cuts across the full range of sheep CRC genetics. Tenderness and the ph of meat will also be investigated. The ph has a definite effect on the colour of meat and the electric stimulation systems installed in some of the abattoirs influence the ph level. Gilleau du Toit Is die gras werklik groener Doer Onder? Is die gras groener anderkant die draad... of Doer Onder? Só vra Le Roux Fourie wat onlangs daar was. Met die eerste oogopslag sal die antwoord waarskynlik dadelik ja wees. Maar as mens dieper begin kyk, is die antwoord nie so eenvoudig nie. As n Suid Afrikaanse skaapboer dit oorweeg om in Australië te gaan boer, is dit in meeste gevalle as gevolg van n negatiewe emosionele ervaring, hetsy weens veediefstal of n onaangename politieke boerdery-omgewing. As dit die boer se beweegrede is, is my antwoord n defnitiewe ja, die gras is groener aan die anderkant die draad. Regering Die Australiese regering en die verskillende state doen baie vir hulle skaapboere in terme van veiligheid, wet en orde, navorsing, opleiding, predasie, veeartsenydienste en finansiële bydrae wat gegrond is op n dollar vir dollar basis. Vir elke dollar wat die wol- of die vleisbedryf bydra, gee die staat n dollar. Veediefstal kom wel voor, maar dit is glad nie n prioriteitsmisdaad nie. Ons het by meer as een geleentheid gehoor dat skaapboere in Australië selde hul skape tel. Die veeartsenydienste in Australië is steeds op n hoë vlak, moontlik op dieselfde vlak wat dit 20 jaar gelede in Suid-Afrika was. Hulle beheermaatreëls, stelsels en wette word tot op die letter toegepas. Die doeanebeheer, bv. waar jy as n besoeker jou skoene moet uittrek sodat die sole ontsmet kan word, is net een voorbeeld van goeie veeartseny-beheerpraktyke. Hulle redeneer dat hulle op n eiland woon en dus uiters kwesbaar vir peste en plae van buite is. Terloops, daar is geen bosluise in Australië nie. Predasie, wat dalk een van die grootste bedreigings vir die Suid-Afrikaanse skaapboer is, is nie so n groot probleem vir die Aussie-skaapboer nie, behalwe in sekere gebiede waar wilde honde nou n groot bedreiging is. Die Australiese regering het ook, soos dit vir my lyk, n ander benadering tot die beheer van ongediertes en die beheermetodes. Trots op bedryf Dit is lekker om te sien hoe trots die Australiërs op die wol- en skaapbedryf is. In die museums is daar groot beelde van skape, daar is oral wolwinkels en daar is n hele wolskaapkultuur. Ja, in dié opsig is die gras beslis groener. As mens egter begin kyk na die winsgewendheid van wolskaapboerdery in Australië, is die gras nie meer so groen as wat n mens gedink het nie. Grondpryse is min of meer op dieselfde vlak as in Suid-Afrika (bereken volgens die drakrag per kleinvee-eenheid). Die Aussies verdien dieselfde vir hul wol as die Suid Afrikaners. Dié vergelyking word gereeld deur Cape Wools en die NWKV gemaak. Op n veiling in Kattaning, Wes-Australië, het lammerpryse gewissel tussen A$80 en A$120 (R700 tot R1 000). Die speenpersentasies van die superfynwolkuddes was nagenoeg 80%. Wat uitgawes betref, beloop skeerkoste A$6 (R50) wat alles insluit. Arbeid is baie duur. n Staatsamptenaar in posvlak 1 in die staatsdiens verdien nagenoeg R per jaar. Die gemiddelde plaas in Wes- Australië beslaan hektaar waarvan 40% vir akkerbou aangewend word en die drakrag omtrent 10 ooie per hektaar is. Sowat tot skape word deur n man en vrou alleen bestuur. In sommige gevalle het hulle een arbeider/werker wat n salaris van nagenoeg R betaal word. Minimumlone is ook in Australia van toepassing. Brandstofpryse Brandstofpryse is op min of meer dieselfde vlakke as in Suid Afrika. Die Aussie-skaapboer betaal n heffing van 2% vir die wolbevordering en navorsing. Dan moet hy ook n heffing van 2% vir die vleisbedryf betaal, waar die Suid-Afrikaanse skaapboer n vrywillige 0,015% tot die onderskeie bedrywe bydra. My persoonlike mening is dat ek nie na Australié sal trek omdat ek dink dat dit meer winsgewind is nie. Dit was egter baie interesant om die skaapkuddes op plase in veral in Wes-Australia te sien. n Mens sou dink omdat arbeid so duur en skaars is die fokus baie meer na die easycare -tipe skaap sou wees. Die jarelange fokus op wol en die swak vleispryse in die verlede in Australië het egter tot gevolg dat n groot persentasie Merino s nog baie plooie het. Dit is veral opvallend in die superfynwolkuddes en -stoeterye. Superfynwol Dit is juis wat fynwolproduksie betref waar ek dink ons in Suid Afrika n tree of wat agter die Australiërs is. Die gehalte van die wol is ongelooflik, jong ooie en ramme word uitgeskot as die veseldeursnee bokant 16 mikron is. Stoetramme wat gebruik word se veseldeursnee is 11 mikron. Een van die grootste uitdagings van die superfynwoltelers is om n bestendige voedings- peil te handhaaf, juis om n goeie treksterkte te kry. Lupiene word hoofsaaklik as byvoeding of aanvulling gebruik om die probleem van bestendige voeding te oorkom. Soos in Suid Afrika is daar ook gebiede waar mens nie suksesvol met die supefynwol skape kan boer nie. Ons was egter verras met die tipe skaap wat ons by sulke stoeterye gesien het. Die klem is baie meer op reproduksie, meerlinge, bouvorm, ensomeer as by die tradisionele fynwolkuddes. Navorsing n Mens kry tog die gevoel dat met al die navorsing wat tans in Australië gedoen word in die kernkuddes (nuclear flocks) en die voorspelde teelwaardes (BLUP) wat DNS gebruik om die akkuraatheid te verhoog, die Australiese skaapboer vinnig die agterstand op byvoorbeeld reproduksie gaan inhaal. Die relatiewe hoë vleispryse is die motivering vir die nuwe fokus en dringendheid. Tog was ons van mening dat die kuddes baie baat kan vind deur ramme uit Suid Afrika te gebruik. Le Roux Fourie Dié foto van n skaapplaas is op Nieu-Seeland se Suideiland geneem wat die groep ook besoek het.

3 BL. 2 Wolboer/Wool Farmer Junie 2012 Redaksioneel Die wolbedryf het verlede maand twee strydrosse verloor. Hulle is Willem Nel, wat diep spore by die NWKV getrap het en Allan "Chips" Reid, wat sy stempel op die skeerbedryf afgedruk het. n Mens kan net met dankbaarheid sê: baie dankie vir wat julle vir die bedryf beteken het! Hamba kahle! Een van die beste seisoene wat die bedryf in dekades beleef het, is amper agter die rug, maar ongelukkig is daar n faktor buite almal se beheer wat die mark volgende seisoen kan kniehalter... die Europese skuldkrisis. Die onsekerheid wat hieruit voortspruit, het reeds sy uitwerking begin toon met n afname in bestellings uit die wêreld se belangrikste verwerkingslande. Totale wolinvoer deur Europa het byvoorbeeld met 19% gedaal (lees berigte op bl. 5). Die uitwerking wat die krisis volgende seisoen op die mark kan hê, was ook een van die besprekingspunte op kongres van die internasionale Woltekstielorganisasie verlede maand. Volgens ekonoom Chris Wilcox is een van die struikelblokke van die huidige hoë wolprys dat dit wol minder mededingend teenoor ander vesels gemaak het, veral nadat die pryse van ander vesels skerp gedaal het. Wol is tans meer as ses keer duurder as katoen en meer as vyf keer duurder as kunsvesels. Die groot vraag is of die verbruiker bereid gaan wees om soveel meer vir wolartikels te betaal of eerder na goedkoper vesels gaan oorskakel. Die belangrikheid van diereregte en die invloed wat dit op die verbruikers se aankooppatrone kan hê, is opnuut beklemtoon deur die aankondiging van die Zegna-groep, een van die wêreld se grootste kopers van fynwol, dat hulle voortaan nie meer Australiese wol wat onder intensiewe toestande onderdak geproduseer is, gaan aankoop nie omdat die diere se regte vir hulle belangriker is (lees berig op bl. 11). Mnr. Willem Nel, oud-bestuurslid van die NWKV, is verlede maand ná n kort siekbed oorlede. Hy was n lojale NWKV-lid wat diep spore in die bedryf getrap het. Hy het in 1982 bestuurslid van die Kaaplandse NWKV-bestuur geword. In 1992 ontvang hy n Silwerramtoekenning vir diens aan die bedryf. Hy was in 1997 voorsitter van Noord-Kaaplandse tak van die NWKV. Willem is ook vereer met die toekenning van erevoorsitter van die NWKV Noord-Kaap. Willem was geliefd en het uitgereik na sy medemens. Sy optrede het altyd getuig van sy respek vir an- Willem Nel n Ou bekende in die wolbedryf en skeerkringe, Allan Reid, beter bekend as Chips, is verlede maand in die ouderdom van 87 jaar in Nieu- Seeland oorlede. Chips, n Nieu-Seelandse skeerinstrukteur, het saam met n ander Nieu-Seelander, Ian Rutherford, in 1981 na Suid-Afrika gekom om die Wolraad se skeeropleidingsprogram te loods. Izak Klopper, bestuurder van die NWKV se skeeropleiding, het hom in Februarie vanjaar in Christchurch besoek. "Dit was wonderlik om te sien hoe hy steeds vrolik en vol grappe was.," sê Izak. I am aiming at 90, was sy eerste woorde aan Izak. Chips het tot 1995 in Suid-Afrika gebly en in dié tyd baie "monumente" (skeerplatvorms) reg oor die land gebou, gewoonlik oor naweke wanneer hy en Klaas nie skeeropleiding gedoen het nie. "Ek het die voorreg gehad om self by n paar van die bousessies betrokke te wees, en glo my, ou Chips het die daglig-ure op n Saterdag en n Sondag ten volle benut," vertel Izak. "As jong man was ek nie te opgewonde wanneer ek Sondagoggende om 04:30 wakker geword het met die gekap van Chips se hamer in die agtergrond nie. "Dan moet jy maar uit die vere en gaan inval in die skuur. Teen 18:30 was die dag se werk voltooi, dan moet daar eers opgeruim word, elke soort hout by sy maats gepak word, gereedskap skoongemaak en die plek uitgevee word voordat ons die skeerskuur kon verlaat. "Chips het baie vriende reg deur die land gehad, en wanneer ons Vrydag middae uit Britstown of n ander Karoo dorpie terug Bloemfontein toe vertrek het, het ons baie keer eers naby middernag in Bloemfontein aangekom, soos daar langs die pad eers by mense aangegaan is en skeerkontrakteurs langs die pad ontmoet is om gou nog weer n boks skaapskêre af te gee. "Niemand wat ek ken kon n spyker so sekuur inslaan soos Chips nie. Wanneer n spyker weerbarstig was en nie wou in nie, het Chips dit deur die hare gevryf en der mense, sy liefde vir sy gesin, sy liefde vir die landbou, spesifiek die wolbedryf. Menige jong boer en amptenaar kan getuig van Willem se opregte belangstelling in hulle en die leiding wat hy op sy mooi besadigde wyse aan hulle gegee het. Willem laat n seun, Tobie, en twee dogters, Hankie Wiese en Annerie Jooste en vier kleinkinders agter. Die NWKV-bestuur, personeel en lede betuig hiermee hul medelye met sy familie. Mag u elkeen Sy ryke vertroosting ontvang en saam met ons in dankbaarheid terugdink aan die mooi herinneringe wat ons van hom het. Chips Reid gesê you must grease it a bit en sonder uitsondering is die spyker dan ingemoker. "Daar is by my geen twyfel dat die jare in Suid-Afrika van sy kosbaarste herhinneringe was nie. Oral in sy laaste woonplek was kleinnode wat hom aan Suid-Afrika herhinner het. " n Springbokvel agter die deur, skilderye van handskeerders in die Burgersdorp-distrik deur Barbara Phillips, n handgekerfde skapie wat Kleinjan Malgas gemaak het en n foto van Tappans, sy Jack Russelhondjie en Siena die huishulp. Ek moes ook sy scrapbook van alles wat hy in Suid-Afrika gedoen het uit die kas haal, en saam is ons terug op die ver paaie van sy herhinneringe. "Wat Chips tydens my besoek gesê het wat my bybly is: If I can do it over, I will do it again! Chips is in n kis wat in wol gedrapeer is, begrawe. Die kis was in van n wol-viltmateriaal, wat 3,5 kg geweeg het, gedrapeer. Die kis is in Engeland gemaak en Chips was die vierde Nieu-Seelander wat op dié manier begrawe is. Hy laat twee dogters, Lois Turner en Heather Reid, agter. Regs: Chips se kamer in die aftree-oord was vol aandenkings uit Suid-Afrika. Onder: Izak Klopper gesels met Chips tydens sy besoek aan Nieu-Seeland in Februarie vanjaar. Send news, notes, letters and photographs to: Ona Viljoen The Editor NWGA Wool Farmer P.O. Box Newton Park Port Elizabeth 6055 Fax: fax: wolboer@nwga.co.za Enquiries Tel: , or Ona Viljoen Cell: onav@capewools.co.za For advertisements or address change: Riana Serfontein Tel: Cell: rianas@nwga.co.za Deadline for articles, letters, advertisements: 15th day of the month. Please note that photographs must be of a high quality jpg format in order to ensure good quality printing. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or the NWGA and neither the editor nor the NWGA or any of its officials or personnel accept any liability. 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4 June 2012 Wolboer/Wool Farmer P. 5 Drop in exports to major wool processing countries The 2011/12 season to date has seen a decrease in wool exports to all major processing countries, with mills remaining cautious as they wait for orders from retailers for autumn/winter 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere. According to the latest issue of Landmark's Wool Economic Focus, mills may continue to hold back on raw wool buying in the coming months. Trade data The latest trade data show that total wool imports from the five major wool-exporting countries (Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and South Africa) has fallen by 11% in the first eight months of 2011/12 (July to February). All destinations have recorded declines, although the largest falls have been seen in imports by countries in Europe. In total, imports by Europe have fallen by 19%, with sharp falls in imports by Germany, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. Italy s imports have also fallen (by 9%), reversing the gains of 2010/11. China s imports have fallen by only 6%, the smallest decline of all major wool processing countries (see fig. 1). As a result, for the 2011/12 season to date, China has increased its share of wool exports from the five major exporting countries to 58%, an increase from 56% in the 2010/11 season. India It is, however, lower than the 60% share it held in the 2009/10 season. India, the third largest single export destination, has seen its imports fall by 16% this season. This is a sharp decline after it had largely maintained its imports in 2010/11. One reason for the decline in imports by the major processing countries is that demand conditions within the global wool textile industry remain highly uncertain. Concerns are concentrated on the problems in Europe, where the highly volatile financial situation has quietened, but recession looms in many European countries in 2012, notably in Italy. As a result of this huge volatility over the past six months, retailers have been very cautious. Orders from retailers are reported to have been lower than a year earlier over recent months. Limited supply A second reason for the lower volume of imports by the major processing countries is that wool production and supply is very limited. Wool production in most of the major exporting countries is down this season and there are minimal stocks held by growers after a sell-off last season. This will mean wool trade volumes will inevitably be down. Uitvoer na China styg, maar Europa voer minder in Suid-Afrika se uitvoer na China het dié seisoen flink gestyg nadat dit verlede seisoen weens slenkdalkoors gedaal het. Uitvoersyfers vir die eerste tien maande van die seisoen (Julie 2011 tot einde Maart vanjaar) toon dat China wol ter waarde van R883 miljoen, of 47,2% van die totale waarde van uitvoer, ingevoer het. In die ooreenstemmende tyd verlede seisoen het China net 23,1% van die totale uitvoerwaarde ingevoer. Die Tsjeggiese Republiek was toe die grootste invoerder. Duitsland Italië Hoewel uitvoer na Europa vergeleke met verlede seisoen afgeneem het, was die Tsjeggiese Republiek die naasgrootste invoerder, gevolg deur Italië, Indië, Duitsland en Brittanje (kyk figuur hieronder). Die ander lande onder die top-tien waarheen wol verskeep word, hoewel in baie kleiner volumes, is Frankryk, Egipte, Mauritius en Amerika. Egipte het dié seisoen wol uit Suid-Afrika begin invoer nadat die bekende Schneider groep n verwerkingsaanleg daar geopen het. Belangrikste wolinvoerlande Indië Brittanje China Mkg greasy equivalent Fig. 1 Wool imports by major processing countries (Season to February for 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12) China -6% Wool prices As a result, wool prices have been maintained and the value of wool exports from the major exporters has increased this season in local currency terms. There are signs, however, that the value of exports is beginning to soften. Mills are holding back on raw wool purchases, only buying when they require wool as they wait on orders from retailers. Orders for the autumn/winter season, which typically start being placed in March, are reported to have been delayed. This may bring weaker demand for raw wool in coming months. Wool Economic Focus, April 2012 Euro-sone se probleme plaas wolpryse onder druk Met nog net een veiling oor ten tyde van ons ter perse gaan, is daar duidelike tekens dat wolpryse effens begin afplat. Die Suid-Afrikaanse mark was dié seisoen baie bestendig op sy hoër vlakke nadat Cape Wools se Merino-aanwyser in Januarie n hoogtepunt bereik het (grafiek 1). Dit het egter op die laaste paar veilings sywaarts begin beweeg en was op die veiling van 23 Mei baie naby aan verlede seisoen se sluitingsveiling. In Australië is die aanwyser nou heelwat laer as verlede Grafiek 1: SA Merino-aanwyser op 23 Mei 2012 c/kg skoonwol 9 202c/kg 5 777c/kg India 2009/ /11 seisoen (kyk grafiek 2). Daar is n hele paar redes hiervoor. Eerstens het die samestelling van die Aussie-skeersel aanmerklik verander en bevat dit deesdae baie meer sterker en swakker tipes wol, wat laer pryse behaal. Daar was dié seisoen ook heelwat klagtes oor die gebrek aan skeersels van gehalte. Tweedens maak fynwol (fyner as 18 mikron) die grootste deel van die skeersel uit. Die pryse van dié tipes het ook dramaties gedaal as gevolg van 9 569c/kg 2011/12-16% -9% -22% -18% -22% -27% Italy Germany Rep Czech Other in Europe From the five major exporting countries (Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Uruguay and South Africa Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, FLA, SUL, Cape Wools, NZ Meat & Wool 9 729c/kg 2011/ / 11 Other Total -11% Landmark Grafiek 2: Australië se markaanwyser op 23 Mei 2012 Aus. c/kg skoonwol c/kg c/kg die swakker vraag na fynwol uit die grootste verbruikerslande, veral Italië. Die vraag uit China, wat deesdae ook n redelike groot fynwolkoper is, het eweneens gedaal omdat bestellings uit die grootste markte vir sy fynwolprodukte, naamlik die VSA en Italië, afgeneem het. n Derde en belangrike rede is die onlangse verswakking en huidige wisselvalligheid van die Australiese dollar, wat veral die Chinese huiwerig maak om wol aan te koop. Die Chinese hou nie 1 416c/kg 1 111c/kg 2011/ / 11 Tsjeg. Rep. Wolonvangste dui op verdere produksiedaling Wolontvangste by makelaars se pakhuise tot middel Mei vanjaar dui daarop dat produksie dié seisoen verder kan daal. Op 23 Mei was ontvangste 3,2% laer vergeleke met dieselfde tydperk verlede seisoen. van onsekerheid nie. Baie van dié kopers het nog wol in voorraad het wat hulle nie lank gelede nie, vir heelwat duurder aangekoop het omdat die dollar in daardie stadium baie sterker was. Ontleders meen die Chinese sal weer tot die mark toetree sodra die dollar stabiliseer. Nagenoeg 70% van Australië se skeersel word na China uitgevoer. Die swakker vraag uit China het ook n uitwerking op verkope op Australië se veilings gehad en verkooppersentasies het skerp gedaal. Verkooppersentasies op die afgelope paar veilings was minder as 80%. In Suid-Afrika is die gemiddelde verkooppersentasie op veilings rondom 98%. Wolpryse sal na verwagting verder afplat onderwyl Europa probeer om n oplossing vir Griekeland se probleme te vind. Australiese ontleders meen dat die Australiese markaanwyser tot A800c/kg kan daal. Op 23 Mei het dit op A1 111/kg gestaan. Produksie het verlede seisoen met 4,6% gedaal, hoofsaaklik weens slenkdalkoors. Die Nasionale Wolkwekersvereniging sê in n tussentydse verslag na die oorsake vir die daling in produksie, dat dit nie aan n enkele faktor toegeskryf kan word nie en dat daar ook nie n eenvoudige verklaring is nie. Siklies van aard Die verslag lui voorts dat dit moeilik is om afleidings te maak omdat wolskaapboerdery siklies van aard en aan uiterse klimaatstoestande onderhewig is. Hoewel die verslag lui dat verdere navorsing nodig is, kan wel bevestig word dat skaapgetalle (van alle rasse) gedaal het en dat omgewingstoestande in n bepaalde jaar n belangrike rol kan speel. Die afname kan ook nie toegeskryf word aan die verfyning van die skeersel nie omdat liggaamsmassa toegeneem het. n Kwessie wat egter aandag moet kry indien produksie verhoog wil word, is n verhoging in die wolopbrengs per skaap.

