To shear, or not to shear: Farmers look into self-shedding sheep
“By 2017/2018 it was clear from our figures that wool prices were dropping off sharply."
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Wellington placed 12th in ladies' shearing at Europe's biggest agricultural show.
Wool: Government and ram breeders told to butt out in 1934
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'It’s going to make a comeback': Farming couple's wool optimism
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Wools of NZ branding agreement with Chinese company
Leading Chinese rug and carpet company signs up with Wools of NZ.
Carpet campaign - $2m to get the word out about wool
'We want this audience to understand that you live your life on carpet.'
Students of all ages can now join the 'wool renaissance'
Campaign for Wool NZ hopes to teach everyone from preschoolers to tertiary students.
Wool season solid but prices still need to lift significantly
Some wool types approaching three-year highs but not enough for farmers to reap rewards.
Pastures past: Where have all the lambs and wool gone?
"The lambing percentage and wool clip per head had fallen from 1966-67 onwards."
Rabobank survey shows farmers more confident in themselves
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Fieldays Innovation Award winners share a common theme
The annual awards provide a platform for creative problem-solvers to showcase their ideas.
Wool innovation with Jacinta Penn on The Country
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Otago sheep farmer takes flock from farm to fabric to fashion
Georgina was frustrated by declining wool prices, so she decided to do something about it.
Keeping it Smedley: Trees grown on farm transformed into education facilities by cadets
The cadets built an education hub. Now their attention is focused on a six-stand woolshed.
Prominent farmer boycotts wool auctions as frustration grows
Tony Williams says the wool auction system does not serve farmers well.
'A lot of knowledge being lost': Lack of wool education concerns experts
A lack of tertiary education is a huge concern for the wool sector.
Wool quality assurance sector up in the air as tutors leave
Southern Institute of Technology yet to replace tutors; semester two starts in July.
Exhibition hopes for a revival in art of woollen crafts
'Unless we get young people to come on board and show an interest, these crafts will die.'
'Really tough ask': Farmers react to Alliance's request for cash
It's the first time Alliance has asked farmers for capital in 32 years.
Sam Neill's not sheepish about his new role
'I'm very happy to be associated with, and a grower of, one of the world’s best products.'
Inside the rural factory keeping a village afloat, one pair of socks at a time
A woollen goods factory is defying the odds, in the process keeping a Kiwi village going.
Great Kiwi yarn: Inside the woollen goods factory keeping a small village going
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'Big deal for rural NZ': More than year after flood, country’s largest wool cleaning plant re-opens near Napier
Seventy sparkies helped get the factory re-opened at the height of the rebuild.
Central Otago shearer first to shear 500 Merino ewes in eight hours
Not a bad effort for someone who reckoned he shore 'like s***'.
'Tragic': The 'iconic' sector farmers fear becoming a 'cottage industry'
Farmers say harvesting wool costs twice what they are paid for the product.
How NZ's strong wool clip is set to colour the world
'It’s high-value and it’s all brand-new demand.'
Wall Street turns to ‘solar grazing’ sheep in push to go green
Financial Times: Big business teams up with farmers to trim around solar panels.
Nasdaq gives Allbirds six months to pick up its act
The firm founded by ex-All White captain Tim Brown faces a fresh problem.
Why this fifth-generation sheep farmer thinks wool is a winner
Nicola Wylie launched the bedding business Lora & Flok in September.
Rural news in brief: Wool alliance and facial eczema funding announced
A quick look at what's happening in rural New Zealand.
From woolshed to bed - two sisters spin their homeware dreams
Sisters behind Foxtrot Home design throws and blankets using wool from the family farm.
Mighty fine: Wool classer earns near-perfect score for fleece
Sharon Lawton's flock fleece entry received 98.5 points out of 100 at the Wānaka A&P Show.
'Best display in a long time': Wānaka A&P Show sees record fleece entries
Judges were blown away by the quality of fleeces at Wānaka’s A&P show this year.