Producers and others in the industry have just one week remaining to submit nomination forms for American Sheep Industry Association annual awards, which will be presented during the 2024 ASI Annual Convention on Jan. 10 to 13, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. The deadline for all award nominations is Nov. 17.
Given the fibre’s importance to the country’s economy and the Karoo’s enduring association with sheep, the Karoo Winter Wool Festival was an event just waiting to happen.
Prices obtained by local wool producers since China's recent lifting of a ban on SA wool imports have been satisfactory, says Leon de Beer, CEO of the National Wool Growers Association of SA.