5 Bl. 4 Wolboer/Wool Farmer Junie 2012 International Wool Textile Organisation congress, New York Production forecasts for the five major exporting countries Figure 1 Production in most of the five major wool exporting countries is expected to be down in the 2011/'12 season, according to the grower country reports submitted to the International Wool Textile Organisation's congress held in New York last month. Australia The exception is Australia, where production was initially expected to increase slightly, but has been revised downward to 345 million kg, unchanged from last season. This is because fleece weights did not increase as much as was expected. The shift to dual-purpose sheep is continuing, but is based on Merino ewes. Conditions Australia has experienced generally good seasonal conditions in the eastern and southern parts while Western Australia is recovering from drought. The micron profile has seen an increase in fine merino (19,5 Expected production for 2011/12 (million kg) Australia 345 New Zealand 148 Argentina 47 South Africa 45 Uruguay 33 micron and finer) and crossbred wool (stronger than 24,6 micron) but a decline in medium Merino wool. Argentina's wool production for 2011/12 had initially been forecast at 53 million kg, but also had to be revised downwards to 47 million kg, mainly due to continuing poor weather in Patagonia, where about 60% of the clip is produced, coupled with ashes from the Puyehue volcano eruption. Volcanic ash It is feared that up to a million sheep could die as a result of the ash, which not only blanketed large tracks of grazing land, but also covered the sheep. It is still early for predictions, but if the poor weather conditions persist another downward revision in Argentina's production may be needed. Production of apparel wool remains at 55% finer than 25 micron. New Zealand New Zealand's production for 2011/'12 is estimated at 148 million kg, down 2% on last season due to a 4% drop in sheep numbers. Uruguay's production has also fallen to its lowest level in decades, following an 11% drop in 2010/'11. Seasonal conditions are very good and wool production is expected to remain steady in 2011/12. Wool less competitive after sharp decline in cotton prices The sharp decline in cotton prices and resultant fall in synthetic fibre prices, have eroded wool's competitiveness. The wool-to-cotton and the wool-to-synthetic price ratios currently are both well above the average for the past 10 years. The wool to cotton price ratio has increased and at end April wool was more than six times the price of cotton. The 10-year average is 4,6 (see graph below). The wool-to-synthetic price ratio is also well above the 10 year average of 3,7. Wool is currently more than five times the price of synthetic fibres. Wool s poor price competitiveness against other fibres will be an important factor in wool demand in the coming months. The fact that other fibres are priced more favourably than wool could lead to increased use of these more competitive fibres in place of wool. Wool's price competitiveness US$ terms Predators, rustling and lack of trained and untrained labour are major issues for Uruguayan sheep farmers. The high wool and sheep prices, however, are encouraging wool producers to rebuild their wool flocks, which could see production increasing to 35 million kg in 2012/'13 from the current 33 million kg. South Africa's production is also expected to fall to around 45 million kg from last season's 46,1 million kg, despite generally good climatic conditions. The overall forecast is for world supply to remain low, while stocks will remain limited (see figure 1). The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) last month held its congress in New York. A delegation from South Africa, including NWGA national chairman Harry Prinsloo, attended the event. IWTO is the only international and genuinely independent organisation that is the custodian of world wool trade regulations. The mission of IWTO is to represent and support the wool industry members by advocating the use of wool in all possible end-uses whilst providing a forum to network and a platform to discuss wool industry strategy. The National Woolgrowers' Association (NWGA) would like to thank Voermol for its sponsorship towards the flights and accommodation of the NGWA delegation that attended the IWTO congress in New York. Source: Poimena Aanaylysis and International Wool Textile Organisation Note: The year refers to the season ending, e.g = 1999/2000. Data to 2013 as a forecast Retailers and designers get back in touch Woolmark International and the Women s Wear Daily (WWD) have connected retailers and designers with wool as part of the 2012 Fashion and Retail Market Report, What s Working Now and Why. The report provided insight into future market opportunities, giving US retailers and designers a greater understanding of the versatility of this natural fibre for the US market. Retailers Over 280 retailers attended the presentation including DKNY, Polo, Ralph Lauren and Gap Inc. AWI/Woolmark CEO, Stuart Mc- Cullough said: We are very pleased to partner with such a significant publication such as WWD on the Fashion and Retail Market Report. "Together, we are working to inspire and educate those in the industry to incorporate natural fi- bres in their products and why it s beneficial to do so. We feel it is important that everyone involved in the creation of today s top apparel is working together towards exciting consumers and providing them with the highest quality products and the best possible buying experience. This year s IWTO Congress was organised together with the American Sheep Industry and included various presentations from Australian Wool Innovation (AWI). Sleep studies University sleep studies showing how people sleep better with wool, the success of the global Campaign for Wool, the Woolmark Apparel Care program, Mother and Babies programme and new technology to help protect the Woolmark, were among the topics discussed. Source: AWEX, Cotton Outlook, PCI Fibres, CIRFS, Woolmark, Poimena Analysis Data to April 2012

