Livestock

Worldwide the demand for fine wool of good quality is bigger than the supply.  Dasberg Farming specializes in this niche market of long white fine wool.

Dasberg Farming (Pty) Ltd specialize in the fine wool fibre of 18 microns and this is a speciality product for which buyers pay a premium price on fine white wool of this quality. Wool is currently the most profitable commodity in our farming business. Worldwide the demand for fine wool of good quality is bigger than the supply. Dasberg Farming uses OVK as the marketing agent for the marketing and sales of wool.

The merino breed is a dual-purpose breed and as a result of that, the carcasses of merino sheep are very popular. Lambs are to be sold at the age of 9 months and old ewes are sold when they cannot breed anymore.

The livestock division is managed by Gerswin Louw, a Coloured-Black incumbent with more than ten years of experience in sheep farming. He obtained a Diploma in Agriculture at Grootfontein Agricultural College and completed the National Certificate in New Venture Creation NQF4 learnership qualification offered by the Witzenberg PALS Project. He is also one of the shareholders in Kipara (Pty) Ltd through Eksteenskloof Farming (Pty) Ltd.

The Responsible Wool Standard is a voluntary standard that addresses the welfare of sheep and the land they graze on.

We are driven by our passion for farming and the vision to empower the community through sustainable growth.

Contact 

Guest House

+27 83 582 9645

Farm Enquiries

+27 21 200 9957