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WoolProducers welcomes Toby Haylock as new Youth Ambassador
WoolProducers Australia is proud to announce Toby Haylock as this year’s Raising the Baa Youth Ambassador. WoolProducers CEO, Ms Jo Hall,...
3 days ago2 min read
Wool’s Reputational Risk: Why Mulesing Demands a Strategic Response
I recently attended the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Livestock Conference where I participated in a panel titled "Animal Welfare,...
Aug 34 min read
Peter Thomas, WoolProducers Australia's Queensland Director
My name is Peter Thomas, and I recently joined the board of WoolProducers Australia, representing Agforce Queensland. Together with my...
Jun 302 min read
Working tirelessly to restore grower access to Custom Footrot Vaccine
Footrot is an inflammatory bacterial disease effecting the feet of sheep. More extreme (virulent) cases can result in detachment of the...
Jun 23 min read
Protecting the supply of wool – Australia’s Emergency Animal Disease Response System
At the recent 94th annual Congress of the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO), I had the opportunity to deliver a presentation...
Jun 13 min read
Wool delegation investigates opportunities in Vietnam- including innovative natural fibre blends
Jo Hall, Kelvin Le and Adam Dawes Earlier in April, WoolProducers Australia led group of Australian and New Zealand wool industry...
May 13 min read
WoolProducers Australia highlight sustainability and economic gains in call for government wool procurement policy
WoolProducers Australia today called on Australian political parties to commit to implementing a policy mirroring the progressive move by...
Apr 143 min read
Wool delegation visits Vietnam to strengthen ties and build opportunities
Last week a delegation comprised of representatives from WoolProducers Australia, Michell Wool, Eqwools, Fox & Lillie Rural and WoolWorks...
Apr 143 min read
Innovation unlocks potential for wool in Vietnam
WoolProducers were thrilled to be involved in an event held in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam on 11 April. The Australian Chamber of Commerce...
Apr 143 min read
WoolProducers Calls For Urgent Action to Tackle the Wool Industry’s Profitability Crisis
WoolProducers, as the sole national voice representing the interests all of Australian woolgrowers - not just a section of producers -...
Apr 14 min read
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
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