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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
Phil Duncan, Jacinta Penn, Grant McCallum, Mark Patterson, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth,
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.'
Great Kiwi yarn: Inside the woollen goods factory keeping a small village going
Norsewear's new owner talks about hopes for the company as it looks to survive and then thrive. Video / Neil Reid
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.
'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.
Farmers move from sheep to beef 'to make life a bit easier'
The Smiths are changing stocking ratios on their 370ha sheep and beef farm in Hillend.
Home grown: Couple launch jersey business with their own sheep's wool
You don’t get any more home grown than Tim and Esta Naylor’s range of jerseys.
Tackling NZ's 'wool conundrum'
Mark Patterson and Todd McClay will tour woolsheds across NZ over the next three months.
NZ strong wool on the rise as Americans fall in love with wonder fibre
Research shows at least three in four US purchasers say they'd buy woollen products again.
'People are starting to come back to natural products': Sheepskin demand up
Founded in 1969, Classic Sheepskins is the last of its kind to operate entirely locally.
World shearing record smashed near Dannevirke
The target was 1611 - it was broken with more than half an hour to go.
'It was our home': Former owners defend their treatment of Lake Hāwea Station
New owner Justine Ross had described the property as being rundown and neglected.
'Chocka': Napier’s cyclone rebuild key to clearing wool glut
Summer shearing will see wool 'pouring in the doors'.
'Very traditional' Napier industry embraces 'co-bot' tech
The Ahuriri-based wool-testing robot can work around the clock.
Wool a winning ticket for Hunterville designer brand Honest Wolf
“It is such a premium product and the price doesn’t reflect that."