Wool

AWI’s ‘Wear Wool Not Waste’ campaign ad wins awards

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation’s international campaign Wear Wool, Not Waste has won a series of awards…Read More

Sheep Central, June 16, 2025

Arrival of wool scientist HB Carter’s archives in Australia imminent

THE archives of one of Australia’s most important wool scientists – Dr HB Carter — are due to arrive in Australia later this month…Read More

Sheep Central, June 11, 2025

AWI board nomination committee gets ready for 2025 election

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation chairman Jock Laurie will stand down at the 2025 AWI board elections, consistent with a 2021 shareholders motion that instituted a 10-year tenure for directors…Read More

Sheep Central, June 2, 2025

IWTO hears Australia’s wool story – fewer Merinos and cropping

AUSTRALIA’S Merino wool production will continue to decline without a change in growers’ terms of trade, delegates at the International Wool Testing Organisation’s 2025 Congress in France last week…Read More

Sheep Central, May 26, 2025

R.M Williams executive joins sheep sustainability steering group

R.M. Williams executive Emma Foster-Geering has been announced as the latest member of the Sheep Sustainability Framework Sustainability Steering Group…Read More

Sheep Central, May 6, 2025

DAFF document an admission of WA wool industry’s demise

A LEAKED live sheep transition plan document is an admission the Albanese Government has effectively killed off the Western Australian wool industry, according to WoolProducers chief executive officer, Jo Hall…Read More

Sheep Central, May 2, 2025

Australia’s wool production expected to continue downward

AUSTRALIA’S 2024/25 wool production forecast has been dropped to 280.1 million kilograms as the number of sheep to be shorn is adjusted down 12 percent to 63 million…Read More

Sheep Central, May 2, 2025

Zegna rewards its leading ultra fine wool producers

EXPERIENCED ultrafine wool producers from Tasmania and Victoria have dominated the prestigious 2025 Zegna Wool Awards…Read More

Terry Sim, April 22, 2025

Grower body calls for Australia to copy NZ wool use move

PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese would be “putting his money where his mouth is” if he applied his ‘Future Made in Australia’ to emulate the New Zealand Government’s decision to increase NZ wool use in government buildings, according to WoolProducers Australia…Read More

Sheep Central, April 17, 2025

Australia mourns passionate superfine wool supporter

AUSTRALIA’S wool industry is grieving the loss of inspirational Italian processor Alberto Barberis Canonico, an engineer and company leader who fostered the development of this nation’s superfine wool sector…Read More

Terry Sim, April 17, 2025

Vietnam wool tour sparks new call for trade policy office

WOOLPRODUCERS Australia has repeated its call for funding for a wool trade policy office after a recent tour to explore and highlight industry innovation and developments in Vietnam…Read More

Sheep Central, April 17, 2025

Wool grower support sought for petition to European Union

AUSTRALIAN wool growers are being asked to get behind an important petition defending their product’s environmental and sustainability credentials…Read More

Sheep Central, April 16, 2025

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