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Hawke’s Bay Creative Fibre Exhibition: Wonders of wool on display as artists fear for future
13 May 2024 06:10 GMT
… who make art out of wool.
The exhibition at the Hastings … to keep the art of wool alive. She hoped the exhibition … love for sharing stories about farming and rural communities.
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Generational commitment to superfine wool
12 May 2024 23:08 GMT
Mr Ticehurst breeds his own rams, joining an especially selected ram to an elite mob of ewes and his latest stud sire was bought at last season's spring sale when Pete and Jayne Lette, Conryan, Berridale, offered their annual draft.
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Strong wool ewe claims rare victory at Queensland Sheep Show
11 May 2024 09:52 GMT
Victorian judges Warren Russell, from Melrose Merinos, Nurrabiel, and Daniel Rogers, Mt Yulong Poll Merinos, Telangatuk East, had 63 stud sheep to judge, from Coban Merinos at Cunnamulla, Victoria Downs Merino and poll Merinos at Morven, Jolly Jumbuck poll …
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Roselea claims grand champion fleece at Queensland State Sheep Show
12 May 2024 05:16 GMT
Presiding over a wool section that saw 188 fleeces on display in the Blackall showgrounds wool court, AWN's Harold Manttan selected the 12.2 kg, 19.3 micron fleece as the champion housed ram fleece before also giving it the grand champion fleece ribbon …
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Australia bans the export of live sheep at sea – E24
12 May 2024 00:49 GMT
… wool producer and produces large quantities of lamb and mutton.
In addition, live sheep … s expectations.”
He wants the sheep industry to seize the ban as … organizations are cheering, while agricultural organization the National Farmers'; Union believes the …
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AgForce condemns Agriculture Minister Murray Watt’s fate for the Australian Live Sheep Exports industry
11 May 2024 23:58 GMT
… agricultural industry in Rockhampton and not provide warning that a sheep live export industry … Stephen Tully, AgForce Sheep, Wool and Goats President … industry’s peak bodies and the farming … completely disregarded the sheep producers of Western Australia …
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Maine club competes in all-day international wool challenge
11 May 2024 20:41 GMT
… Back Wool Challenge was originally created to bring together farms in … team must shear a sheep, spin its wool, and knit a sweater … Orono’s Shepherdess of Black Sheep farm got his fresh spring haircut … the fiber community and the wool industry to know that we’re …
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Scottish sheep shearer goes for Women's World Sheep Shearing Record
11 May 2024 14:51 GMT
While most women turning 50 may change their image, take up a new pastime or travel, Scottish sheep shearer, Ms Cameron, is a bit left field as she is having a crack at the Women's nine hour Strong Wool...
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$107 million to support phase out of live sheep exports by sea
11 May 2024 07:41 GMT
… of the sheep industry supply chain, from farmers, to truckies … s best sheepmeat and wool products to Australian consumers.
… estimated agricultural production in that year.
“While live sheep exports … 6 million to assist sheep producers and the supply chain, …
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Binalong woman sets world shearing record – 358 sheep in one day
11 May 2024 04:28 GMT
… growing up on the family farm, her parents told her, as … 1.2 tonnes of fine wool on the day.
“I really … matter of shearing the 358 sheep. Jeanine’s support crew organised … improvement. The thing about this industry is that you never stop …