MORE opposition and some support for proposed changes to mulesing status definitions on Australia’s National Wool Declaration has emerged as an industry consultation period continues…Read More
BUSHFIRE-HIT East Gippsland sheep producers will soon receive up to 30 tonnes of sheep pellets in a special donation organised by the Michael Manion Wool Industry Foundation…Read More
Sheep Central, January 16, 2020
WOOL growers, brokers and exporters have condemned comments by Australian Wool Innovation chief executive officer Stuart McCullough that the industry might consider an emergency strategy or mechanism to manage bale sales…Read More
Terry Sim, August 19, 2019
ELDERS wool technical co-ordinator and auctioneer Samantha Wan has undertaken an array of industry roles while taking her company service role to new levels in technological development…Read More
Sheep Central, August 19, 2019
AUSTRALIA’S new Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie and the re-elected Coalition Government have been welcomed by a cross-section of sheep industry stakeholders this week…Read More
Sheep Central, May 29, 2019
CHINA has announced that its ban on importation of wool and sheep skins from South Africa due to a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak is over as of last Thursday…Read More
Terry Sim, May 13, 2019
NEW South Wales wool grower Ed Storey is the new president of peak body WoolProducers Australia and his new deputy as senior vice president is Gippsland grower Steve Harrison…Read More
Sheep Central, November 26, 2018
AUSTRALIAN wool growers will get key feedback within weeks on whether the recent auction price rises can continue to be afforded by downstream processors and retailers…Read More
Terry Sim, June 22, 2018
AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation’s governance must be “as good as possible” to ensure the levy-funded body’s value to the wool industry is not jeopardised, according to former Sheepmeat Council of Australia chief executive officer and councillor Ron Cullen…Read More
Terry Sim, April 4, 2018
There’s a groundswell of optimism and increased confidence in Queensland’s wool industry, according to Toowoomba based Elders Sheep & Wool Specialist Peter Sealy, and strong wool prices appear likely to remain, at least in the short term…Read More
Tim Borthwick, December 18, 2017
NEW South Wales wool broker and Australian Wool Innovation board candidate Don Macdonald will ask major wool growers not to give undirected voting proxies to AWI chairman Wal Merriman in the 2017 board election campaign…Read More
Terry Sim, October 9, 2017
WOOL Exchange Portal working group chairman Will Wilson and New South Wales wool broker and grower Don Macdonald have successfully nominated for the 2017 Australian Wool Innovation board election…Read More
Terry Sim, September 19, 2017