Rural voices must be heard - Keep the Sheep convoy coming to Perth

In collaboration with the Peter Westblade Scholarship (PWS) and Monaro Farming Systems (MFS), WoolProducers Australia informed emerging indu

Mar 173 min read

Introducing the importance of industry policy to emerging industry leaders

In collaboration with the Peter Westblade Scholarship (PWS) and Monaro Farming Systems (MFS), WoolProducers Australia informed emerging indu

Mar 173 min read

Same Fight, Different Struggles: Navigating Wool's Turbulent Times.

Things have been moving at a fast pace since our last newsletter in early December. A lot has happened, yet, in many ways, we find...

Mar 23 min read

Workshop Exposes Realities of Live Export Ban on Wool Industry

A wool focused workshop, instigated by WoolProducers Australia, was held on Friday, 21 February in Fremantle to bring home the reality of...

Feb 243 min read

Factors influencing the Australian Wool Price

An open letter to all Australian woolgrowers Fellow woolgrower, As you are well aware, woolgrowers in Australia are currently in the...

Jan 303 min read

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Wool – the forgotten casualty of the live sheep export ban

Woolgrowers, brokers, exporters and service providers from the national and Western Australian wool industry have come together to hold...

Dec 3, 20244 min read

Emerging opportunities for Australian wool and Vietnam’s rapidly expanding textile industry

Kelvin Le and Andrew Dennis visiting Hantex for Australian wool trade promotion, a wool spinning mill located in Tay Ninh Province,...

Nov 2, 20244 min read

WoolPoll 2024: WoolProducers President Urges Growers to Participate

WoolPoll happens every three years and the wool industry are one of the very few industries that decides the amount of levy that we as...

Oct 1, 20243 min read

Animal rights activists again prove that they can’t be taken seriously

WoolProducers Australia (WoolProducers) has responded strongly to a report titled “The Broken Promise” released by animal rights groups,...

Sep 17, 20243 min read

WoolProducers urges woolgrowers to have their say in this year’s WoolPoll

WoolProducers Australia (WoolProducers) are encouraging all eligible wool levy payers to take the time to make their voice heard in this...

Sep 9, 20243 min read

Wool Production Forecast Declines Amidst Rally for Agricultural Support

WoolProducers are urging people to attend the upcoming rally in Canberra in support of agriculture on 10 September, 2024, following...

Sep 2, 20244 min read

Ram Selling Season

Thoughts as we get into ram selling season. It’s that time of year again, ram selling season! Time to check your ram power and work out...

Sep 1, 20245 min read

Superfine performance from Aussies at the World Young Shepherds Challenge France 2024

I was extremely fortunate to be selected along with Jack Grundy from SA to complete in the 2024 Ovinpiades Mondiales World Young Shepherd...

Aug 1, 20244 min read

Sheep Producers Intentions Survey highlight challenging times for woolgrowers, particularly in the West

The release of the May 2024 Sheep Producers Intentions Survey (SPIS) points to an ongoing decline in woolgrowers’ confidence in the...

Jul 9, 20243 min read

Brett Smith, QLD's Director for WoolProducers

My name is Brett Smith & I am a Director on the WoolProducers Board as part of my role representing QLD woolgrowers through AgForce. I am...

Jul 1, 20243 min read

RUSHED, UNPROFESSIONAL AND THOUGHTLESS: AUSTRALIA’S PEAK BODIES FOR SHEEP FARMERS REJECT LATEST DECISION ON LIVE EXPORT OF SHEEP BY SEA

A parliamentary committee decision on Friday to give the go-ahead to the Albanese Government’s proposed ban on the live export of sheep...

Jun 21, 20242 min read

WoolPorducers Australia continue to pursue Vietnam opportunities

Last week a delegation from Vietnam, including members of the Nam Dinh province Peoples Committee and representatives of Cat Tuong Group...

Jun 7, 20243 min read

Makaela Knapp, WA's Director for WoolProducers

Hi, I’m Makaela Knapp, Western Australia’s (WA) Director for WoolProducers Australia and I have held this role for just over a year. What...

Jun 5, 20243 min read

Federal Budget – another kick in the teeth for Australian woolgrowers

The Federal Government has continued to demonstrate how out of touch it is with Australia’s sheep and wool industry by not delivering on...

May 14, 20243 min read

Joint Statement: Outrage around the Government's complete lack of awareness for the mental health and livelihoods of our regional Australians.

Today’s announcement by the Commonwealth has shown a complete disregard for our people and a lack of understanding and awareness of the...

May 11, 20242 min read

Continuing to strengthen our ties with the Vietnamese textile sector.

Last month I travelled to Ho Chi Minh City with Jo Hall to attend Saigon Tex, the largest textile trade show in Vietnam. Recent work...

Apr 30, 20243 min read

Relaunching Trust in Australian Wool on a global stage

WoolProducers Australia (WoolProducers) proudly relaunched the Trust in Australian Wool campaign, a joint initiative by WoolProducers and...

Apr 16, 20243 min read

Australia and Vietnam strengthening ties with wool – the most sustainable fibre in the world.

Last week a delegation from WoolProducers Australia (WoolProducers), the peak organisation representing Australian wool growers,...

Apr 15, 20243 min read

Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL)

Thank you for taking the time to look at our WoolProducers’ newsletter, we hope that you find some useful or interesting information in...

Apr 2, 20245 min read