One farmer winning the Merino awards for both the Grand Champion Ewe Fleece and the Reserve Grand Champion Ewe Fleece at the South African National Fleece Championships is a praiseworthy achievement.
Both these awards went to JA ‘Oom Koos’ Saayman of Platkop in the Riversdale district, Western Cape. These awards are the result of 30 years of hard work and love that Oom Koos has devoted to his Merinos, all bred by himself.
His 372ha farm is arable except for 50ha
