Cooperation is key to wool industry future
A joined up approach from everyone in the wool supply chain, from farmers to traders and through to manufacturers is key to the future of the wool sector delegates at last week’s British Wool Marketing Board conference were told. Addressing the conference Peter Ackroyd, President of the International Wool Textile Organisation and Chief Operating Officer […]
World champion wool handler Hilary Bond on top form
Leading English wool handler, Devon-based Hilary Bond has enjoyed a great competitive season this year, topped by being named world champion earlier in the summer. A working farmer from Bovey Tracey, Hilary was named world champion in May this year at the World Shearing Championships, Gorey, Ireland, when she was 30 points ahead of her […]
Wool prices continue to improve
Strong clearances at British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) auctions are continuing and the hope is this increased demand can be maintained through the remainder of the 2013/2014 selling season, BWMB Chairman Malcolm Corbett will tell farmers attending this year’s NSA Winter Fair at Melton Mowbray Livestock Market on Friday 31st January 2014. An increasing level […]
Benefit of co-operative wool marketing and the improvement in prices to be explained at Agri-Expo 2013 event
The BWMB stand is being organised jointly with the Campaign for Wool (CfW) and will cover the work done by the organisation at every stage of the wool supply chain. It will feature a full range of information about the organisation’s work both with farmers and further up the wool supply chain, explains BWMB Chairman […]
Be a Regional Representative – It’s your Wool Board!
The Wool Board is the largest producer co-operative in Britain, with around 40,000 registered sheep farmers. Its 9 elected Board Members each report to a Regional Committee. Depending on the interest in each seat, elections will be held in October/November and those appointed will hold the office for three years, from January 2014. “This is […]
Bishop Burton students learn what BWMB does with their sheep’s wool
BWMB Producer Communications Manager Gareth Jones was invited to give students an introduction to the wool industry and the BWMB’s work in shearing training, grading, the auction system and promoting wool. Examples of wool in the different stages of the process were displayed from greasy wool, scoured wool, carded wool as well as yarn, […]
BWMB in strong marketing position is the message to sheep farmers
Addressing a meeting of the English press at the NSA North Sheep event in Harrogate, Mr Hartley explains, “As a result of a competitive market in the early part of the year BWMB has been able to sell the entire 2012 clip ahead of schedule and also clear a 5m kg carry over from the […]
Bedfordshire YFC see wool supply chain at first-hand
As part of the ‘Walk the Wool Chain’ study tours, a joint initiative between the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) and the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (NFYFC) a group of young farmers from Bedfordshire YFC gained a first-hand insight into the complete wool supply chain when they recently visited the headquarters of the […]
Benefit of co-operative wool marketing to be explained at NSA Winter Fair
The hope is this increased demand can be maintained throughout 2013, BWMB’s Producer Communications Manager Gareth Jones will tell farmers attending this month’s NSA Central Region Winter Fair at Bakewell on 24 January. Mr Jones will present a seminar at the event entitled ‘Your Wool Board: Working for you’. “Farmers may not always appreciate the […]
