A $21 million wool research partnership may go public on a new product or products from wool within the next six to 12 months that will use millions of tonnes of wool.

The high volume of short second shears eased slightly at the latest NZ Wool Services International's auction compared to the last North Island auction on May 12, says chief executive John Dawson.

An extra half cent will make a huge difference for wool growers.

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.

The wool industry globally needs to more actively promote the fibre's attributes.

New Zealand Wool Services International Limited's CEO John Dawson reports that targeted buying saw some types well supported at the North Island auction.

This month we catch up with Rabobank commodity analyst Georgia Twomey, who is responsible for analysing developments in wool markets.

New amendments in the Industry Code of Practice have been made in relation to the maximum allowable weight of bales of greasy wool.

New Zealand sheep farmers are being urged to take care as pens fill up in wool-sheds across the country.

Young design and architecture students who spent a weekend in a woolshed in the central North Island have gone away ecstatic about wool.