Prince Charles visits Australia lauding wool’s sustainability

Terry Sim, 03 April 2018

CAMPAIGN For Wool patron Prince Charles has been commended by Australia’s Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud for his recent outspoken support for wool and sustainable fashion.

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Tasmania’s Matilda Scott outclasses wool rivals in national competition

01 April 2018

AUSTRALIA’S recently-crowned top wool classer graduate Matilda Scott is keeping her agricultural career options open.

Competitor watch: New digital carcase grading technology for US lamb

24 February 2018

One of the major lamb processors in the US has announced that USDA has approved the use of the VSS2000 System digital camera, the first digital camera of its kind used in the US lamb industry as part of an electronic grading system.

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