After cleaning and separating hundreds of tiny cuttings of merino sheep wool, the researchers measured the curvature of each fiber, and then observed the wool under a microscope. They found that ...

SOUTHERN Wimmera Merino breeder Warren Russell will maintain a diversified studstock, wool, prime lamb and cropping operation ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 20.--At the fifth annual convention of the American Merino Sheep Breeders' Association, held here to-day, the following officers were elected: President--Charles E.

So, while alpaca and merino are both good insulators, sheep’s wool contains pockets of air compared to alpaca’s hollow fibers ...

Justin Weatherford has changed how his operation functions over the years and is now strictly a sheep farmer, while also marketing wool for himself and other producers.

Matt Bartlett said the decision to move away from Merino sheep wasn't made lightly. Picture supplied. The wool industry needs ...

PRACTICAL Merino ewe mortality intervention strategies will be trialled on farms across Australia during the 2025 lambing ...

Australian wool production is forecast to drop to its lowest level in 100 years, but these young farmers remain optimistic ...

West Australian farmer Peter Reid has ridden the highs and lows of the wool industry for his entire working life and knows ...

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The industry that once carried the fortunes of regional Australia on its back is in the midst of a ­“profitability crisis”, ...