6 June 2012 wolboer/wool Farmer P. 7 Mensgemaakte vesels lei tot n veseloorlog In dié aflewering van die reeks praatjies oor die wolskaap, getiteld: Op die Rug van die Wolskaap, gesels J.F. van Huyssteen, die opsteller, oor die ontwikkeling van tekstielvesels. Dié reeks praatjies is in 1968 deur die Afrikaanse diens van die Suid-Afrikaanse Uitsaaikorporasie uitgesaai. Let daarop dat die statistiek en ander gegewens in dié praatjie uit 1968 dateer en nie noodwendig vandag meer van toepassing is nie. Minstens sewe duisend jaar lank was die geskiedenis van tekstiele eintlik die ontwikkelingsgang van die vier natuurvesels, vlas, wol, katoen en sy. Maar aan die einde van die 19de eeu begin die ontwikkeling van die mensgemaakte vesels en sedertdien het n magdom van hierdie toetsbuisprodukte op die tekstielmark verskyn en hul verbruik neem geleidelik toe. Op die oomblik bestaan 61 persent van die wêreld se klerasievesels uit katoen, 31 persent uit mensgemaakte vesels, 8 persent uit wol en minder as 0,5 persent uit sy. Wêreldverbruik In die tien jaar van 1955 tot 1965 het die wêreldverbruik van katoen met 9% gedaal, dié van wol met 2% en in die twee groepe mensgemaakte vesels het die sellulose-groep met 1% toegeneem en die nie-sellulose-groep, m.a.w. die sintetiese, het met 10% vermeerder. Hierdie afname in die verbruik van die natuurlike vesels en die toename in die verwerking van die sintetiese vesels, word dikwels beskryf as die oorlog tussen die vesels. Oor die eerste spinners en wewers wat baie jare voor die geboorte van Christus geleef het, is daar min bekend. Die rede is omdat die verwerking van kleding soveel ouer as geskiedskrywing is. Maar een feit is seker: die spinnekop het gespin en die vink sy nes geweef lank voor die oermens die kuns bemeester het. Vlas, waarvan linneware gemaak word, is die oudste van die vesels. Vyfduisend jaar voor die geboorte van Christus is linnedoek reeds deur die primitiewe mense langs die Nylrivier gebruik. Van die saad van die vlasplant word ook lynolie gemaak. Tot aan die einde van die agtiende eeu was vlas die belangrikste klerasievesel. Industriële rewolusie Met die koms van die industriële rewolusie en die groot uitvindings in die tekstielwese is dit deur katoen vervang. Niemand weet wanneer wol die eerste keer gespin en tot kleedstof geweef is nie, maar dit is ongetwyfeld een van die eerste kunste wat deur die mens ontdek en bemeester is. Argeologiese opgrawings het bewys gelewer dat die Babiloniërs reeds in ongeveer v.c. fyn wolstowwe geweef het. Oorblyfsels uit die steentydperk is blootgelê in Switserse paaldorpe en in eeue-oue Assiriese en Babiloniese stede langs die Tigris en die Eufraat. Die derde vesel in die ontwikkelingsgang van die beskawing is katoen. Die naam is afkomstig van die Arabiese woord "quoton". Sommige navorsers beweer dit is jaar voor Christus reeds in Indië gebruik, maar ander sê dit is nog vroeër in Egipte verwerk. Reeds jaar voor Christus het die Egiptenare sulke fyn katoenstowwe geweef wat in die modern tyd nie met die beste masjinerie geëwenaar kan word nie. Mummie Uit hierdie tydperk twee-en- nhalf duisend jaar voor Christus is byvoorbeeld n kledingstuk om n mummie gevind waarin die parallelle kettingdrade 540 per duim beloop het. Die fynste material van vandag bestaan maar uit 350 draadjies per duim. Die vierde oudste vesel is sy, wat waarskynlik sy oorsprong in China het. Dit is die sywurm en sy spinproses wat deur die mens bestudeer en toe nageboots is in die maak van sintetiese vesels. LONDON Marks & Spencer (M&S), the British retailer, says it will create a new, more sustainable closed loop business model where its customers hand over old or unwanted garments whenever they buy a new one. (M&S) is headquartered in London and has over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. The move comes in a bid to stop around 1 billion items of clothing and textiles going to landfill in the UK each year. Shwopping The retailer is calling its new concept "shwopping", which head of sustainable business Mike Barry says is a way of making the consumption of clothes much more sustainable than it is today. The move is part of M&S's Plan A initiative first launched back in 2007, which will now be fronted by wellknown celebrity Joanna Lumley who will become the face of Plan A. After five years of hard work on 180 social and environmental commitments we are now ready to put our 21 million customers at the centre of our sustainability journey, continued Barry. 'Shwopping' will see us extend the great partnership we have developed with Oxfam to encourage the donation of used clothing in their shops so that our customers can also donate used clothing any day of the year in our 342 UK clothing stores, he said. All the clothing we collect will still go to Oxfam for re-sale, reuse or recycling to raise money for their vital work around the world Aussie woolgrowers to go to the polls to vote on levy rate THE Australian Woolgrowers Association (AWGA) is calling for Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) to immediately release its threeyear spending projections to give farmers ample time to make an informed decision on which levy rate to support in the Wool Poll. Australian wool growers will go to the polls in November this year to determine the rate of wool levy. Wool growers must pay a levy on the sale price they receive for shorn greasy wool. This levy provides funding for the wool industry services body, AWI Ltd, and is invested in research and development, marketing, and innovation activities for the direct benefit of Australian wool growers. Current rate The current levy rate is two per cent and is collected by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Levies Revenue Service, which is responsible for administering, collecting and disbursing levies on behalf of industries. In accordance with the Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000, AWI must conduct a poll of all eligible wool-levy payers every three years to determine the rate of the levy to apply for the following three-year period. AWI must then make a recommendation to the minister in accordance with the outcome of the poll. AWGA acting chairman Shane Edwards said AWI needed to declare how much money each of the levy options set at 0 per cent, 1pc, 2pc, 2,5pc and 3pc - would raise, and how it would be spent. AWGA also wanted growers to vote on how levy money was divided between marketing and research and development. Information At the moment, AWI is not forthcoming enough with information, he said. We want the projections now, not the week before the Wool Poll road show. AWI has about $100m in cash reserves and still has a problem expending all the money. By 2013, could they have $150m in reserve? We are in danger of having a new stockpile of funds. AWI has said they are happy for stakeholders to debate the figure, but AWI must be part of the debate. In a statement to Fairfax Agricultural Media, an AWI spokesperson said the organisation s audited reserves were A$95,6-million, as published in the 2010/'11 annual report. That number would grow modestly before the end of the financial year but should also have the Woolmark brand (A$10m) intangible asset deducted. However it is important to note AWI is obliged to hold a certain level of reserves (A$37,4m) for a potential exotic disease response and to expedite an orderly closure of the company including projects and operating costs should a 0% levy vote be returned at Wool Poll, the spokesperson said. Deductions These deductions are well documented in every AWI annual report provided to all shareholders. The amount held in AWI s reserves was determined by its board. A drawing down on reserves had been budgeted for in 2010/'11 and 2011/'12, but not because of higher wool prices and subsequent growth in the levy revenue figures received. Hand in your old clothes as you shop for new ones The board will provide a clear position on the company s expenditure of its expected annual revenue and reserves for 2013/'14 to 2015/'16 as part of the Wool- Poll, the spokesperson said. He said it was of paramount importance to the company that there was an orderly growth in project expenditure over the next three years. The first wool levy poll was held in 2000 and growers representing over 50 per cent of the national clip voted. The majority vote at this wool poll was for a levy rate of 2 per cent. Woolgrowers voted in favour of the 2 per cent levy again in the 2003, 2006 and 2009 wool polls and, as such, this rate is still in place. With the first meeting of the independent Wool Poll panel last month, the panel endorsed the proposed levy rates to be voted on at Wool Poll 2012: 0 per cent 1,0 per cent, 2,0 per cent, 2,5 to tackle poverty. M&S has estimated that around 1 billion items of clothing go to landfill in the UK each year. That s one in every four garments sold every year or items per hour. It s too much especially when virtually every item could be re-used or recycled in some way, he added. Similar schemes have already been seen on the UK high street, with retailer TK Maxx and Cancer Research UK partnering on a clothing take-back program in a bid to raise in excess of 2.5m to help the charity beat children's cancer. Consumption This latest step by M&S now puts consumption at the heart of the sustainability debate. In addition to its own commitments it is currently working on in its supply chain. Analysts say it will be interesting to see what happens to the collected clothes. Will they be broken down, fully recycled and the fabrics used to make new clothing sold in the UK. Or will they simply shipped offshore to consumers in developing economies? Ecotextile News Higher oil prices will push up prices of polyester Higher oil prices will push up prices of polyester according to the report released by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI). Polyester is often blended with wool in the production of woven wear, mainly suits and coats. Polyester is produced primarily using purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG), which is generally derived from crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Statistically identified, there is a strong correlation (85%) between the price of oil and price of polyester, and there is a lagged effect of three months (it takes roughly three months for an oil price change to cause polyester prices to move in the similar direction). However, recently polyester prices have tracked closely to the oil price movements, in effect shortening the lagged effect of oil price on polyester prices. First poll took place in 2000 per cent or 3,0 per cent. The five proposed levy rates are the same options presented to woolgrowers in Wool Poll 2003, 2006 and A key role for the 2012 Wool- Poll panel is to maximise voter turnout, drawing on their extensive networks with woolgrowers across Australia. Wool Poll panel chairman Will Roberts said the panel will work hard to ensure that woolgrowers across Australia participate in this important decision about the future research, development and marketing funding for their industry."

7 Bl. 6 Wolboer/Wool Farmer Junie 2012 Australiër Danielle Chiel het van kleintyd af al daarvan gehou om te brei. Toe sy nog op hoërskool was, het sy een middag vir haar ma gevra of sy na n skool kon gaan wat ook mode-ontwerp as n kursus aanbied sodat sy breidrag kon ontwerp. Haar ma wou niks daarvan hoor nie. "My ma was n apteker en vir haar was dit belangrik dat ek n graad moes verwerf," vertel Danielle. Danielle het uiteindelik universiteit toe gegaan en n "ware" graad gekry. Sy het eers n Meestersgraad in musiekteorie en -ontleding aan die New England Conservatory in Boston verwerf, gevolg deur n doktorsgraad aan die Universiteit van Queensland in Australië. Maar al het sy n suksesvolle loopbaan gehad, het sy steeds daarna gehunker om meer skeppend te wees. Vyf jaar gelede het sy genoeg moed bymekaar geskraap om haar loopbaan vaarwel toe te roep en het n handbreiwinkel geopen. Winkel Sy het haar winkel bestuur en uitgebrei en in Mei verlede jaar besluit om die volgende stap te neem... om haar eie reeks luukse handbreidrag te ontwerp en vervaardig. Vandag, n jaar later, floreer haar besigheid nie net nie, maar pronk haar ontwerpe ook saam met die voorste Australiese mode-ontwerpers se skeppings op groot modeskoue. Boonop het sy nuwe lewe in handbreidrag geblaas en bewys dat dit ook "sexy" kan wees. Danielle ontwerp en bemark self haar produkte. Sy het n netwerk van vroue wat vir haar brei en beoog om binnekort ook n National Diploma Agriculture Management Faculty of Science Australiër wys dat handgebreide artikels ook modieus kan wees Links: Een van die pragtige handgebreide truie wat deur Danielle Chiel ontwerp is. Sy het n netwerk van vroue wat vir haar brei Bo: n Handgebreide stola wat deur oud en jonk gedra kan word. reeks vir mans die lig te laat sien. "Ek is dol oor gebreide klere. Voordat ek onder die kluite beland, wil ek soveel moontlik doen om die handbreibedryf te vestig. "Ek glo dit verdien n plek in die modebedryf." Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University offers you the opportunity to follow a career in Agricultural Management. Our diploma programme teaches the problem solving and situation analysis skills needed to effectively manage an agricultural enterprise. The programme includes: Agricultural management Animal production Plant production Personnel management Agriculture law Computer application Short courses Artificial insemination Pest management Animal judging Practical approach Farm visits Laboratory work Nursery management For further information, contact Retief Celliers, tel: retief.celliers@nmmu.ac.za Willem van Heerden, tel: willem.vanheerden@nmmu.ac.za Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Posbus Port Elizabeth 6031 Negotions on land use bill are nearing the end The agricultural sector is closely watching developments around a Spatial Planning and Land Use Management draft bill that was published for comment in the Government Gazette on 6 May Agri SA said in its latest news letter that it had submitted comments. The organisation was mainly concerned about proposals in the bill that important functions relating to the protection and management of agricultural land would be exercised at municipal level. Nedlac The bill was sent to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) and a first informal meeting between government, trade unions and business took place on 22 June Another four meetings took place between October 2011 and mid-april Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber have insisted that special consideration be given to prime and unique agricultural land in the drafting of spatial development frameworks. Agri SA sê in n verklaring dat hy die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak verwelkom dat mynregte onderhewig is aan ordonansies wat gebruiksbeplanning reguleer omdat dit plaaslike owerhede die geleentheid sal bied om ander oorwegings as One of the development principles that underpin the bill is to ensure special consideration is given to the protection of prime and unique agricultural land. The report is currently being finalized in Nedlac. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has however sought Cabinet approval for the bill whilst the Nedlac process is still on-going. The business delegation has objected to this. Parliament The Nedlac report will still be tabled in Parliament. There is a deadline for the acceptance of the legislation, which was set by the Constitutional Court when it declared parts of the Development Facilitation Act unconstitutional in the case of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality versus Gauteng Development Tribunal and Others. The deadline expires on 18 June It is likely that the relevant parliamentary committees will call for public hearings on the bill when it comes before them. Agri SA said it would remain part of the process of finalising this Bill. Agri SA steeds bekommerd oor impak van mynbou slegs die van mynbou in ag te neem alvorens toestemming vir mynbouontwikkeling verleen word. Waar grond nie vir mynbou gesoneer is nie, sal voortaan nie met mynbou voortgegaan kan word nie, tensy die plaaslike owerheid die sonering daarvan vir hierdie gebruik verander. Dit sluit gesoneerde landbougrond in. Die uitspraak plaas grondeienaars en plaaslike owerhede dus in n sterker posisie om byvoorbeeld landbougrond vir landboudoeleindes te beskerm deur mynbou op n bepaalde stuk grond te verbied. Agri SA het as vriend van die hof by die saak van Maccsand (Edms) Beperk teen die Stad Kaapstad betrokke geraak omdat hy uiters besorgd is oor die huidige en toekomstige impak van mynaktiwiteite op landbou-hulpbronne en op voedselsekerheid. "Terwyl Agri SA die belangrikheid van mynbou vir Suid-Afrika verstaan, is dit sy standpunt dat daar met mynbou-ontwikkeling te min waarde geheg word aan omgewingskwessies en die langtermyn impak daarvan op grond en water en derhalwe op volhoubare voedselproduksie. Daarom het Agri SA die Konstitusionele Hof se aandag gevestig op die nodigheid van n beter balans tussen mynbou en landbou en op beter beskerming vir die oppervlakteeienaar as wat tans die geval is, sê Dan Kriek, voorsitter van Agri SA se natuurlike hulpbronnekomitee. Agri SA sou daarom graag wou sien dat die Konstitusionele Hof pertinent standpunt inneem oor die impak van mynaktiwiteite op voedsel en water soos beskerm in arikel 27 van die Grondwet, sê Kriek.

