DWARSVLEI | WOOL
“ And the cropping works very well, seeing that the residue of the crops is used for grazing livestock.”
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND THE FARM GATE
WORKING WITH THE KAROO’ S NATU- RAL RHYTHMS
As a means of expansion, Dwarsvlei has been transformed into a venue for cycling, running, weddings and other events. No, there is no limit to the family’ s ingenuity.
As mentioned before, Andrew and his son Matthew farm together. Obviously, such a situation can often become problematic. As a farmer once said:“ If your son joins you on the farm armed with new and modern knowledge and he is not better than you within four years, get rid of him.”
But father and son do not have that problem on Dwarsvlei.
“ Because we allow each other to achieve our full potential. And that goes for everyone working on our farms. On top of that, most of our workers have been with us for over 35 years. So we don’ t have a high turnover – be- cause we create opportunities for everyone.”
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According to Matthew, Merinos are suitable for this area due to its dry climate.
“ When you have lots of rain, you farm at higher densities and get more parasites, mosquitoes, flies, footrot and those