The 93rd Annual Conference for the Cape Women’s Agricultural Association was held this month at Misty Valley Farms in Hartenbos and the theme was ‘Our Youth, our Future.’

There’s something magical about reaching a 100th birthday milestone: an incredible century of memories and experiences! This month we celebrated Wendy Jackson’s 100th birthday!

Founders of the ever-popular annual Stoep Tasting wine weekend, Gordon, and Rose Wright, launched the first Karoo Classique Bubbly Festival in 2021 and in September 2023, they will be hosting the third consecutive event in Graaff Reinet.

The Wheatlands Sportsgrounds was a hive of activity on 12 July as 41 farmworkers from the surrounding area arrived for training.

The public bank of Italy, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), launched their new business matching platform for South African companies in April. As part of the launch, they are hosting a series of themed online events highlighting different sectors.

Farmers lose money if their mohair clip isn’t properly classed, and this is why the farmers must be present during shearing season. The industry faces a huge challenge with a shortage of properly skilled mohair sorters!

The National Agriculture Marketing Council (NAMC) hosted its first section 7 goat committee meeting in Pretoria on Friday, 21 July.

Phil Seal and Daniel Dyson from Seal international were recently in South Africa visiting their mohair buyer, Alice Connacher from Seal and Connacher and to learn more about the South African mohair value chain.