8 June 2012 Wolboer/Wool Farmer P. 9 Promosie: Feite oor die wetgewing rakende veemiddels Saamgestel deur dr. Rob Sykes (rsykes@iafrica.com) voormalige adviseur van die Registrateur Wet 36 en lid van die Medisynebeheerraad, die Veterinêre Kliniese Komitee en die skeduleringskomitee van die Medisynebeheerraad. Vraag: Wie mag veemiddels verkoop, adverteer of bemark? Antwoord: Veemiddels mag vryelik geadverteer en bemark word. Advertensie- en bemarkingsinligting moet met die aansprake wat vir die produk gemaak word, ooreenstem. Veeartsmedisyne mag slegs aan die veeartsenyprofessie bemark word. Vraag: Wat mag op so 'n advertensie verskyn? Antwoord: In die geval van veemiddels mag slegs aansprake wat goedgekeur is, in die advertensie verskyn. Vraag: Mag skedulemiddels deur n veearts voorgeskryf en verkoop word, sonder dat hy die siek dier gesien het? Antwoord: n Veearts mag veeartsenymiddels slegs na n behoorlike konsultasie aan n bona fide kliënt en vir n bekende pasiënt (dier) nadat n diagnose gemaak is, verskaf. Vraag: Mag n boer skedulemiddels aan iemand anders gee vir gebruik in sy diere? Antwoord: Onder geen omstandighede mag n dier se eienaar n geskeduleerde middel aan n ander eienaar verkoop nie. Die definisie van verkoop in terme van die wet behels die volgende: gee, ruil, leen en selfs n aanbeveling aan n tweede party om die geskeduleerde middel te gebruik. Vraag: Wat is die regsproses as iemand oortree? Antwoord: In terme van beide wette behoort alle oortredings van die wet aan die betrokke Registrateur van Wet 36 of Wet 101, gerapporteer te word. Vraag: Is daar n wet waaronder natuurlike middels (bv. diatomied, aalwynpoeier, homopatiese middels) val en watter aansprake kan gemaak word, soos byvoorbeeld: vir gebruik vir algemene dieregesondheid? Antwoord: Geen veemedisyne mag verkoop word tensy die middel geregistreer is nie. Die definisie van n veemedisyne maak dit baie duidelik dat as enige aansprake vir spesifieke medisyne gemaak word, dié medisyne/middels geregistreer moet wees. Dit maak nie saak watter soort middel dit is of in watter kategorie dit val nie. Geen veemiddel mag verkoop word nie, tensy dit geregistreer is. Vraag: Wat behels die proses van registrasie van 'n middel? Antwoord: Aansoek vir registrasie van n middel moet by die betrokke registrateur gemaak word en moet vergesel word van die nodige data wat die veiligheid, doeltreffendheid en gehalte van die middel staaf. Vraag: Bestaan daar vasgestelde uitgangspryse? Antwoord: Nee. Vraag: Wat gebeur as middels by verkoopspunte vertoon word nadat dit reeds verval het? Antwoord: Indien n middel of veemedisyne verval het, is dit nie meer geregistreer nie en mag dus nie verkoop word nie. Vraag: Mag landbouprodukte vir diere gebruik word (bv. tuisgemaakte opgietmiddels)? Antwoord: n Middel mag slegs verkoop word onder aansprake wat op die etiket of voubiljet staan. Dit is onwettig en uiters gevaarlik om formulasies wat vir plante bedoel is vir diere te gebruik. Die formulasie mag van so n aard wees dat die doeltreffendheid en veiligheid erg in gedrang kom. By diere waarvan die uiteindelike produk (bv. vleis en melk) in die menslike voedselketting beland, kan groot probleme by die opneem (absorpsie) en metabolisme van die middel ontstaan en kan residue daarvan in die melk of vleis voor kom. Vraag: Hoe word veevoere geregistreer? Antwoord: Deur aansoek te doen by die registrateur van Wet 36 van 1947 (Misstowwe, Veevoedsel, Landboumiddels en Veemiddels) met die nodige dokumentasie. Vraag: Waar kan ek die wetgewing te siene kry? Antwoord: Vir meer inligting oor Wet 36 van 1947 en Wet 101 van 1965 besoek die volgende webtuiste: Japanese retailer joins mulesing ban ANOTHER international retailer, Japanese company Muji, will phase out Australian wool from mulesed sheep before its 2013 winter line is released. Muji has 200 stores and supplies another 127. It operates in 20 countries and has an annual turnover of US$1,7 billion. The announcement follows lobbying by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). PETA Australia campaigns director Jason Baker said Muji had joined retailers Hugo Boss, H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch and Country Road in moving away from mulesed wool. Australian Wool Producers chief executive Jane Brownbill said the Australian wool industry was "working hard" to find a viable and effective alternative to mulesing. -Farmonline Kashmiri scientists clone rare cashmere goat SCIENTISTS say they have cloned a rare Himalayan goat in Indiancontrolled Kashmir, hoping to help increase the number of animals famed for their silky soft undercoats used to make pashmina "wool". A cashmere goat is characterized by a fine underdown (fleece), which is naturally shed every year in April/May. The birth last month of the female kid "Noori", which means "light" in Arabic, could spark breeding programmes across the region and mass production of the high-priced cashmere fleece, said lead project scientist Riaz Ahmad Shah, a veterinarian in the animal biotechnology centre of Sher-i- Kashmir University. Cashmere fleece, particularly made into shawls, is a major source of income for Kashmir, generating about $US80 million a year for the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed mountain state. Cashmere and wool a popular blend Cashmere fibre, which is often blended with superfine wools for the manufacture of highquality garments, is often called pashmina which refers to a type of cashmere wool and textiles made from cashmere. It is derived from the Persian word "Pashmineh", which means "wool". The woollen shawls made in Kashmir are mentioned in Afghan texts between 3rd century BC and the 11th century AD Cashmere goats are combed every spring and their fleece (not their hair) processed for spinning and weaving. One goat yields approximately g of fleece. For hundreds of years, cashmere shawls have been manufactured in Kashmir and Nepal, but these days also in other parts of the world. The Textile Exchange has published a guide which aims to draw attention to the growing quantity of textile waste generated each year in North America and the UK. The Textile Exchange is a global, non-profit, membershipbased organization that began as the Organic Exchange in The organisation is committed to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile value chain in order to create material change, restore the environment, and enhance lives around the world. The Fast Facts guide on Textile and Product Waste provides those in the industry with an overview of the key facts and statistics about waste, recycling and consumption. A shawl can cost $US200 in Kashmir and much more when sold abroad - a boon given the average salary of $US800 a year for Kashmir's 10,2 million people. Cashmere goats which take their name from the Kashmir region but include a number of breeds that produce the soft underdown are traditionally herded in small numbers across the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau in cold and remote mountain areas and the Ladakh region of Kashmir. Harsh climate They must live in harsh, windy climates to generate the soft undercoat, for which demand has always exceeded supply. They survive on alpine pastures between m and m altitude, are very robust enduring temperatures ranging from 30 degrees C to minus 30 degrees C. Experts say their numbers are dwindling. In recent years, Kashmir has started importing cashmere from neighbouring China to keep up with orders for the region's hand-woven shawls. Shah and six other scientists took two years to clone Noori, using the The figures suggest that more than 12 million tons of textile waste is generated in North America and one million tons in the UK alone every year. In addition, the guide claims it is estimated that 10-20% of all textiles in the fashion industry is wasted, while 15% of fabric intended for clothing ends up on the cutting room floor. There is also a who s who guide to waste and recycling and a look at what brands are doing to combat the problem. Examples used include Klattermusen in Sweden, which has launched the programme recover that allows its used products to be returned to retailers, for cash. relatively new "handmade" cloning technique involving only a microscope and a steady hand. "We've standardised the procedure. Now it will take us half a year to produce another," said Maajid Hassan, another veterinarian who worked on the project, which was partly funded by the World Bank. The team has started work on more clones among the university's herd of goats. Cheapest method "This is the cheapest, easier and less time-consuming"method of cloning compared with conventional methods that use high-tech machinery and sometimes chemicals," Shah said. Noori is the first Cashmere goat cloned by this method, although Shah earlier cloned a buffalo. They plan to spread the goatcloning knowledge across the Indian Himalayas so others can grow their own goats. Eventually, Shah hopes to clone threatened species such as the critically endangered Kashmir stag, or hangul, the only surviving species of Asian red deer. Mother and kid. Goat Noori, meaning light, took scientists two years to clone. She will be used for her expensive Cashmere fibre. (Picture: AP) Textile Exchange publishes guide to draw attention to quantity of textile waste generated Mammut, a Swiss producer of mountaineering and trekking equipment, is providing collection boxes in its stores in Switzerland, partnering with a collector who is sorting the products and reusing or recycling them as much as they can. Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Oxfam have been developing a cloth exchange programme which, since 2008, has collected over tonnes of clothing that are reused or recycled. M&S is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries.

9 Bl. 8 Wolboer/Wool Farmer Mei 2012 Aussie Merino breeders are unhappy about AWI's decision to withdraw funding for the programme aimed at accelerating genetic improvement. Funding for Aussie Information Nucleus programme withdrawn Australian wool industry groups have heaped pressure on Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) to reverse its decision to withdraw funding support for the Information Nucleus Flock programme. Over recent months the ewe Information Nucleus Flock, managed by participants in the Co-operative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation (Sheep CRC) at nine different sites around Australia, has encountered flooding on some properties, with dry weather and full supplementary feeding on others. The Information Nucleus programme aims to dramatically accelerate the rate of genetic improvement in Australia s sheep flocks to improve productivity and increase profits. The programme, started in 2007, is managed by the Sheep CRC, and funded by AWI, Meat & Livestock Australia and the Australian Meat Processors Corporation. It provides data for Australian Sheep Breeding Values used by more than 70% of terminal and maternal ram breeders but only 30% of Merino ram breeders. The Information Nucleus is the engine room for sheep genetic research in Australia, underpinning the acceleration in genetic improvement in the national flock, Sheep CRC chief executive Professor James Rowe said earlier. Genetic improvement It is estimated that with genomic information currently available it is possible to increase the rate of genetic improvement by over seven per cent in meat breeds and by around 20% for Merinos. But in assessing the genetic merits of the flock it is important that we also take into consideration the extremes of the environment which producers face each season on their farms around Australia," Prof Rowe said. Last month, however, AWI announced that it would not fund the second phase of the programme because of a lack of a commercialisation focus making the science practical for the industry - in the Sheep CRC's business plan to the organisation. But Wool Producers Australia is urging AWI to reconsider support for the programme because it believes it holds significant financial benefits for wool growers. Retain the flock "We strongly believe the nucleus flock should be retained," WPA president Geoff Power said. "We are asking the question, if there is something wrong with the business plan, what can we do to fix it." Mr Power said while it was up to individual producers to take on the data generated through the project, enough research had to be done to ensure there was solid information to be commercialised. Research is vital Australian Superfine Wool Growers Association president Helen Cathles said members supported the programme s continuation once the Sheep CRC handed it over to industry in 2014 and would investigate how it could happen. Genetic research is vital to the future of superfine wool producers and the sheep industry as a whole, Mrs Cathles said. Embracing the research being conducted by the Sheep CRC is a high priority for our membership, as it offers new solutions to improve on-farm operations and their business bottom line. The Victorian Farmers Federation has written to AWI seeking advice on why the project was not accepted and what the board would require for it to be funded. It is believed the AWI board considered it at its meeting last month.

10 June 2012 Wolboer/Wool Farmer P. 11 Uphando malunga nefuthe lokondla iigusha ngelixa zisebuhlanti ebusuku emaphandleni IGADI, Middelburg empumakoloni, umolatek kunye nabalimi bakudududmashe bebambisene ngezandla besenza uphando lokuba ukondla iigusha ngelixa zisebuhlanti kunafuthe lini na. Imveliso imaster 20 (Molatek) ene protein, izimbiwa namandla esetyenziswa ukondla iigusha ezivalelwayo ebusuku kwilali yakududumashe ngethuba ekome ngalo kubusika kunyaka ka2012. Umnumzana ubryan King iresearch Technician (GADI) kunye nomnumzana uzet Wapi, ophethe Nie alleen het pryse vir Australiese super- en ultrafynwol wat onder intensiewe toestande onderdak geproduseer word, die afgelope tyd soveel gedaal dat dit nie meer die produksiekoste dek nie, maar begin al hoe meer fynwolkopers hul rug op dié tipe wol draai. Die Ermenegildo Zegna-groep, een van die wêreld se grootste kopers van ultra-fynwol en voorste Italiaanse vervaardiger van manspakke, het onlangs aangekondig dat hulle nie meer wol wat in skure geproduseer is, gaan koop nie omdat diereregte vir hulle belangriker is. Diereregtegroepe Diereregtegroepe oefen geruime tyd reeds druk uit op boere wat hul skape in skure aanhou omdat dit volgens hulle onmenslik teenoor die diere is. Een van dié groepe, Animals Australia, het beweer dat derduisende skape afsonderlik in klein hokkies aangehou word en hul voedselinname beperk word om die wol fyn te hou. Die groep het onder meer verwys na wetenskaplike navorsing wat die Universiteit van Melbourne in 2009 by die Horsham Wool Factory gedoen het. Dit was een van die groot produsente van ultrafynwol wat kwicandelo lenew Business (Molatek) ngabo abanoxanduva lolu phando. Abalimi abasibhozo kwadudumashe ngasengqamakhwe bathatha inxaxheba kolu phando oluqala ngomay ukuya ekupheleni kukaseptember. Kwaba balimi basibhozo, abane bazakuba kwicontrol abane babe kwitreatment. Zonke izilwanyana ziza kugcinwa edlelweni emini zivalelwe ebusuku. Kusasa phambi kokuba ziphume ziza kufumana umlinganiselo we250g wemaster 20 isilwanyana ngasinye ngemini. Zonke izilwanyana ziza kujongwa Dr Hoggie Viljoen, veterinarian (GADI), is scanning sheep for the project. The scan data indicated that about 95 percent of all the ewes were pregnant. ukuba zithathile na ekuqaleni kolu phando, kubhalwe phantsi ubunzima bomzimba wazo kunye neqondo lokutyeba xa kuphakathi naphakathi nasekupheleni kophando. Ubunzima bamatakane buza kubhalwa phantsi xa eneentsuku eziyi42 ezelwe (oko kuthi kwiveki yesithandathu ezelwe) nasekupheleni kophando. Iveki azelwe ngayo, azelwe efile namanye afe emva kokuzalwa aza kubhalwa phantsi. Ubungakanani nobunjani bebisi olukhutshwa ziimazi emva kweveki ezintathu zizele iigusha buza kuba phantsi kophando. Iindleko zokondla kwezigusha ziza kuqwalaselwa ekupheleni kolu phando. Iziphumo ziza kufumaneka ekupheleni kophando. Ngalo lonke ulwazi ngolu phando unganxulumana nobryan King kule nombolo yomnxeba Zegna sê diereregte is belangriker as fynwol wat onderdak geproduseer word skape onder intensiewe toestande onderdak aangehou het, maar intussen sy deure gesluit het. By Horsham is die skape glo van die ouderdom van sowat twee jaar af in die skuur geplaas waar hulle die daaropvolgende vyf jaar in afsonderlike hokkies deurgebring het. Hulle het op hortjiesvloere gestaan en is nooit uitgelaat om gras onder hulle pote te voel nie. Die universiteit se navorsing het bevind dat skape in dié omstandighede die tipiese gedrag getoon het van diere wat ingehok is, soos om heen en weer te wieg, kop te stamp of aan die omheining te kou. Laer pryse Die laer pryse vir ultrafynwol het intussen baie ander boere ook gedwing om die produksie van dié tipes te staak. Vandag het die volume ultrafynwol (16,5 mikron en fyner) wat onderdak geproduseer word tot sowat kg gedaal. Paola Zegna, voorsitter van die Zegnagroep, sê hoewel pryse vir die super- en ultrafynwol baie gedaal het, sou hy nie sê die mark vir dié tipes is in die moeilikheid nie. Dit is spesialiteitswol wat spesiale bevordering vereis, het hy gesê. Volgens hom het die Zegnagroep, wat winkels in meer as 80 lande het, ondanks die Europese skuldkrisis verlede jaar groei getoon. China is nou hul beste mark, hoewel Amerika steeds die mark is waar hulle die grootste volumes klere verkoop. n Top-manspak van Zegna kan jou maklik R tot R uit die sak jaag. Die groep vervaardig ook informele drag. Dit is hoe sommige van die skure lyk waar ultrafynwol in Australië geproduseer word. Researching the effect of supplementation during overnight kraaling The Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute (GADI), Middelburg (Eastern Cape), Molatek and Dudumashe farmers have joined hands to investigate the effect of supplementation of sheep during overnight kraaling. The product, Master 20 (Molatek), a protein-mineral-energy supplement, will be fed during overnight kraaling to communal sheep in the Dudumashe community through the dry winter period of Mr Bryan King, Research technician (GADI) and Mr Zet Wapi, Manager: New Business at Molatek, are responsible for the project. Natural pastures Currently there are about 24 million sheep in South Africa with an estimated three to four million in the former Transkei and Ciskei. Most of the natural pastures of the former Transkei are described as Dohne sourveld. One of the main characteristics of this veld type is that it provides good spring and summer grazing but is far less satisfactory than sweetveld in the autumn and winter. The protein content of the sourveld declines drastically after the first autumn frost and can reach a low of 2,5 percent. Adding to this problem is the fact that the farmers burn their grazing pastures to stimulate grass growth, resulting in the ewes starting to cycle and getting mated during the mid-summer, depending on the rainfall. These ewes then lamb during the months of May to August, resulting in poor lamb survival. Energy, protein and trace mineral supplementation of small stock is a common practice in commercial livestock flocks throughout South Africa. However, the supplementation of livestock by communal farmers in the Eastern Cape province is a relatively new concept. Objectives The objectives of this project are to: Determine the effect of supplementation for reproducing ewes on milk production and production and composition Determine the effect of supplementation on the growth rate of lambs and lamb survival. Determine the effect of supplementation for young lambs, weathers and rams on body condition score and growth rate Use the results of this study to give sound advice to rural sheep producers on the feeding of supplements. Safety and health in the shearing shed discussed DEVELOPING an action plan to tackle wool harvesting health and safety issues was top of the agenda at last month s Shearharvest 2012 conference in Australia. More than 150 shearing contractors and wool-harvesting stakeholders gathered on the Australian Gold Coast, the largest gathering of its kind in the world. It is co-organised by the Shearing Contractors' Association of Australia and the New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association and held biennially, alternating between the two countries. Health and safety SCAA secretary Jason Letchford said a health and safety plan for the shearing industry would outline how the association planned to tackle safety issues, such as liaising with key stakeholders including farmers and equipment manufacturers to improve work conditions. He said shearing shed noise was one of the key issues for discussion in developing the health and safety issues action plan. "Every shearing shed that has been anecdotally tested, or in New Zealand has been scientifically tested, has failed in terms of the maximum amount of decibels workers should be exposed to over the longer term," Mr Letchford said. "It's actions such as, do we issue protective hearing equipment to everyone and is that at a contractor or farm level or at an individual's level, that were discussed." The plan would also involve providing feedback from their members to manufacturers on the demand for quieter equipment, which could create a point of difference in products offered by companies. Improve conditions Mr Letchford said the association was still encouraging farmers to improve conditions in shearing sheds, particularly with increased competition for labour from the mining industry. The conference provides information to shearing contractors as small business managers, on industrial relations, workplace health and safety, training, the economy, industry projections, superannuation and time and human resources management. Wool Nature s own choice

