Tuesday, 29 April 2014 IWTO Conference in South Africa Tear up rule book, Savory tells wool sector (Headline from EcoTextile News) Alan Savory Capetown – April 29, 2014 Only properly managed livestock will save the planet from the devastating effects of desertification – that was the message of keynote [...]
Rural Press | Stock Journal | January 3, 2012 ON-FARM data collection of carbon stocks on woolgrowing properties will unlock productivity gains and help inform ways that growers can be recognised for storing carbon. Research by Australian Wool Innovation is collecting data as part of a carbon audit of two major Merino production systems – [...]
The Australian Adam Shand January,5, 2013 NEW Zealand farmers are pulling the wool over the eyes of consumers, claiming Australian fibre as their own as the trans-Tasman rivals battle it out for international market share. And the gloves are off between Australian and New Zealand wool growers as Australian Wool Innovation launches a $53 million [...]
Stock Journal | BY DEANNA LUSH | 16 Jul, 2012 LIVESTOCK farmers are being urged to reclaim the moral high ground in the animal welfare debate by understanding that values – not science – drive the public’s perception of agricultural practices. United States Center for Food Integrity chief executive Charlie Arnot said values were the [...]
Rural Press BY TERRY SIM |18 Oct, 2011 03:30 AM A TREND among Australian woolgrowers of incorrectly declaring their sheep as not mulesed was “innocent”, according to AWEX quality and technical manager Dr Kerry Hansford. On-farm inspections by AWEX between September last year and June 2011 found that 15 per cent of declarations of non-mulesed [...]
Supply Chain Transparency February/March Issue www.ecotextile.com Transparency in the Australian wool industry is essential if the global wool sector's 'green' credentials are going to stack up with consumers. The public relations perspective frequently given by the Australian Merino wool industry is one of a natural, environmentally friendly and sustainable fibre that is more [...]
