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Wool in vogue in baby market
19 Mar 10 | ABOUT 12 months ago I met with wool buyer Adrian Field at a stud Merino information day and learnt about a little project he and his wife Melissa were about to get involved in.  | Winter leisure market a great ...Visit Stock & Land | Woolmark issues behind ...Visit Farm Weekly | GALLERY: Photos from the Mt Gambier ...
Fashion awards gush over wool benefits
18 Mar 10 | ONE quaffed and preened front row sitter gushed her applause when Vogue editor Kirstie Clements opened the L’Oreal Melbourne fashion festival (LMFF) Designer awards with a bravo to Australian Wool Innovation.   | Victorian Senator calls on AWI ... | Growers warn AWI: It’s time to ... | VIDEO: Ardrossan Angus sale hits ...
Baled up: no sale for finest quality wool
18 Mar 10 | UPDATE: Lempriere Australia has bought the world's finest wool bale ever offered at auction after the 100 kilogram bale was passed in at $1700 per kg.  | Italian retailers "embarrassed ...Visit Stock & Land | Winter leisure market a great ...Visit Stock & Land
Growers call on AWI for leadership
18 Mar 10 | IF DISSENT within Australian Wool Innovation continues, the Federal Government may launch an investigation into the organisation's corporate governance, Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders president Tom Ashby says.  | Calves $2.12/kg at Compass | Arki beefs up presence in ...
Winter leisure market a great wool investment story
16 Mar 10 | NORTHERN hemisphere leisure enthusiasts looking for clothing might find the word Merino imprinted on tags more frequently since it became one of the hottest talking points at last month’s giant International trade fair for sporting goods and sports fashion, ISPO, at Munich.  | CommentsComments (2) | Outlook '10: Appetite for wool ...Visit Stock & Land | Italian retailers "embarrassed ...Visit Stock & Land | GALLERY: Photos from the Tumut Family ...
Growers warn AWI: It’s time to lead
15 Mar 10 | Influential grower group and the custodians of Australia’s Merino genetics, the Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders (AASMB), is demanding the board of Australian Wool Innovation ‘do its duty’ and get on with the job.  | CommentsComments (9) | AWI board "poisonous, strange ... | The structure, not the people, ... | VIDEO: Awesome start to Tas weaner sales
Victorian Senator calls on AWI directors to resign
12 Mar 10 | A CALL has been made for Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) directors Meredith Sheil and Chick Olsson to resign their positions following a letter from Italian manufacturers accusing the two of having a conflict of interest.  | CommentsComments (7) | AWI appoints McCullough acting CEO | Scrap "revolving door" AWI, ... | GALLERY: Last of the Qld flood photos
Woolmark issues behind McGahan's exit
12 Mar 10 | THE resignation of Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) chief executive officer Brenda McGahan had nothing to do with a clash of personalities within the board, according to AWI director David Webster.   | CommentsComments (3)
Viterra consolidates wool arms
11 Mar 10 | CANADIAN agricultural giant Viterra has confirmed it will offer a direct-to-mill wool selling option as part of its new consolidated wool business, Viterra Wool.  | CommentsComments (1) | Designers bring Romance back to ... | Outlook '10: Appetite for wool ...
Finance squeeze spooks Chinese wool buyers
10 Mar 10 | THE AUSTRALIAN wool market fell for a fourth session last week to the lowest level in more than a month amid speculation Chinese mills had started stockpiling wool and banks would move to rein in access to finance and contain threats of runaway growth.   | Scrap "revolving door" AWI, ... | AWI board "poisonous, strange ... | GALLERY: Photos from Woolorama
Italian retailers
10 Mar 10 | THE Australian Wool Innovation director contingent that visited the major Italian textile trade fair at Biella last month has been described as having clear conflicts of interest, and leaving an embarrassed and disappointed wake, a letter from Italian manufacturers has claimed.  | CommentsComments (30) | AWI board "poisonous, strange ... | Scrap "revolving door" AWI, ... | GALLERY: Photos from Woolorama
AWI appoints McCullough acting CEO
09 Mar 10 | Australian Wool Innovation has appointed Stuart McCullough as its acting chief executive officer following last week's resignation by Brenda McGahan.  | CommentsComments (20) | Outlook '10: Appetite for wool ... | The structure, not the people, ... | GALLERY: Photos from Woolorama
Photos from Woolarama
08 Mar 10 | View a collection of photos taken by Farm Weekly at the weekend's Woolarama event in Wagin.
Scrap
05 Mar 10 | AS AWI was left this week to contemplate a future with a fourth chief executive at the helm in four years, distinguished Merino identity Charles Massy said Brenda McGahan's resignation was “yet another” reason why the organisation should be scrapped.   | CommentsComments (10) | The structure, not the people, ... | Brenda McGahan resigns from AWI | VIDEO: BSE discussion opens up at Beef ...
AWI board
03 Mar 10 | Brenda McGahan has become the third head of Australian Wool Innovation to leave in four years. Former director Kevin Bell says the board is to blame, describing it as poisonous, and comprised of "strange and nasty" people.  | CommentsComments (73) | Brenda McGahan resigns from AWI | Redundant AWI staffer warns of ...Visit Stock & Land | AUDIO: Outlook 2010: APVMA in Burke's ...
New fight over Murray water extraction
03 Mar 10 | A RIFT has developed between the federal government and farmers over the forthcoming Murray-Darling basin plan, suggesting a major pre-election fight on water reform.   | Charleville evacuated as floods ...Visit Queensland Country Life | Volcot sells TandouVisit The Land | AUDIO: Outlook 2010: APVMA in Burke's ...
Outlook '10: Appetite for wool to push EMI to 920c
02 Mar 10 | THE appetite of consumers for woollen products is slowly returning in a promising sign for wool price recovery.   | CommentsComments (1) | Redundant AWI staffer warns of ...Visit Stock & Land | Wool loses out in insulation ... | VIDEO: Quality highlighted at ...
The structure, not the people, the problem with AWI: Burke
02 Mar 10 | IT'S the structure at Australian Wool Innovation – not the people – which have been behind its chequered and volatile past, Minister for Agriculture, Tony Burke said today.   | CommentsComments (6) | Wool loses out in insulation ... | AWI a "maggot in sheep farmers' ... | AUDIO: Outlook 2010: APVMA in Burke's ...
Brenda McGahan resigns from AWI
02 Mar 10 | Australian Wool Innovation chief executive officer, Brenda McGahan, has today informed the board of her intention to resign.   | CommentsComments (26) | AWI a "maggot in sheep farmers' ... | Mulesing alternatives in hands ... | VIDEO: Slideshow from the Newmarket ...
Mohair comes out tops
01 Mar 10 | The great mohair versus wool debate has turned a corner, with a recent study finding mohair makes more money than woolgrowing on a dollar return per dry sheep equivalent or hectare basis.
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