11 Bl. 10 Wolboer/Wool Farmer Junie 2012 Eksperimentele hidrouliese breking in Karoo het glo 'meriete' Daar is meriete in n besluit om eksperimentele hidrouliese breking vir skaliegas in die Karoo toe te laat. Só het Nosipho Ngcaba, direkteur-generaal van die Departement van Omgewingsake, verlede maand op n mediakonferensie in die parlement gesê. n Taakspan is verlede jaar onder leiding van die Departement van Minerale Hulpbronne aangestel om die volle uitwerking van hidrouliese breking te ondersoek. Dit blyk uit ons perspektief as departement dat daar waarde daarin is om uitsonderlike eksperimentele werk onder streng beheerde omstandighede te doen, het Ngcaba gesê. Verslag Die departement het in sy verslag aan die taakspan daarop gewys dat die Karoo uiters droog is. Daar sal basies n duidelike begrip moet wees oor watter tegnologie oorweeg gaan word om die bron te ontgin. Die besoedeling van grondwater en varswaterbronne, asook die verband tussen ander wetenskaplike werk, soos die Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radioteleskoop, is ook in die verslag uitgewys. Hidrouliese breking vereis die gebruik van baie water. Waar gaan daardie water vandaan kom in n gebied wat oor die algemeen baie, baie droog is? het Ngcaba gesê. Me. Edna Molewa, minister van Waterwese en Omgewingsake, het op dieselfde mediakonferensie gesê Me. Susan Shabangu, minister van Minerale Hulpbronne, is besig om sekere aspekte in die verslag te finaliseer voordat dit aan die kabinet oorhandig sal word. Shabangu het in Augustus verlede jaar die moratorium op lisensies vir dié proses verleng. Die kabinet het in April verlede jaar n moratorium op die toekenning van lisensies vir hidrouliese breking goedgekeur en daarna die taakspan aangestel om aspekte van die proses te ondersoek. Aardoppervlak Die omstrede proses van hidrouliese breking ontsluit skaliegas kilometers onder die aardoppervlak. Met dié metode word n wateren-sand-mengsel en chemikalieë gebruik om gas tussen rotswande uit te dwing. Die besoedeling van grondwaterbronne deur hidrouliese breking is een van omgewingsbewustes se heel grootste bekommernisse. Me. Shabangu en Molewa sal ook in samewerking met die mynboubedryf, nasionale riglyne vir mynbou- en biodiversiteit ontwikkel. Die doel is om n praktiese, gebruikersvriendelike instrument wat integrasie van biodiversiteitsoorwegings in beplanningsprosesse en die bestuur van biodiversiteit in die operasionele fases van n myn, van eksplorasie tot sluiting, New anti-shrink wool top that is softer and whiter BWHK (Bremer Wollhandelskontor GmbH) has recently introduced a totally new product E- TEC Non-chlorinated Anti-Shrink Wool Tops. The product is IMO/GOTS Certified and is exclusive to BWHK. It results in a softer touch compared with conventional treatments and is odour free. The treatment also results in a brilliant white, superior colour compared with conventional treatments and superior nepp characteristics and is anti-shrink to TM31 Standards, says Jens Behrmann of BWHK. Organic wool The BWHK team has been involved in the development of organic wool for nearly two decades. They have pioneered the promotion of certified organic tops and E-TEC non-chlorinated anti-shrink treatment and are at the forefront of organic processing. This is wool that has been processed and or transformed in accordance with the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS- Version 2.0 or subsequent). The product must be pure wool as defined by GOTS or by local legislation. All processors in the production chain must be certified by an IFOAM accredited or internationally recognised (according to ISO Guide 65) certifier and must meet the trade waste requirements of the local environmental control authority. BWHK has been developing and promoting an organic certified wool chain from wool growing, processing, and labelling. Wool processors using this chain will be able to certify their product with one certification that will be accepted by all major markets. In order for the final product to certify as an organic wool product it is necessary for all processing stages from the sheep s back to the garment to be adhered to and certified accordingly, says Behrmann. aan die mynbedryf beskikbaar te stel. Hierdie riglyne, sê die minister, sal statutêr van aard wees en deel vorm van die Wet op Nasionale Omgewingsbestuur 107 van Die meriete van n geïntegreerde proses wat watergebruik lisensies, omgewingsimpak assessering magtigings en afval lisensies dek, is n prioriteit in haar departement, sê die minister. Om die hele regulatoriese proses meer vaartbelyn te maak, sal verdere permitte in dié verband deel vorm van die stelsel. Gesamentlike bestuur Dié beoogde "eenstopdiens" sal onder die gesamentlike bestuur van die departemente Minerale Hulpbronne, Waterwese en Omgewingsake val. Agri SA het het onlangs n werkswinkel oor skaliegasontwikkeling met Shell gehou. Die doel was om soveel inligting as moontlik van Shell te bekom sodat protokolreëlings in plek gestel kan word indien skaliegaseksplorasie en -ontginning sou voortgaan. Dit sal die organisasie in staat stel om n koördinerende rol te vervul om ooreenkomste met Shell of ander ontginners te beding. Konferensie Al dié kwessies sal op die beoogde konferensie oor die interaksie tussen die landbou en die mynbou later vanjaar bespreek word. Verskeie belangegroepe, insluitende die betrokke departemente se deelname word verwag. Agri SA het reeds opdrag om die moontlikheid van tantieme vir grondeienaars in die geval van skaliegasontginning te ondersoek, sou die organisasie suksesvol wees met die hofstryd oor die verlies aan mineraleregte. Intussen wag Shell vir die vrystelling van die tussentydse verslag van die Amerikaanse omgewingsbewaringsagentskap, die US Environmental Protection Agency, om verdere opsies te oorweeg. Die appèl van die staat teen die beslissing van die Noord-Gautengse Hooggeregshof dat die inwerkingtreding van die Mineraal- en Petroleum Hulpbronne- Ontwikkelingswet (MPRDA) soos op 1 Mei 2004, die onteiening van mineraleregte tot gevolg gehad het, is verlede maand in die Appélhof in Bloemfontein aangehoor. Die Minister van Minerale Hulpbronne was die appellant en Agri SA die verweerder in die hofstryd wat nou bykans vyf jaar duur. Die staat het geargumenteer dat die wet bloot die regulering van mineraleregte daarstel en nie onteiening is nie en daar derhalwe nie vergoeding betaalbaar is nie. Onteiening Volgens die staat se advokate was die eintlike vraag voor die hof of die verwydering van die gemeenregtelike reg om nie te ontgin nie, neerkom op onteiening. Die regters, by monde van veral Regters Nugent en Wallis, wou weet wat die aard van die gemeenregtelike mineraalregte is, wat Agri SA beweer sonder vergoeding weggeneem is. Daar was lang debatte oor of dit die reg tot ontginning is of die reg tot eksklusiewe ontginning of die reg om mynaktiwiteite te kan steriliseer. Waarde Die verband tussen die waarde van die mineraleregte en die toestemming van die staat, wat n vereiste is om dit te kan ontgin, het ook herhaaldelik ter sprake gekom. Die vraag is gevra of daar enigsins n waarde gekoppel kan word aan n reg op minerale onder die grond indien dit nie sonder die staat se toestemming uitgehaal en verhandel kan word nie. Advokaat Gerrit Grobler vir Agri SA het betoog dat die mineraleregte wel n inherente waarde het, wat insluit die waarde van beskerming van die oppervlakte sou die grondeienaar, wie ook houer van mineraleregte was, besluit het om nie te ontgin of te laat ontgin nie. Hy het die voorbeeld gebruik van n motor waarvoor n mens n lisensie nodig het om dit te kan bestuur, maar wat nie waardeloos word in die afwesigheid van so lisensie nie. Hy het ook die punt gemaak dat houers van mineraleregte hierdie regte kon laat vererf en verhandel en sedeer en dat dit n bate in hul boedel was wat nou sonder vergoeding weggeneem is. Hy het gesê die mineraleregte spruit oorspronklik voort uit die eienaarskap van die grond en was deel van die bundel van regte wat die eienaar toegekom het. Adv. Budlender, wat vir die amicus curiae tewete die Legal Resources Centre opgetree het, het ook geargumenteer dat hierdie nie n onteiening daarstel nie. Arbitrêre ontneming Hy het egter toegegee dat dit moontlik n arbitrêre ontneming mag wees, wat ongrondwetlik sou wees. Hy het geargumenteer dat die wet privaatregtelike regte omskep het in publiekregtelike aansprake en dat hierdie n vorm van restitusie is wat deur die Grondwet gemandateer word om die diskriminasie van die verlede aan te spreek. Dit was duidelik dat die geskiedenis van die ontwikkeling van mineraleregte in Suid-Afrika baie ingewikkeld was. Verskillende bedelings het in verskillende provinsies en ten opsigte van verskillende tipes minerale gegeld. Daar was byvoorbeeld die onderskeid tussen edelmetale en edelgesteentes. Die regte in byvoorbeeld goud is op n stadium vir die staat gereserveer. Die uitspraak word afgewag. Annelize Crosby, Agri SA Parlementêre verteenwoordiger, Adviseur: Regs- en Grondsake. Agri SA dicusses way forward with land reform The management committee of Agri SA s Transformation Committee last month met the directorgeneral of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and the Restitution Commission in Pretoria. Agri SA requested the meeting to talk about a way forward with restitution. The restitution process has been dragging on for some 18 years and the uncertainty caused by the outstanding claims have had material negative consequences on investment in the agricultural sector. Dr Theo de Jager put it to the meeting that whole industries, such as the tea and coffee indus- Mineraleregte: uitspraak word afgewag try, have been lost partly because of the fact that restitution has been dragging on for so long. Restitution also impacts on redistribution and black empowerment through AgriBEE. Agri SA was concerned that there was no clear direction within the Department on a way forward with restitution. Green Paper The Green Paper has little to say about the future of restitution. The director-general assured the Agri SA delegation however that restitution was once again a priority. A new chief land claims commissioner, Ms Gobodo, has been appointed together with a few new staff members. Universities will be approached to assist with the research of outstanding claims and the restitution budget has been boosted by R1-billion. There are outstanding claims at present. A new strategy for restitution was being formulated and once internal discussion on it has been finalized, the department will engage stakeholders, such as Agri SA s on it. The director-general further stated that they are looking at setting up alternate dispute resolution structures. A new unit has been created that will focus on social facilitation.

