Displaying items by tag: wool
Call for more wool levy
An extra half cent will make a huge difference for wool growers.
Three times lucky for Golden Fleece winner
Tekapo farmer Martin Murray can claim the country's best fleece for 2016, having won the Royal Agricultural Society Golden Fleece competition on his third attempt.
Wool needs a hard sell
The wool industry globally needs to more actively promote the fibre's attributes.
Wool attracts mixed support
New Zealand Wool Services International Limited's CEO John Dawson reports that targeted buying saw some types well supported at the North Island auction.
What’s happening in the wool market?
This month we catch up with Rabobank commodity analyst Georgia Twomey, who is responsible for analysing developments in wool markets.
Limit to wool bale weight
New amendments in the Industry Code of Practice have been made in relation to the maximum allowable weight of bales of greasy wool.
Farmers urged to stay safe during shearing
New Zealand sheep farmers are being urged to take care as pens fill up in wool-sheds across the country.
Wool wows them
Young design and architecture students who spent a weekend in a woolshed in the central North Island have gone away ecstatic about wool.
Wool market remains strong
The wool market in both the North and South Island continues to show resilience.
Government investment in Golden Shears a ‘vote of confidence’
The Government's investment of $260,000 for the Golden Shears World Shearing and Wool Handling Championships in 2017 is a vote of confidence in the Southland region.
