REVAMPED wool integrity program – the Australian Wool Sustainability Scheme – could help increase world demand for the natural fibre, according to a European top maker…Read More
A ROADMAP for early-stage wool processing development in Vietnam has been agreed to and launched with peak grower body WoolProducers Australia and the Australian Government…Read More
Sheep Central, April 17, 2024
NEW Zealand-born shearer Luke Vernon is officially a world record holder on his first attempt after shearing 500 Merino ewes in eight hours on Friday. The 28 year-old has had..Read More
Sheep Central, April 15, 2024
THE latest attempt on the solo world eight-hour Merino ewe shearing record is well underway in Western Australia this morning after some nervous moments at the wool weigh-in yesterday afternoon…Read More
Terry Sim, April 12, 2024
WAIRARAPA shearer David Buick has brought off possibly one of the most amazing comebacks in New Zealand sport by winning the New Zealand Shears open shearing final in Te Kuiti at the weekend…Read More
Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, April 8, 2024
WESTERN Victorian wool classer Kelly Gellie has won the prestigious AWEX/TAFE NSW National graduate Wool Classer Competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show…Read More
Sheep Central, April 3, 2024
A WINNING margin of just 0.062 points has enabled Southland shearer Leon Samuels to retain his New Zealand Lamb Shearing Championships title and extend an unprecedented sequence of major event..Read More
Terry Sim, April 3, 2024
THE world’s largest animal protein producer, JBS, has filed its full year results for the year ended December 31, reporting global business net revenue of US$73 billion – similar to the year before…Read More
Jon Condon, March 27, 2024
SCOTTISH shearer Una Cameron — the only woman to reach the top 30 in the open class at the recent Golden Shears in New Zealand – will this year attempt one of the newest world records at the age of 51…Read More
Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, March 27, 2024
WELSH shearing team member Llyr Jones further knocked New Zealand’s reputation for having the fastest shearers in the world by winning the country’s richest speed shear prize in Te Kuiti on Saturday night…Read More
Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, March 25, 2024
IT was redemption time for Masterton shearers David Gordon and brother-in-law Paerata Abraham who have taken a 1-0 lead over Wales in the Wools of New Zealand Shearing Series with a win in the opening match on Saturday…Read More
Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, March 18, 2024
VIDEO surveillance systems will become a mandatory requirement from 2026 under the processing industry’s Australian Animal Welfare Certification System, the Australian Meat Industry Council announced yesterday…Read More
Sheep Central, March 12, 2024
