Media Releases 1999

Farmers warned off Australian wool packs
21 January 1999
WoolPro and exporters are asking farmers not to use Australian polyethylene wool packs.

North Island Fleeces Go Gold
17 March 1999
New Zealand's first ever fully quality assured consignment of crossbred wool was shipped from Wellington last week.

Bugger quality
7 May 1999
Poor prices, floods and droughts are wearing farmers down. Talk to many of them about joining the Fernmark Quality Programme and you get the big thumbs down. (Article in 1999 edition of NZ Sheep Farmer.)

Dawsons latest link in quality chain
18 June 1999
A century-old company is signaling its commitment to quality by signing-up to the Fernmark Quality Programme.

Wool handling gets its first graduate
9 August 1999
When Bernardine Shelford turned up at a WoolPro's wool handling course in Ranfurly last July, getting her hands on a Senior Wool Handling Certificate was the one thing on her mind. (Article in Shearing magazine.)

Quality counts
24 September 1999
If you talk to a lot of people in the wool growing business these days, you'll hear a fairly gloomy message. (Article in Perendale NZ magazine.)

Bulk vital to carpet manufacturers
27 September 1999
Bulkier crossbred wools scored useful price premiums at auction in the 99 season. (Article in 1999 edition of Perendale Annual.)

Wool's pressing issue
19 October 1999
Farmers, truckies and brokers should crack down on badly pressed wool bales, says WoolPro Otago/Southland extension specialist Robert Pattison.

Sheep bearing research underway
29 October 1999
Farmers who dealt with severe bearing outbreaks this spring will be pleased to know a major project has been set up to try and crack the problem.