Australian woolgrowers have voted to lower the levy rate paid on their wool cheque to 1.5 per cent.

The Anglesey stud, Gnowangerup, has been sold in its entirety to the Wiringa Park stud, Nyabing.

The new AWI chair has stated she disagrees with claims made by the former chair that the company would become insolvent if a 1.5pc levy was voted in.

Australia's new peak wool body chair, Colette Garnsey, says good behaviour and good outcomes will give woolgrowers confidence in AWI.

A record-breaking wool market and solid sheep prices had buyers ready to outlay at this year’s Merino ram sales.

Mecardo looks at how the uncertainty surrounding live sheep exports has negatively impacted price spreads across a variety of West and east coast lamb and sheep markets.

WoolPoll levy rate vote so close preference count needed to determine final outcome.

See all the photos from the Old Ram Muster at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Claremont Showgrounds.

Today, Australia is still one of the world’s largest wool producers.

Mecardo has crunched the numbers and found some interesting trends on lamb prices in relation to the average weekly wage.