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PETA sponsors prize for vegan wool creation in US competition

Sheep Central, 23 June 2017

VEGAN wool is the aim of a new prize being sponsored by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals at the 2018 Biodesign Challenge in the United States.

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Have handpiece will travel – NZ shearing champions tour the UK

23 June 2017

NEW Zealand’s shearing team of world champions, Hawke’s Bay guns John Kirkpatrick and Rowland Smith will shear seven test matches on a four-week CP Wool tour of the UK starting next week.

Sheep meat and beef industry taskforce to drive DEXA adoption

21 June 2017

RED meat industry peak councils representing grass-fed cattle and sheep producers, lotfeeders and processors will establish an objective carcase measurement adoption and commercialisation taskforce to assist in managing the various aspects of OCM uptake.

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