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Wool market has firm opening for 2021

Wool market has firm opening for 2021

Wool market offers big numbers at opening sale for 2021 and buyers responded for a positive result.

Test 2 days, 14 hours

Solo women's shearing world record broken by New Zealand local

Solo women's shearing world record broken by New Zealand local

New Zealand's Megan Whitehead writes her name in the history book as she shears 661 strong wool lambs in nine hours.

Test 2 days, 22 hours

Growers bank on positive auction start

Growers bank on positive auction start

AWEX is listing 11,913 bales for auction over two days this week at the WWC

Test 3 days, 14 hours

Long wools proving industry headache

Long wools proving industry headache

Shearing delays across the country adding to longer length wool woes for processors.

Test 3 days, 20 hours

Good vibes for industry as China increases quota for clean wool

Good vibes for industry as China increases quota for clean wool

China sticks to its plans and increases tariff free quota for the import of Australian clean wool.

Test 4 days, 18 hours

Wool tries to keep pace with fitness fans

Wool tries to keep pace with fitness fans

The Australian wool industry has claimed success at trying to keep pace with fitness tracking fans.

Test 5 days, 14 hours

World first wool analysis discovered

World first wool analysis discovered

Wool samples can also be used to measure levels of the stress hormone, cortisol

WA leads in bale test decline

WA leads in bale test decline

Bales tested in WA from July-December declined by 16.2%

Test 1 week, 3 days

WA wool auctions to fire up mid January

WA wool auctions to fire up mid January

8600 bales are listed for offering over the first two days back trading

Test 1 week, 6 days

WA wool production tipped to decline

WA wool production tipped to decline

High numbers of ewes & lambs sold from WA to the Eastern States is a key reason

Test 1 week, 6 days

Cairns COVID case confirmed

Cairns COVID case confirmed

The mystery behind Cairns' COVID positive sewage tests has been solved with a traveller who returned from the Congo last year since testing positive to the virus.

Big wet continues to lash the northern coast

Big wet continues to lash the northern coast

Torrential rain is continuing to lash North Queensland, causing flash-flooding and cutting roads.

North's young auctioneer steps up to new challenge

North's young auctioneer steps up to new challenge

Award winning auctioneer Liam Kirkwood is continuing to make a name for himself in the livestock industry, stepping up to the helm as the new principal of Ray White Townsville Rural and Livestock.