Kiwi shearers and wool handlers chase trans-Tasman clean sweep

NEW Zealand’s shearing and wool handling team is gathering in Western Australia this weekend hopeful of a rare clean sweep of the trans-Tasman machine shearing, blade shearing and wool ...

Posted 2024-10-25 06:08:04

AWU and shearing contractors body agree on national regulator

AUSTRALIA’S peak shearing contractor body has given qualified support to a union proposal for a national industry employer regulator, but rejects a 'poverty wages' ...

Posted 2024-11-22 03:14:42

Victorian wool grower raises integrity scheme concerns

FOR the first time in 40 years, Hamilton district wool growers Michael and Cathy Blake will sell their Merino clip without a wool quality assurance ...

Posted 2024-12-13 06:23:35

AMIC appoints industry affairs GM Tim Ryan as interim CEO

THE Australian Meat Industry Council has announced the appointment of its general manager of industry affairs, Tim Ryan, as interim chief executive officer while it undertakes the process of ...

Posted 2024-11-06 05:59:39

Record-breaker Nikki Lyons sets a mark for female shearers

NEWLY-MINTED world record holder New South Wales shearer Nikki Lyons believes one day a woman will be crowned the world's best ...

Posted 2024-11-20 05:16:55

Handheld microwave device approved to assess lamb IMF

A HANDHELD microwave-based device that can non-invasively measure intramuscular fat in lamb carcases has recently achieved AUS-MEAT accreditation – paving the way towards the development of ...

Posted 2024-11-20 05:17:43

Welsh-Kiwi combo fails in world sheep shearing record bid

NEW Zealand’s shearing royalty packed a remote Wairarapa wool shed yesterday for what was the first trans-global attack on a world shearing ...

Posted 2024-12-11 05:31:35

Australia wins shearing and wool handling trans-Tasman tests

A GALLANT bid to claim New Zealand’s first trans-Tasman machine shearing test win in Australia since 2010 has again fallen short with a defeat by almost 29 points in the series’ ...

Posted 2024-10-28 06:26:09

WoolClip pushes associated NWD uptake to almost 100pc

AUSTRALIA’S online mobile tool for describing and consigning wool clips – WoolClip - has shown it can dramatically increase completion of the important National Wool ...

Posted 2024-11-25 04:27:54