News and Media about Wool
Bryan Wright – A Wool Merchant’s Legacy
The trusted relationships Wright Wool builds in the wool industry have their foundation in the example set by founder Philippa Wright’s father, Bryan, or B.D. as he was known, who ran a successful wool buying and wool classing business in Waimate, South Canterbury.
He had many adventures in the High Country with the many characters farming and working in the wool […]
Wool’s dire situation
The situation for wool may be dire, but Waipukurau woolbroker Philippa Wright is not walking away from it.
Wright hopes the situation will improve and says she’s not going to leave the industry just because of its present state. She says her staff are young, positive and enthusiastic […]
Independent Wool Brokers Make Successful Transition To Online Wool Auctions
The North Island’s independent wool brokers have made a successful transition to online trading this week by selling some of their wool on the Wool Online platform (www.woolonline.co.nz) rather than listing their entire catalogues at the traditional ‘open-cry’ auction held in Napier. While the market is still relatively low due to the on-going effects of Covid-19, […]
Wool Sheep Welfare
Based on the “Five Freedoms” of the OIE’s Terrestrial Animal Health Code, these Specifications for Wool Sheep Welfare were developed by the wool-growing country members of IWTO.
They reflect the diversity of wool production systems as well as the national legislative animal welfare frameworks of each wool growing country.
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