East coast drought hits wool production

By Mal Gill
November 23 2018 - 8:30am
WA College of Agriculture, Harvey, year 11 animal production systems students gained first-hand insights into the live export and wool industries last week. Split into two groups for visits on Tuesday and Thursday, the students and three teachers called into Fremantle-based Wellard Rural Exports then toured the Elders woolstore and show floor at the Western Wool Centre, Bibra Lake. The primary focus of the visits was to follow the college's wool from the shearing shed through to the marketplace and to explore career options along the way. One student group (above) is pictured at the woolstore and the second (below) at the show floor. Photographs by Danny Royall, Elders.
WA College of Agriculture, Harvey, year 11 animal production systems students gained first-hand insights into the live export and wool industries last week. Split into two groups for visits on Tuesday and Thursday, the students and three teachers called into Fremantle-based Wellard Rural Exports then toured the Elders woolstore and show floor at the Western Wool Centre, Bibra Lake. The primary focus of the visits was to follow the college's wool from the shearing shed through to the marketplace and to explore career options along the way. One student group (above) is pictured at the woolstore and the second (below) at the show floor. Photographs by Danny Royall, Elders.

THE drought-affected Eastern States are predicted to lead a 10.8 per cent decline in national shorn wool production to 305 million kilograms greasy for the current season.

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