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01 Nov 2024

Strengthening Farm Biosecurity: Key Practices for Managing Land and Structures

Boost your farm’s biosecurity with eLivestock’s self-assessment and risk analysis tools—track your compliance, manage risks, and easily share your biosecurity status with a vendor declaration.

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16 Oct 2024

Wool Sale

The market delivered steady results today, with good participation from the buying houses resulting in an overall sales clearance of 95,7%. The SA currency also traded slightly stronger against the US$, which resulted in an unchanged market indicator in US$ terms.

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09 Oct 2024

Wool Market Update: 7th Sale of the 2024/25 Season

Today's market showed positive momentum, largely influenced by the favorable trading conditions seen in the Australian market earlier this week.

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28 Aug 2024

Wool Market Repor 202402

A highest price of R235,02 (clean) was achieved for a single bale of 16,1 micron merino fleece wool.

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28 May 2024

Wool Market

Due to the 29th of May being declared a public holiday in South Africa, the penultimate sale of the 2023/24 wool season was held today.

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20 May 2024

Best Practices and Movement Restrictions in a Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak

Implementing these biosecurity practices and adhering to movement restrictions during an FMD outbreak is critical. By leveraging eLivestock's comprehensive digital tools, farmers can enhance their biosecurity measures, protecting their herds and contributing to overall livestock health and safety.

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10 Apr 2024

Wool Auctions Resume

The non-certified indicator eased by 1,2% to close on R147,35 p/kg, whilst the certified indicator closed down by 0,9% on R165,25 p/kg.

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27 Mar 2024

Wool Market Trade Softer

The market followed the downward trend in the Australian market this week and although the market could not return positive results.

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20 Mar 2024

Wool Market Remains Sluggish

Despite the weaker ZAR against the major currencies, the market still experienced downward pressure, following the trend in the Australian market.

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14 Mar 2024

Introducing eLivestock: Revolutionizing Livestock Farming Operations

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13 Mar 2024

Wool Market Unchanged

The 25th sale of the 2023/24 wool season took place this week, with an offering of 10 847 bales.

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06 Mar 2024

Wool Market Report 202324

The 2023/24 wool selling season continued this week, with the 24th sale of the season taking place.

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26 Jun 2020

Preserving our future by protecting wildlife health

Today more than ever, the international health community recognises the importance of maintaining a global perspective and foresight on wildlife health and biodiversity and their inextricable connection with veterinary and human public health.

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24 Mar 2020

Wool Auctions Suspended

SAWAMBA and the brokers met this morning to discuss the implications of the lockdown on the wool industry and it was agreed that, however difficult the decision might be, there is no alternative but to postpone all wool auctions and activities from Thursday.

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19 Mar 2020

VOX and COVID-19

During this period, Vox is encouraging remote-only support to maintain the recommended practice of social distancing. Nevertheless, we do understand that IT infrastructure also resides on-site and may require the presence of a physical resource when remote remediation proves ineffective.

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05 Mar 2020

Wool Market Report for Sale 22

The 22nd sale of the 2019/20 wool season took place today with 12 562 bales on offer of which 95,2% was sold. The wool market closed 3,1% (325 points) down at a value of R179,09 c/kg (Clean). The Australian EMI moved 1,2% down this week.

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05 Mar 2020

Why use Wagesmart

Wagesmart is a self-help tool that is available on the Internet to manage the Labour Law requirements for employers and employees in private households and on farms.

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22 Aug 2018

WOOL MARKET 0,1% LOWER

The wool market maintained most of its' recent impressive gains at the second sale of the new wool selling season with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator decreasing slightly by 0,1% and by 20 points to close at a value of R238,09 (Clean).

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