12 June 2012 Wolboer/Wool Farmer P. 13 Australians call for national approach to control wild dogs Sheep killed by wild dogs. These animals are now regarded as the largest threat to the wool industry. Australian farmers are calling for a national approach to help control wild dogs, now seen as the largest threat to Australia's sheep and wool industry. Rising numbers of wild dogs killing sheep are dampening forecasts for an increase in the national flock and wool production, prompting industry lobby group, WoolProducers Australia, to call on governments to back an urgent national approach with more resources to get the rampant dog population in check. But the Federal Government insists wild dogs are not a Commonwealth concern, but instead a matter for State and territory governments, and ultimately landholders. WoolProducers Australia's Geoff Power said there was not a single state that could claim it did not have a problem, with dogs found throughout the NSW Great Dividing Range regions, Victoria s High Country, SA s northern Flinders, and several areas of Queensland and WA. New bait with an antidote soon available A NEW bait for wild dogs - with an antidote - could soon be available to farmers to use in the battle against wild dogs and foxes. Known as p-aminopropiophenone, or PAPP for short, the bait has been in the pipeline since Last month the application for the bait to be registered was submitted to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). Invasive Animals Co-operative Research Centre (IACRC) chair Helen Cathles said PAPP was a humane way to kill wild dogs and had an antidote, as opposed to Long time "It has taken a long time; much longer than anyone anticipated it would," she said. "Wild dogs are out there - they ll always be out there - and we need better technologies to outsmart them. "We need to continue the research. "There are many families that have lost their livelihoods due to the impact of wild dogs. "There are hundreds of thousands of acres across Australia which are out of wool production because of the impact of wild dogs." Mrs Cathles said PAPP was not designed to replace 1080, rather to be used in conjunction with it and other control programs. "We need to be able to fill the gaps," she said. "A lot of people won t use 1080 because they ve had experiences with their working dogs picking up their baits and dying. "PAPP can be taken up by those people because there is an antidote." Simon Humphrys is one of the scientists behind the development of the PAPP fox and wild dog baits, and he said the chemical was first looked at in the 1940s and 50s as an antidote for cyanide poisoning in the military. Administered to people "It was actually thought that it would be administered to people," he said. "In generating the toxicological data that would be required - before it could be administered to a person - they did quite a bit of work on rodents and dogs. "Dogs were particularly sensitive to the motor action of the chemical." Dr Humphrys said the chemical oxidised the animals haemoglobin so as it could not carry oxygen "We are really ramping up the program trying to control wild dogs but it s not enough. We need more, Mr Power said. "We need more support for a national approach because it is a national problem. "Where people have switched to cattle and there are no sheep left, they are getting calf predation and then those heifers and steers with scars get discounted at market. "We ll get a slight increase in wool production but we won t get the increase that we need because of dog predation. Threats National Wild Dog Advisory Group facilitator Greg Mifsud said there was no equality in funding for the threat of invertebrate pests compared with other threats to agricultural productivity, such as weeds. Funding for programmes to tackle weeds of national significance was continual over 10 years but wild dog funding a threat that had the potential to push farmers out of sheep production did not have the same guarantee. Mr Mifsud said there were still some producers who did not believe there was a wild dog problem on their property. It only takes a few producers to (take that attitude) and we get back to square one pretty quickly. It s everyone s issue and everyone needs to be involved. Egypt requires certificate The Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry (MFTI) has issued a ministerial decree requiring an inspection certificate for imported textile and leather goods. Shipments must be inspected and certified by an ISO recognized body. This regulation came into effect in April The significant increase in textile product exports and the newly enforced inspection certificate requirement for imported textile and leather products has created an increased demand for consumer products testing services in the region. Egypt is among the top ten export destinations for South African wool. From July 2011 to March this year, kg grease wool was shipped to Egypt. The Egyptian apparel industry is attractive for its proximity to European markets, whose rapidly changing fashions require quick replenishment. Secondly, the production of garments is a low-capital and high-labour intensive industry, and the local population of 66 million provides a ready workforce as well as a natural local consumer market that acts as a springboard for exports. RPO-news Veediefstal: Riglyne vir aflê van verklarings Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag en die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD), het op die onlangse vergadering van die Nasionale Veediefstalforum riglyne oor die aflê van verklarings gegee. Benewens die volledige besonderhede van die eienaar, moet die verklaring ook inligting bevat oor die datum en tyd toe die diefstal plaasgevind het, of die datum en tyd toe die eienaar daarvan bewus geword het. Ander noodsaaklik inligting is die volgende: Plek waar die diefstal plaasgevind het, die naam van die plaas, plek, kraal of kamp waar die vee gesteel is. Dui aan wie die diefstal ondek het. n Afskrif van die eienaar se veeregister moet aangeheg word. Wat het daartoe aanleiding gegee dat diefstal vermoed word? n Beskrywing van die aard van die omheining, asook die toestand daarvan toe die vee vir die laaste keer daar gelaat was. Hoeveel van die betrokke vee was in die kamp of kraal? n Beskrywing van die wyse waarop die vee moontlik verwyder was, byvoorbeeld deur die knip van n slot of drade. Daar moet gemeld word wat die onmiddellike optrede van die eienaar was toe hy van die diefstal bewus geraak het. Spesifiseer hoeveel vee gesteel of vermis is. Die vermiste vee moet omvattend beskryf word (ras, soort, geslag, ouderdom, ander merke of kenmerkende letsels). Sal die eienaar die betrokke diere kan uitken? Vermoed die eienaar wie vir die diefstal verantwoordelik kan wees, met n volledige beskrywing van die verdagtes en die voertuig wat vir die diefstal gebruik kon gewees het. Name van ander getuies moet ingesluit word by die verklaring. Is die eienaar teen veediefstal verseker? n Verduideliking van hoe die vee uitgeken kan word. Dit sluit in n volledige beskrywing van die gesteelde vee met brandmerke. n Afskrif van die brandmerk moet as aanhangsel tot die verklaring aangeheg word. Daar moet aangetoon word wanneer die eiendom laas gesien was en sedert wanneer dit vermis word. Dit is belangrik om te meld of enige een toestemming gegee is om die vee te verwyder of te besit. Die markwaarde van die vermiste eiendom moet verklaar word. Dit is belangrik om die waarde van elke stuk vee afsonderlik te meld, sowel as die groottotaal. Enige vee wat teruggevind was moet volledig beskryf word. Enige bykomende inligting wat belangrik geag word en wat kan help met suksesvolle vervolging moet ingesluit word. Dit sluit in kledingstukke wat op die misdaadtoneel opgetel is, voetspore wat op die toneel gekry is en beserings aan die vee wat agtergelaat is. Verlang die eienaar dat die saak verder deur die polisie ondersoek word? Aan die einde van die verklaring kan die eienaar versoek dat die hof n vergoedingsbevel (ná skuldigbevinding van die beskuldigdes) in terme van artikel 300 van die Strafproseswet, Wet 51 van 1977 oorweeg vir die verlies in waarde van die gesteelde vee. Afskeid van Oosie Oosthuizen Die Veediefstalforum het op dieselfde vergadering afskeid geneem van senior superintendent Oosie Oosthuizen, wat 40 jaar in diens van die georganiseerde landbou gestaan het en nou aftree-ouderdom bereik het. Oosthuizen is in 1991 as die bevelvoerder van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) se Veediefstaleenheid aangestel. Tydens sy loopbaan was hy aktief betrokke by die stigting van verskeie veediefstaleenhede en satellieteenhede asook die aanstelling van gespesialiseerde individue vir die ondersoek van veediefstalsake. Deur sy volgehoue skakeling met alle betrokke instellings in die georganiseerde landbou, staatsdepartemente en verskeie internasionale polisie-agentskappe, het hy n sterk band gevestig wat n positiewe bydrae gelewer het om veediefstal suksesvol aan te pak. Oosthuizen was ook betrokke by die opstel en vestiging van n gedetailleerde kurrikulum vir opleidingskursusse vir veediefstaleenhede, die stigting van n nasionale forum vir veediefstal om probleme rondom veediefstal aan te spreek, die daarstelling van provinsiale forums oor veediefstal op provinsiale vlak en die ontwerp van n unieke embleem vir die veediefstaleenheid. Hy was ook die samesteller van die beleidsdokumente vir die veediefstaleenheid en n nuusbrief wat die eenheid se werksaamhede op deurlopende basis weergee. Hy het ook n groot bydrae gelewer by die daarstelling van DNA-analise en spesiebepaling, n geregistreerde brandmerkstelsel en die verwerking van bewysstukke om sake suksesvol in die howe te bewys. Onder: Senior Superintendent Oosie Oosthuizen wat aftree.

13 Bl. 12. Wolboer/Wool Farmer April 2012 Rams now available online ADAM & ANDELIE VERMAAK DINSDAG, 19 JUNIE 2012, 11:00 Onder ELLERSLIE, WINTERTON. AVE SIMBRA STOETBEESTE 41 8 KOEIE met 8 KALWERS 6 KOEIE (by bul geloop) 18 VERSE (oop) 1 BUL A. VERMAAK & HENENDA STOET Vir meer inligting en katalogus besoek ons webblad by AFSLAERS Posbus 220, Frankfort, 9830 Tel: Faks: E-pos: frankfort@bkblouwid.co.za Webblad: Reg. No. 2005/026173/07 Australian sheep farmers who want to rapidly improve their flocks can now select a ram online. 62 ROETE: VAN MOOIRIVIER: Ry op die N3 rigting Harrismith vir 36 km. Draai links op die Loskop (Sentrale Berge) pad en ry vir 29 km. Draai links by plaas in. VAN WINTERTON: Ry op die R600 (Sentrale Berge) pad vir ±13 km. Draai links op Escourt pad en ry vir ±2 km. Draai regs by plaas in. KOMMERSIËLE BEESTE 3 SUSSEX KOEIE met 3 KALWERS 5 SUSSEX KOEIE 12 ROOI BRAHMAN KOEIE 14 SIMBRA KOEIE 17 BONSMARA KOEIE 6 BONSMARA VERSE (18-24 mnde) 2 KRUISRAS KOEIE NAVRAE: Walter Pretorius Stoetadviseur: Hennie Visser Afslaer: Jan Mostert Verkoper: Adam Vermaak SHEEP farmers in Australia wanting to rapidly improve their flocks can now pick a ram from a computer rather than a paddock. Sheep Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) head James Rowe hopes his new computer-based system that proves scientifically which rams can pass on required WINTERTON VEILING Veilingspunt GPS koördinate: S ' E ' VERKOOPSVOORWAARDES: 1. Slegs KONTANT of BANKGEWAARBORGDE TJEKS dag met veiling. 2. BTW word gehef. 3. Indien 'n item gekoop sou word d.m.v. 'n Landbank lening of huurkoop gefinansier sou word, moet dit minstens 14 dae vooraf met BKBLouwid kantoor te Frankfort gereël word. 4. Kopers moet afskrifte van hul BTW-sertifikate beskikbaar hê. 5. Internet oorbetalingsfasiliteite is vir u gerief beskikbaar. 6. n Een persent kontanthanteringsfooi plus BTW word gehef op alle kontantbetalings. 7. Besigtig die veilingsreëls, bedinge en voorwaardes by 8. Voornemende kopers moet vooraf registreer met identiteitsdokument en bewys van verblyf. 9. Alle goedere word met 'n reserweprys verkoop en 'n reg bestaan om te bie deur of namens die eienaar of afslaers tensy anders aangedui. 10. Die regulasies van die Wet op Verbruikersbeskerming, 2008 is beskikbaar by beskerming van die SAVM Telersgenootskap 2 DE PRODUKSIE VEILING 500 traits will give the sometimesstaid Merino stud industry a burst of life. "We really understand the engine room, the genes that are driving our sheep now," Professor Rowe said yesterday. Professor Rowe has been a key driver behind the establishment 50 stoetramme 30 x A. Vermaak 20 x Eben Botha & Stefan Cloete SAVM SKAPE 50 RAMME 30 van Adam Vermaak 20 van Eben Botha & Stefan Cloete 350 OOIE (dragtig) 100 JONG OOIE (oop) 150 DOSISSE SAAD (van Full House BEC lotte van 25 elk) NOTA: Adam Vermaak se ramme is nageslag van VAG5037, BEC3190, AVE8005, COR 7027, COR 7012 & LPB Skape loop op suurveld in die berge. Ingeënt teen Slenkdalkoors, Bloutong en Bloednier en ramme met REV 1. of a wide-ranging programme to understand better how sheep can be selected and bred to improve wool weight, growth rates, meat taste, and resistance to stomach worms, wool quality, fibre length and reproductive ability. Since 2009, the Sheep CRC has undertaken an extensive scientific experiment involving ewes kept on eight farms in four states, being mated every year to that season's 100 top-ranked rams selected on their computergenerated genetic score. The result of this Information Nucleus Flock breeding and genetics program has been test lambs born, each measured for 150 traits. This resulted in five million computer entries and more than sheep having their DNA tested for identifiable gene sequences at the end. Reliable genetics The aim, for the nucleus flock, was not to breed super animals or to become a top stud with the best rams, but to build reliable and accurate genetics information that meat producers and woolgrowers could use to advance their flocks. Professor Rowe has estimated farmers can achieve an extra A$2 a year in meat and wool returns for every breeding ewe in their flock if they use the system effectively. The research has also now resulted in a DNA test becoming available to commercial farmers at A$130 a sheep. 11,1 micron bale wins Loro Piana Cup Challenge An Australian woolgrower won the Loro Piana Challenge Cup for a 11,1 micron bale wool. The Australian Highlander Ultrafine Farm owned by Suzanne Triplett won the prestigious award for the second time. Loro Piana is an Italian clothing company specialising in high-end, luxury cashmere and wool products. The Loro Piana challenge is held each year between Australian and New Zealand wool growers. It is the twelfth time the Aussies have won the cup since it was established by Loro Piana in The award was announced in New York. In March, a 10,5-micron ultrafine wool fleece won the Ermenegildo Zegna Vellus Aureum Trophy for New South Wales woolgrowers Ed and Jill Hundy. Ermenegildo Zegna is the other Italian company specialising in highend, luxury wool products. The annual Ermenegildo Zegna Wool Awards competition is open to Australian and New Zealand woolgrowers. The Vellus Aureum Award was launched in 2002 for wool measuring 13,9 micron and finer and recognises the quest for the absolute excellence by benchmarking the finest woollen fleece in the world.

