THE wool sector is calling for an industry-wide push to help attract young people as critical labour shortages continue. A few months after concerns were raised about a shortage of shearers and wool ...

For Matt, who grew up on a sheep property at Mudgee, NSW and is the seventh generation to be involved in farming, the win recognised his commitment to the sheep industry and his current role as a wool ...

IS this Australia’s oldest wool classer? At 90 years young Keith Ward, of Sorell, is still going strong. “A lot has changed in the industry since I started out as a kid working the circuit from Wool ...

Life skills such as budgeting and self-care will be incorporated in shearer and wool classer qualifications under proposed changes to wool harvesting training programs. Victoria is a digital ...

Wool classer Anne-Marie Parcell, of Bannockburn, has received a merino merit award for the clip she classed at Northburn Station, near Cromwell. Photo / Y'vonne O'Hara Wool has always been part of ...

A COROWA wool classer has earned one of the top accolades in the industry. Rural journalist with Fairfax media based in the Riverina.

Award-winning wool classer Sharon Lawton's Glenbrook Station entry on display at the 2024 Wānaka A&P Show. Te Kauwhata-based wool classer Sharon Lawton received 98.5 points – out of 100 – for her ...

Southern Institute of Technology’s recent appointment of two new tutors with a specialist set of skills ensures the continuation of their qualification, the New Zealand Certificate in Wool Technology ...

The wool sector does not immediately come to mind when discussing digital transformation, yet the wool industry has a supply chain that matches many other sectors in terms of its complexity and in ...