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Silly message rings true
A claim that lamb's wool has hit the $4/kg-$5/kg mark may not be as silly as it sounds.
A claim that lamb's wool has hit the $4/kg-$5/kg mark may not be as silly as it sounds.
The inaugural Natural Fibre Exchange (NFX) trading event attracted strong participation.
M. bovis, regulation, public perception all farming challenges
133 of the best sheep, goat and alpaca fleeces in NZ will be judged in Tarras today.
A Corriedale fleece has won Waipawa's Yvonne Monk the Champion Handcraft Fleece award.
Benneydale kids learn about animal genetics on the farm. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
An Alexandra woman won the open woolhandling title at the Royal Easter Show in Auckland.
Sustainable, comfortable and Kiwi - Allbirds makes its millionth pair of woollen shoes.
Head of Italian textile mill Successori Reda has been in NZ to look at high-quality wool.
Whanganui vet forms syndicate to launch black-faced sheep breeding
Fierce competition in shearing and woolhandling at the Taihape A & P Show
Competition convener said they had proven their genetics were "absolutely spot on".
Federated Farmers frustrated by actors who'd "rather go naked than wear wool".
Te Kuiti sheep get a Ponsonby makeover for Moa's Station IPA beer launch.
Less wool than forecast was offered at NZ weekly auction as farmers held back bales
The weak wool market showed some improvement at the latest New Zealand weekly auction.
New Zealand lamb wool prices continued to decline at this week's auction amid lacklustre demand during the peak production period. The
Prices continued their downward trend at last week's South Island wool sale.
Three shearers from different corners of the country have smashed a world shearing record - 1611 strongwool ewes between them in just eight hours. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wool prices at this week's auction fell, particularly for varieties sourced from the North Island.
One of the biggest weaknesses - and thus opportunities - for the meat and wool sector is the lack of a coherent New Zealand "brand"
The chance to get your hands Tirau's giant animal couple has now gone - with the corrugated sheep and ram sold to a buyer this week.
Sheep and beef farmers are in for a 13 per cent fall in income this year, particularly if the NZ dollar remains high, according to Beef and Lamb NZ.
Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Education sessions will be next year added to Central Otago's woolliest fashion showcase.
New Zealand wool prices generally advanced at the country's latest weekly auction, which featured the greatest number of bales on
It's all about the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final today. Plus Maori Language Week, politics, weather, wool...and Metallica.
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