14 June 2012 Wolboer/Wool Farmer P. 15 Information day Lower Mcuncuzo Umhla wamafama ashishina ngoboya ubeyimpumelelo kwilali yase Lower Mncuncuzo apho amafama ebedele loomvula ibibanda aphuma ngobuninzi bawo. Mr Danga. Cofimvaba (Intsika Yethu local municipality Norwegians win with Merino-wool outdoor wear Using Merino wool, two leading Norwegian textile manufacturers have won major industry awards in the active/outdoor sector. Both Aclima and Devold are well-established design leaders in the growing active/outdoor market but also supply to the important workwear/safety market. The Devold Air Vest has won the Scandinavian Outdoor Awards Jury s Choice award for Innovation. The judging panel believe it is the first garment of its kind to use two layers of 100% Merino wool separated by a thin elastic membrane, allowing the wearer to feel comfortable whilst allowing full freedom of movement. Merino wool "The sourcing of Merino from Australia has given us a very good and solid platform for delivering high and consistent quality. This has definitely paid off," said Devold sales/marketing manager Trond Sleipnes. Devold has produced highquality wool clothing since 1853, being the oldest manufacturer of knitted garments in Norway. The Aclima Warmwool Hoodsweater won the Scandinavian Outdoor Award for best and original design and uses wool in a hoody and sweater one-piece design. Aclima sales/marketing manager Lars Johansen added "the new innovative Merino range has been a great success and the interest is getting bigger and bigger while attracting new and younger consumer groups." Wool Nature s own choice Kuphakame umphathi wendawo unkosi uteneto xa esamkela iindwendwe esithi lomhla awunakulityalwa ezimbalini, nakube ufuka ngexesha libuhlugu xa kucaca ukuba amafama azakulala ezishedini zokuchebela ngenxa yobusela obuvelele uboya, nto leyo iyeyona sele bethembele kuyo ukukhulisa iintsapho zabo. Lemini ibizinyaswe bubukho bamagosa esebe lezolimo, elakwa National Wool Growers Association oka Danga no Mnumzana S. Nqeto wakwa pfizer. Umnumzana L. Vena ethethe ebonisa ngokukhethwa kweenkunzi zegusha xa uzithenga, nendlela yokubamba igusha. Oka Danga uthethe ngokuphuculwa kwemihlambi ( genetic improvement), nangezinto ezithi zithobe ixabiso loboya entengis- weni. Umnumzana Nqeto uthethe ngendlela izifunxa gazi ezithi ziwuthobe ngayo ugangatho wezilwanyana watsho ecebisa ngokuba amafama azithathe ngokuba akwi business xa efuyayo. Umnumzana Ndikolo nobesuka kwisebe Lezolimo nophuhliso lwamaphandle e Cradock nobesisithethi semini ukhuthaze amafama ngezona zinto ziyingqalo ekufuyeni watsho esithi umanyano lubalulekile kuthethwe ngazwi nye kiliwe utshungu. Aclima has played a leading part in the Norwegian textile industry, keeping people warm and dry, since Australian Wool Innovation/ Woolmark Sports/Outdoor manager Lars Ulvesund said the growing use of Merino wool in the market was confirmed at Europe s most significant outdoor fair in Germany earlier this year. "Having these companies recognised for their innovative designs is wonderful. Having these designs using Australian wool is terrific and testament to the versatile nature of the fibre, which continues to gain attention through such initiatives as the Campaign for Wool. Interestingly this campaign involves a co-operation between Australian and Norwegian woolgrowers." The competition for the Scandinavian Outdoor Industry has been hosted by the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) since Up to 20 products from the SOG member brands are nominated every season to compete for the Scandinavian Outdoor Award. The International Jury of Outdoor Journalists and Product Experts examine each product thoroughly to appoint the overall winner. The winning product is selected according to the criteria functionality, quality, innovation and design. Right: The Aclima Warmwool sweater, which has two layers of Merino wool separated by a thin elastic membrane, allowing the wearer to feel comfortable without inhibiting movement. Celmax gee alarmoproepe op u selfoon tydens: 1. Veediefstal 2. As diere deur rondloper honde aangeval word. 3. As diere deur roofdiere (bv. jakkalse) aangeval word. 4. As diere vir n veldbrand sou vlug. Vang die skuldige terwyl hy nog by die diere is. Celmax skakel direk na u selfoon. Geen veldstasies wat beskadig sal word nie stelsels reeds in gebruik 1230 getal plase waar dit reeds gebruik word is die geraamde getal diere wat Celmax reeds van veediefstal/rondloper honde en roofdiere gered het. Celmax is die gewildste stelsel want dit is maklik om te gebruik en u word slegs gekontak as daar werklik n probleem is.

15 Bl. 14 Wolboer/Wool Farmer Junie 2012 Aussie wool production down, but sheep numbers may increase Australian sheep numbers are expected to reach 77,4 million head in 2012/ 13, according to the latest national clip forecast. But despite a predicted lift of 3 million, or 4,2 per cent, the Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee is expecting only a small increase of 1,4 per cent in the clip to 350 million kilograms equal to almost two million bales. Committee chairman Russell Pattinson said the projected sheep numbers were based on a survey of producer intentions conducted by Australian Wool Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia in February. "We have no reason to doubt the intentions, but whether or not they translate into actual numbers remains to be seen," Pattinson said. The committee is forecasting that 80,5 million sheep, or 2,6 million more than last year, will be shorn next year. For the 2011/ 12 season the committee left the clip unchanged at 345 million kilograms, although in August the forecast was considerably higher at 355 million kilograms. Gains in production across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania had been negated by falls in Western Australia and Queensland, with steady production in New South Wales. Testing data The trend has been confirmed by the latest Australian Wool Testing Authority's testing data for the 10 months to the end of April, which shows 2,8 per cent, or about fewer bales, have been tested compared with the same period in 2010/'11. Pattinson said lower-than-expected fleece weights were partly to blame for the slightly reduced forecast, although the number of sheep shorn has not risen by as much as the lift in opening sheep numbers. Fleece weights Pattinson said fleece weights were anticipated to remain stable. "While many parts of the country are experiencing good seasons, the committee is concerned about the autumn outlook for parts of Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria," he said. "From what we gather, West Australian sheep numbers appear to have steadied." Processors and manufacturers hoping for a lift in global raw wool supplies are expected to be disappointed. Industry consultant and secretary of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers, Chris Wilcox, said global supplies remained very tight owing partly to high prices for sheep meat. Hungary has Merino wool for sale The Hungarian export company Hungarowool says it has 100% Hungarian Merino wool for sale. According to company director János Vass the wool this year is of good quality and is off-white in colour. The wool on offer is between microns. All lots come with IWTO Certification. Wool is grown in Hungary by local farmers running small Merino flocks, usually between head. There are larger farms that operate with some head. These sheep are kept in sheds for some three months each year, due to the harsh winters in Hungary, which protects the quality of the wool from weather damage but does not affect the colour.

16 June 2012 Wolboer/Wool Farmer P. 17 NWKV en RPO in die Oos-Kaap hou suksesvolle 'road show' Oos-Kaapse tak van die NWKV en die Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie (RPO) het n geslaagde roadshow, of wysreis, van 16 ot 20 April vanjaar in die oostelike deel van die Oos- Kaap aangebied. n Rekordgetal boere is bereik tydens besoeke aan Barkly-Oos, Aliwal-Noord, Adelaide, Queenstown en Stutterheim. Prof. Gareth Bath het die program in Barkly-Oos afgeskop met inligting oor die hantering van Johne se siekte. Dié siekte is by n boer in Barkly-Oos gediagnoseer, wat ingevolge wetgewing sy skape onmiddellik onder kwarantyn moes plaas. Johne se siekte Sy bure is ook in kennis gestel om hulle skape te laat toets. Die siekte kan ook onder ander diere uitbreek, maar is spesie-spesifiek. Prof. Bath gaan boere bystaan deur n moratorium op te stel teen die toepassing van die wetgewing omdat dit as onregverdig teenoor boere beskou word. Die tema van die wysreis was reproduksie en is deur dr. Jean Rust, senior navorser van die Departement van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye by Dohne se navorsingsinstituut toegelig. Reproduksiesyfers onder beeste is sowat 30% in kommunale gebiede en nagenoeg 65% by kommersiële boere. Dr. Rust het die hoop uitgespreek dat daar in die afsienbare toekoms na n gemiddelde syfer verwys sal kan word en geen onderskeid tussen boere getref word nie. Vaardighede Mnr. Justice Pahla, verteenwoordiger van die AgriSETA, het plaaswerkers in basiese sosio-ekonomiese vaardighede touwys gemaak. Daar is steeds n groot behoefte aan verdere opleiding en die kursus gaan opgevolg word. Plaaslike blokmanne en slaghuisbestuurders het n demonstrasie van vleisversnitting gegee en die perspektief van die handel verduidelik. Die hoogtepunt van die toer was ongetwyfeld die aanbieding van Claude Moller, n argitek van Pretoria wat spesialiseer in afrigting en kommunikasie. Hy het gepraat oor hoe landbou gesamentlik gebou kan Onder: Lynette van der Walt (links) is aangestel as sekretaresse van die NWKV Oos-Kaap-kantoor op Middelburg. Die RPO Oos-Kaap se kantoor verskuif ook na Middelburg en Lynette sal met ingang 1 Julie vanjaar ook die RPO in die Oos-Kaap se sekretaresse wees. Sy neem oor by Adele Rhode (regs) van die NWKV se hoofkantoor in Port Elizabeth, wat tot nou die RPO se sekretaresse was. Adele se man is na Kaapstad verplaas. Ook op die foto is Juan Venter, die NWKV se produksie-adviseur in die Oos-Kaap. word. Hy het gesê dit is belangrik om geleenthede raak te sien, insig in jou eie lewensfilisofie te kry en bereid te wees om ander bo jouself te stel. Een manier om dit te doen, is om byvoorbeeld minstens een porsie vleis per week aan een behoeftige individu te voorsien. Verkoop die sizzle, nie die steak nie. Sy lewensfilisofie van I have enough, I am enough is aansteeklik en behoort elke landbouer in Suid-Afrika se filosofie te word. Mnr. Billy van Zyl, voorsitter van die Oos-Kaapse NWKV, en dr. Pieter Prinsloo, voorsitter van die RPO in die Oos-Kaap, het n paar relevante bedryfsake met die boere gedeel. Dit was duidelik hoe goed en doeltreffend die samewerking tussen die twee organisasies in die Oos-Kaap is. Soortgelyk toer beplan Die gedeelde bedryfsbestuurder, mnr. Juan Venter, het n groot rol in die sukses van die wysreis gespeel. Dankie aan elke landbouer wat die geleentheid bygewoon het en saam met die span om die vuur gekuier het. Daar word n soortgelyk toer vir Oktober vanjaar beplan en landbouers word versoek om dit nou reeds in hul dagboeke aan te teken. SPCA warns against grinding sheep teeth The National Council of the SPCA (NSPCA) in South Africa has warned wool growers that it would not hesitate to lay charges against any farmer commencing the practice of grinding sheep teeth. This is in response to an article publised in the December/ January 2012 issue of the Wool Farmer describing how some Australian farmers grind older sheep's teeth because they believe it increases the sheep's productivity. In a letter to NWGA manager Mr Leon de Beer, Ms Celeste Houseman, manager of the Farm Animal Unit of the NSPCA, writes: " We believe that this procedure is avoidable and would cause unnecessary suffering. Animal Protection Act "Furthermore, we are of the firm opinion that it would be a contravention of the Animals Protection Act No 71 of 1962 (APA). "Should this practice commence in South Africa, we will not hesitate to lay charges under the APA and will hold all involved accountable." In response to this letter, Mr De Beer, assured her that teeth grinding had never been practiced in South Africa. "The NWGA has, and never will, support nor advise producers to apply this practice in any way and we firmly support the view of the NSPCA on this matter." Wool Farmer published a follow-up article in the February issue in which the Australian department of primary industries (DPI) reminded sheep producers that the practice of grinding sheep teeth had been listed as a prohibited procedure under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. DPI District Veterinary Officer Rachael Holmes said any producer who practiced this technique was liable to be fined (approximately A$14,000) or imprisoned for 12 months. No benefit Traditionally, the procedure of tooth grinding or trimming was recommended by some sectors of the industry in the 1980 s because of supposed productivity improvements, Dr Holmes said. She said studies on large numbers of sheep in Victoria and southern New South Wales had shown no benefit from teeth grinding. Under the Code of accepted farming practice for welfare of sheep it states these procedures do not have any beneficial effect on health, well-being or productivity of the animals, but do have the potential to cause significant pain, she said. Improving lamb survival rates is the key IMPROVING lamb survival rates, rather than increasing ewe conception rates, is the key to more lambs at marking. A recent seminar in Australia highlighted research results on boosting lamb survival. Private consultant, Jason Trompf, Victoria, said Australian lamb survival rates had not improved in more than 20 years, costing the Australian sheep industry more than $100-million annually. "We are losing a significant number of lambs in the first 48 hours of life across the country, somewhere between 10 and 15 million lambs, he said. It is a significant issue for the national flock from a production and welfare perspective. Dr. Trompf said there had previously been an over-emphasis on improving ewe conception, which was misguided. "Half of the lambs born in the average flock are born as twins. So it is twin lamb survival where the big issue lies, he said. "Increasing conception rates is just pushing a higher percentage of flocks into this twin category, where there are currently very poor survival rates. He said it was more efficient to target nutrition and improve survival of lambs already being bred. lambing, which was why feed should be prioritised to twinbearing ewes. "The way to do that is to scan them around day 90 of pregnancy and from that point on allocate more quality and quantity of feed to twins, he said. Feed is devoted away from single-bearing ewes that are often over-fed and allocate it to twinbearing ewes that are, in typical circumstances, underfed." FMD and the importation of live animals Bo: Die Merino-ontwikkelingskomitee van Streek 3 se Vrystaatse ram van die jaar is Bach van die Pdrino-Merino-stoetery, Trompsburg. Van links is mnre. Willem Grobbelaar, PD Jacobs en Jan van Wee, al drie van Pdrino-Merino's. Die Merino-ontwikkelingskomitee van Streek 3 in die Vrystaat se Merinoman van die jaar vir sy bydrae tot die Merino is Freddie Alexander van Trompsburg (bo). Conception rates "The only time it would pay to improve conception rates is when you have reasonable lamb survival rates. Then you can work on conception but most farmers tackle it in the opposite order, he said. "To devote resources to extra conception is an inefficient way and poor approach from a profitability point of view to improve lamb marking. With current lamb survival rates at 50pc for Merino twins, 80pc for Merino singles and slightly higher for other breeds, allocating feed to ewes that needed it most was the key. Twin lambs were very responsive to ewe condition scores at The importation into South Africa of live cloven hoofed animals from countries or zones not recognized as free from Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) by the World Organization for Animal Health (OlE) will no longer be allowed. This was announced in a notice in last month's Government Gazette (No ) published by Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. According to Ms Joemat- Pettersson this decision was taken to protect the livestock industry and other related industries in South Africa against the introduction of animal diseases into the country.

