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Find the latest news, views, articles and opinions in the wool industry today.
Find the latest news, views, articles and opinions in the wool industry today.
July 6, 2022
SONYA SCOTT GREW up on a sheep and beef farm in the Waikato. She worked as a rousey with her dad in the shearing sheds and wore thick woollen jerseys that were knitted by her mum. Now, as a senior scientist at AgResearch, she’s still working with wool, whether it’s researching the benefits of the protein…
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The Campaign for Wool NZ Trust (CFWNZ) is encouraging New Zealand sheep farmers registered under the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) for their meat production to take the “very simple step” of adding their NZFAP assurance code to their wool specification sheet. Click here for more
Read moreJuly 6, 2022
We were delighted when Christine Taylor contacted us to see if we would be interested in partnering with her to launch her latest book. Christine Taylor, a Geraldine farmer and children’s author, has released Jock Visits the Neighbours, in which the main character Jock, visits sheep on a neighbouring farm. This is her fourth book in a…
Read moreJuly 6, 2022
Cruise on an Ocean Going Viking Cruise ship and you will be in good company. The throw at the end of your bed in the cabin is manufactured in New Zealand; woven in Auckland and supplied by Maxwell Rodgers Fabrics. Stay at the prestigious Pierre Hotel in New York and you will find an exquisite…
Read moreJuly 6, 2022
What impact could the materials we use in interior furnishings and bedding have on the microbiome of our home? Campaign for Wool NZ (CFWNZ) has partnered with Crown Research Institute AgResearch to learn more. The study – the first of its type – will assess the microbiome within commonly found materials in the home, such…
Read moreApril 7, 2022
In a world where micro-plastics and synthetic products are creating irreparable damage, why do we keep undervaluing wool as a natural alternative? Watch a short documentary produced with HRH The Prince of Wales for the Campaign for Wool Against a background of misleading anti wool lobbying currently orchestrated by global giants of fast fashion. The…
Read moreMarch 29, 2022
No matter what is happening in the world, babies don’t stop being born and they need nappies… and lots of them! One baby will use between 4500-6000 nappies until they’re potty trained, each will take over 500 years to break down* and with each nappy containing 1 cup of crude oil in plastic* and 300,000* nappies thrown…
Read moreMarch 16, 2022
By Maddisyn Jeffares An interactive educational opportunity for students might be the way to help New Zealand with its growing wool crisis. The Wool In Schools programme works with primary, intermediate, and secondary schools. Schools can register for The Wool Shed, filled with interactive tools to educate kids on wool qualities and processes, for up…
Read moreDecember 16, 2021
On December 31st 2021, the government appointed Strong Wool Action Group (SWAG) will officially conclude and publish the results of their two year project to create a new direction for the strong wool industry. Throughout the month of December, the CFWNZ board were invited to meetings with the SWAG board to discuss potential collaborative opportunities…
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