The Australian Council of Wool Exporters and Processors (ACWEP), the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia (NCWSBA), and WoolProducers Australia (WPA) today issued a joint statement re-emphasising the urgent need for a unified industry strategy on mulesing. This follows comments made by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Chairman Jock Laurie, which the organisations believe understate the significant and growing risks facing Australian wool in key international

WoolProducers Australia (WoolProducers) is calling for nominations for three independent director positions on its National Executive. The nation's peak body for woolgrowers is seeking passionate and experienced woolgrowers from across Australia who are keen to contribute to national and international policy development and advocacy. WoolProducers is uniquely structured to ensure direct grower representation. While the Executive is primarily comprised of delegates from state

Tim McShane, wool producer in Southern Tasmania, part of a family farming operation, Stockman Stud, mating over 30,000 ewes, cropping 2,000 ha under centre pivot irrigation and operating a Poll Merino Stud. In the past couple of years we have been crutching our pre-lambing ewes over a crutching trailer which has significantly reduced the drag for the crutchers. However, the downside of this has been the exposure to the elements experienced by all the staff (Tassie can have s