EXPERIENCED ultrafine wool producers from Tasmania and Victoria have dominated the prestigious 2025 Zegna Wool Awards…Read More
Terry Sim, April 22, 2025
PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese would be “putting his money where his mouth is” if he applied his ‘Future Made in Australia’ to emulate the New Zealand Government’s decision to increase NZ wool use in government buildings, according to WoolProducers Australia…Read More
AUSTRALIA’S wool industry is grieving the loss of inspirational Italian processor Alberto Barberis Canonico, an engineer and company leader who fostered the development of this nation’s superfine wool sector…Read More
Terry Sim, April 17, 2025
WOOLPRODUCERS Australia has repeated its call for funding for a wool trade policy office after a recent tour to explore and highlight industry innovation and developments in Vietnam…Read More
Sheep Central, April 17, 2025
AUSTRALIAN wool growers are being asked to get behind an important petition defending their product’s environmental and sustainability credentials…Read More
Sheep Central, April 16, 2025
UNCERTAINTY about the impact of American president Donald Trump’s tariffs on China and global wool demand is wracking Australia’s wool industry…Read More
Terry Sim, April 14, 2025
STRONG wool producers in New Zealand have welcomed a government directive that woollen fibre products be used in new building constructions and refurbishments…Read More
Sheep Central, April 11, 2025
A WOOL Industries Australia forum looks to have laid the groundwork for strategies to future-proof the sector, including through industry body rationalisation…Read More
Sheep Central, April 7, 2025
RECENT research has highlighted wool’s eco-credentials as the the proposed environmental labelling on apparel in the European Union that threatened to disadvantage woollen products has been deferred…Read More
Sheep Central, March 19, 2025
THE latest merger discussions between the Australian Wool Exchange and the testing company AWTA Ltd have stalled despite estimated efficiency gains of more than $1 million year…Read More
Terry Sim, March 17, 2025
WOOLPRODUCERS Australia launched its 2025/26 Youth Ambassador program at the weekend, highlighting the importance of industry policy and advocacy…Read More
Sheep Central, March 17, 2025
The New Zealand Merino Company’s investigation of animal welfare concerns on two of its wool supplying growers has shown no deliberate abuse despite PETA claims, the company has reported…Read More
Sheep Central, March 12, 2025