Australian woolgrowers are set to benefit from the suspension of wool exports from South Africa to China due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
Category Archives: Wool
Drover-turned-businessman says ‘take every opportunity’
Roger Fletcher catapulted himself to success, forming one of the country's most successful agribusinesses, which now exports grain, fibre and meat globally from its family-run headquarters in central NSW.
‘Man in the mirror’ wool chairman Wal Merriman resigns
Controversial Australian Wool Innovation chairman Wal Merriman resigns, saying he is proud of what has been achieved during his tenure.
Lobby group threatened with legal action following submission into review of performance
A director of an embattled wool body demands an immediate retraction, following a lobby group's submission to a review of her organisation's conduct.
Goat production booming with Mohair in high global demand and short supply
Goat farmers are no longer considered the poor relation of Australian woolgrowers with goat production booming and some farmers discovering goats can be more profitable than sheep.
Wool soars to ‘unthinkable’ highs as it closes in on $20 a kilogram
A combination of strong demand from China, declining sheep numbers and drought has sent wool prices through the roof.
The environmental impact of putting that shirt on your back
What goes into manufacturing the various textiles we wear and how do the environmental impacts of each compare?
Wool back in vogue as farmers scramble to rebuild their flocks
It has been a rollercoaster ride over the past 30 years, but the future of wool is looking bright with international buyers once again looking to buy Australian wool.
‘It’s the 21st century’: Wool buyers push for more action against sheep mulesing
An Italian buyer of Australian super fine wool is urging growers to listen to the market and end mulesing before more customers look to other countries for their merino wool.
Booming sheep and wool prices see money flow into iconic Victorian town
Hamilton in Victoria is known to many as an iconic sheep town, and now booming sheep and wool prices inject new growth into the community.