17 Bl. 16 Wolboer/Wool Farmer Junie 2012 Aussie farmer's desperate plea for help against wild dogs IN A desperate plea for help in controlling wild dogs, an Australian farmer in southern New South Wales has taken radical action. Russell Murdoch from Khancoban, has thrown the carcases of his dead sheep the latest victims of wild dog attacks at the doorstep of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) office. Fed-up with the lack of action and funding from authorities, Murdoch took the matter into his own hands to demonstrate his frustration when he dumped 11 first-cross lamb carcases at the Khancoban NPWS office last week. Hoping his demonstration would prompt some action, Murdoch, who farms with his wife Catriona, said the wild dog problem in the area had gradually become worse each year. When I first started farming here 30 years ago it was a novelty to see a dog, which were pure Dingoes then, now they are more hybrid wild dogs and numbers have increased two-fold, he said. He has the evidence to prove it. Every month for the past 13 months Murdoch has killed a wild dog on his property, which he said was only done opportunistically. In the area last year 37 wild dogs were killed by Murdoch and other trappers and Murdoch lost 40 sheep. Each attack cost the Murdochs lost income and animal health bills. The latest attack equates to about A$1 000 in lost income from the lambs as they were, but they were potentially worth more as they grew. Murdoch also has nine lambs at home he is treating with antibiotics due to injuries sustained in the latest altercation. Human safety was also of concern for Murdoch who said most wild dogs he saw weighed more than 25 kilograms and were vicious. They are also becoming more daring as last year when Catriona was driving down the drive she saw New generation uniforms for British soldiers ready for 'plug-and-play' British soldiers' uniforms could soon use electrically conducting yarn woven directly into the clothing, replacing cumbersome batteries and cabling. The "e-textiles" could provide uniforms with a single, central power source. This would allow soldiers to recharge one battery instead of many and cut the number of cables required in their kit. Surrey-based Intelligent Textiles showcased the lightweight uniform at an event organised by the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE). Weaving techniques The company has patented a number of techniques for weaving complex conductive fabrics. "We have built-in conductive yarns that then take power and data to where it needs to be," Asha Thompson, director of Intelligent Textiles, told BBC News. "One of the problems with conventional cables is that breakages can be catastrophic. What we do here is build in redundancy, so that if the fabric gets cut, damaged or torn, we still have a way of re-routing the data." The company has received from the CDE, which wants to find solutions for reducing the physical and the "cognitive" burden placed on soldiers. Currently, separate batteries may be required for each piece of a soldier's equipment, which adds to their carrying load as well as being costly. This is one reason why a centralised battery pack is so desirable. Recharge one battery In addition, it removes the hindrance of the many wires and cables required in military equipment. These can add weight and can tangle and snag. Soldiers would also be able to recharge or replace one battery instead of many. "We've got the fabric integrated into the vest, into the shirt, into the helmet, the backpack, and into the glove and weapons platform," said Ms Thompson. The new uniform could reduce the current physical burden for soldiers "We have a ringmain that The advanced uniform, which could provide soldiers with a single, central power source, could be in use by the end of the year. (Picture: BBC.) allows us to power data wherever we want it to go. We can send power up to the helmet without it being tethered." The "plug-and-play" connectors used in the current uniform prototype are for demonstration and are unlikely to be the ones used in a finished product. Short-circuiting This is partly because they have not been environmentally-proofed to stop them rusting or shortcircuiting, and also because they will need to work with older equipment still used by armed forces. Also being developed is a fabric keyboard for use with a portable computer that will be integrated with the uniform. The company is planning to carry out field trials in May and the system could see some limited use by the end of the year. But it is likely to be 2014 or 2015 before the lightweight uniforms see more widespread use. Next generation The company is currently working with BAE Systems to integrate other next-generation equipment into the uniform. The Centre for Defence Enterprise was set up to provide a new process for harnessing innovative ideas with potential defence or security applications. It calls for research proposals from academia and companies for ideas that are high-risk but which may also have great benefits. The organisation is based at the Harwell science campus in Oxfordshire and is part of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). Source: BBC News Wool Nature s own choice Right: Russell Murdoch with some of the dead lambs killed in the latest wild dog attack, which he dumped on the front steps of the Khancoban National Parks and Wildlife Service office. one dog kill sheep at lunchtime just 40 metres from the house. With five kilometres of their property bordering National Park land, Murdoch has watched alarmingly as funding for wild dog control has diminished in recent years. We used to have two full-time Agri SA neem nie aan ANC-gesprek deel nie Agri SA het besluit om nie verlede maand deel te neem aan n ANC dialoog-beraad met die Afrikaanse gemeenskap nie, het mnr. Hans van der Merwe, uitvoerende direkteur van die organisasie, gesê. Die uitnodiging het onder andere gesê dat met hierdie vergadering beoog word om die vervreemding binne hierdie (Afrikaanssprekende) segment van die burgerlike samelewing sowel as binne die politieke en ekonomiese bedeling teen te werk." Mnr. van der Merwe sê die motivering vir Agri SA se besluit was dat sy grondvlaklede verteen- Die konsep van gewillige koper, gewillige verkoper word dikwels misverstaan en verkeerdelik geteiken as rede vir die buitensporige pryse wat die regering soms vir grond betaal, sê Johannes Möller, president van Agri SA. Hy het gereageer op onlangse debatvoering in die Parlement en bewerings deur politieke ampsdraers dat die regering buitensporige pryse vir grond betaal omdat grondeienaars daarop aandring. dog men to control the area, then funding was cut so they started getting a trapper to respond reactively, but we need something done pro-actively before more stock are killed. woordigend van die spektrum van die Suid-Afrikaanse bevolking is en dat hy die belange van kommersiële landbouers, ongeag ras of taal, bevorder. Die verwagting was dat dié byeenkoms in nasionale belang tot n betekenisvolle dialoog sal lei wat "konstruktiewe kommunikasie en samewerking tussen die ANC en Afrikaanssprekende belangegroepe sal fasiliteer. Agri SA het die vertroue uitgespreek dat dié standpunt goed ontvang sal word en dat daar in die toekoms sodanige gesprekke oor landbou-aangeleenthede gereël kan word. Gewillige koper/verkoper nie die probleem nie Bevraagteken Hy sê Agri SA stem saam dat die stelsel/proses waarvolgens grond verkry word, bevraagteken moet word wanneer markverwante pryse oorskry word, maar verwelkom die siening wat Minister Nkwinti in die Parlement geopper het dat rolspelers tussen boere en die staat vir dié hoë pryse geblameer moet word eerder as boere. Buitensporige pryse wat vir grond betaal word kan nie as n swakheid van hierdie konsep beskou word nie, maar moet eerder toegeskryf word aan faktore soos bedrog, n ondeursigtige grondmark, waardasies wat nie behoorlik uitgevoer word nie of n kunsmatige vraag wat geskep word deur byvoorbeeld regeringsbetrokkenheid. "Die feit dat Minister Nkwinti hiermee saamstem gee ons die vertroue dat oplossings vir die ware probleme gevind en geïmplementeer sal word, aldus Möller. Agri SA meen daar kan nie van individuele boere verwag word om opofferings vir openbare doeleindes te maak sonder billike vergoeding nie. Ingevolge die Grondwet sal dit neerkom op ontneming of selfs onteiening en behoort dit onderhewig te wees aan billike en regverdige vergoeding wat tans slegs aan markwaardes gemeet kan word, ondanks ander faktore wat veronderstel is om in ag geneem te word ingevolge artikel 25 van die Grondwet - waaraan geen inhoud tot dusver gegee kon word nie, sê Möller. Regeringsbetrokkenheid Agri SA erken dat regeringsbetrokkenheid in grondhervorming en spesifiek grondrestitusie inderdaad die staat as n nuwe speler tot die mark gevoeg het en dat dit heel waarskynlik n kunsmatige vraag geskep het. Aangesien die regering n verpligte eerder as n vrywillige grondkoper is, kan dit wel aanleiding gee tot bevraagtekening van die gewillige koper, gewillige verkoper bedeling. Agri SA glo dat dit nie so hoef te wees nie omdat die grondmark dinamies genoeg is om te verseker dat waardeerders n objektiewe en markverwante bron van inligting het waarop hulle waardasies kan baseer," sê Möller.

18 June 2012 Wolboer/Wool Farmer P. 19 Ancient art of felt making still alive and well, also in South Africa Felt is one of the oldest ways of making fabric from wool fibre without spinning or weaving. Felt making is thought to have been around for about years. It was probably discovered when wool was placed inside foot coverings to help insulate them. According to ancient legend two saints, Saint Clement and Saint Christopher, were fleeing from persecution. To ease their tired and blistered feet they stuffed their shoes with wads of wool. The heat, moisture and friction caused the wool to felt and so created the first felted woollen sock. Today felted socks are as popular as during the Middle Ages! The Russian policemen line their boots in winter with insulating felted socks. Why does wool felt? Individual wool fibres are covered with small scales. When water, friction, (such as rubbing) heat and pressure are applied during the felt making process the scales open up and bond together forming a tight fabric. Merino wool is the best for felting. The wool has to be carded to obtain the correct density felt. Felt made from wool naturally has all the superb qualities associated with woollen products. The insulating properties of wool and felt have been appreciated for centuries. Nomadic tribes gathered tufts of wool while herding their sheep over the icy steppes of Russia and Mongolia. This was then felted and broad felt strips were made. These were then used over a wooden, lattice frame to form a tent-like home, called a yurt. The woollen felt provided shelter against driving snow and winter winds. Nomads Even today nomadic peoples in Central Asia and the northern parts of East Asia are still practise felt making and yurts can be found in Kazakhstan and Mongolia. If you desperately want to buy one, visit to see what is on offer and how a yurt is constructed. The yurts are decorated with strips of woollen, mainly felted carpets and each area of the yurt has A felt toy in the making. Nuno, a Cape Town enterprise, trains local women in the art of felt making. Nuno also exports their products. an allocated function. Today felt is an essential part of our world and widely used. Christmas stockings and billiard tables, horse blankets and piano hammers, drum mallets and even bowler hats are all made from felt. Felt reduces sound transmission and is used wherever noise reduction is essential. Fashion and felt are fusing. Artistic creations combining silk and woollen felt are popular and the felt hats of the sixties are making a comeback. Make your own felt Should you want to make your own felted fabric from wool look up the process on co.uk. Two South African enterprises have also embraced felt making. Chic Fusion executive Razaan Jakoet s passionate interest in fibres was the reason she experimented with felting techniques in wool. Razaan s experience in teaching needlework and related studies in textiles has helped in creating and establishing her business. By training local women living on the fringes of Capetown in the art of Nomadic peoples in Central Asia and the northern parts of East Asia are still practising the art of felt making and yurts like these can be found in Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Left: A necklace with hand made felt beads, Ethiopian brass, African trade beads and brass rings made by the ancient lost wax casting method of West Africa, by Nuno. Below: Ms Almari Jaquire of Vrede admires a felted throw by Chic Fusion made from Merino wool. Below right: A bright ethnic inspired felt cushion illustrates the diversity of felted products. felting, Chic Fusion has empowered women who have to fend for their families. After training, products are manufactured by home based groups. All articles are hand dyed using eco-friendly substances. Their design ideas include a wide variety of home and fashion items ranging from bags and slippers to table runners and fleecy soft baby blankets. Chic Fusion exhibited at the SARCDA Trade Exhibition at the Galagher Convention Centre in March this year. Nuno is another company that encourages talented local crafters in their design studio in the Mother City. Scarves are made by hand as are all their other products. Felted strips of Merino wool are worked on lengths of delicate cotton muslin creating accessories in a wide range of colours. Winner of a Cape Craft Icon Award for their contribution to improvement in Cape town communities, Nuno not only supplies South African trade outlets but exports to various European and Scandinavian countries as well as the USA. Susan Kingma, director of Nuno, believes their handmade woollen articles reflect the beauty of Africa and are therefore widely sought after. Go to the following websites to see a wide range of products: for Nuno, and for Chic Fusion items. Mary-Anne Cillië H L DELPORT KWALITEIT DRUKWERK OP SKAAP EN BEES OORPLATE TEL: SEL: FAX: hermy@lucret.co.za POSBUS 192 CALEDON 7230 Regstelling In die April-uitgawe het ons per abuis n fout in die onderskrif van hierdie foto gemaak en oom Cerneels Greyling (middel) van Wakkerstroom verkeerdelik as Cerneels Uys aangedui. Ons vra om verskoning vir die fout. Op die foto is links Connie Faber, CMW se verteenwoordiger in Mpumalanga, en regs is Johan Louw van CMW. Mev. Chrisna van der Westhuizen wat as sekretaresse in die NWKV se kantoor in Carnarvon aangestel is. Sy het voorheen vir BKB gewerk.

19 Bl. 18 Wolboer/Wool Farmer Junie 2012 Jannie Roets Gedagte vir die maand... Joh 1:47 en 48 Daarop sien Jesus Natánael na Hom toe kom en sê van hom: Hier is waarlik n Israeliet in wie daar geen bedrog is nie. Natánael sê vir Hom: Waarvandaan ken U my? Jesus antwoord en sê vir hom: "Voordat Filippus jou geroep het toe jy onder die vyeboom was, het Ek jou gesien". Wat in die sekulêre wêreld geld, is ook op geestelike gebied van toepassing. n Mens soek erkenning vir wat jy doen. Jy wil raakgesien word, want dit kan vir jou bevordering beteken. Elke mens is gemaak vir bevordering. Die openbaring van God se teenwoordigheid neem die vaalheid uit godsdiens. Die mens is gemaak om die teenwoordigheid van God te weerspieël. Wanneer jy n volgeling van Jesus is, is die begeerte daar om te weet of Jesus jou tog vir bevordering raaksien. Hoeveel van ons wonder soms of ons erkenning gaan kry vir wat ons vir Hom beteken met dit wat ons vir Hom doen? Natánael was n mens soos ons, waar hy onopsigtelik onder n vyeboom gesit het. Jesus raak van hierdie man bewus deur die bonatuurlike kennis waaroor hy beskik en weet dat daar in Natánael se hart geen bedrog is nie. Sy hart was opreg in alles wat hy gedoen het. Die farisieërs se harte, inteendeel, was vol bedrog. Dit was n struikelblok vir Jesus se leringe, daarom sien hulle nie die heerlikheid van God nie. Natánael kry sy bevordering toe Jesus vir hom sê, in vers 50 en 51: Glo jy omdat Ek vir jou gesê het: Ek het jou onder die vyeboom gesien? Jy sal groter dinge sien as dit. En Hy sê vir hom: Voorwaar, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, van nou af sal julle die hemel geopend sien en die engele van God opklim en neerdaal op die Seun van die mens. Indien ons harte teenoor die Here opreg is en nie vreemde leringe verkondig wat Jesus teëgaan nie, sal ons, soos Natánael, die teenwoordigheid van God in tekens en wonderwerke beleef. Dit is die geestelike bevordering wat ons as mense kan verwerf. Is jy gereed vir bevordering deur die Here om groter dinge te sien? Glo jy dat Hy Homself bonatuurlik aan jou openbaar kan maak deur jou hart? Aussies target tracks of land for fracking LARGE swathes of agricultural land in the South East, Far North, and the Lower and Mid Northern parts of South Australia (SA) have been named as potential targets for fracking. The State Government's draft Roadmap for Unconventional Gas Projects in SA, released last week, reveals exploration for coal seam gas, shale and tight gas is well under way in the regions and lauded its potential as an alternative to coal-fired electricity production. This is despite hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, remaining suspended in New South Wales while an independent review into the process and standards is concluded. The SA exploration licences - which cover parts of the Coonawarra wine region and are adjacent to the Clare Valley - are being driven by more than 20 companies and joint ventures responding to the success of unconventional gas in the US, the processing and sale of which has rocketed in the past few years, due mainly to shale gas extraction. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis said the sector had the potential to deliver hundreds of millions "if not billions" of dollars to the State and provide a new lease of life to the Cooper Basin. "The road map is intended to inform investor strategies as well as build public confidence in the government's policies, programmes and regulations of the unconventional gas resource sector," he said. "Its transparently lays out the factors that will be taken into account in considering whether or not to approve an unconventional gas project so as to ensure compatibility with co-existing natural, social and economic environments." But fracking has proved unpopular in Queensland, where reports of carcinogenic contamination in aquifers surrounding Dalby is being blamed on CSG wells.

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