New WoolPro shearing trainer for East Coast
21 December 2000 – The East Coast has a new WoolPro shearing instructor – Willie Power, based in Wairoa.

New shearing trainer for Southland/Otago
20 December 2000 – The Southland/Otago region has a new full-time WoolPro shearing instructor – Bruce Walker, from Owaka.

Wool tenders criticised
20 December 2000 – North Island wool growers are likely to be selling themselves short by allowing their clips to be put up for tender, according to WoolPro.

Coming soon to a shearing shed near you
29 November 2002 – The Government’s modern apprenticeships scheme kicked off in July. Now, the first shearing and wool handling apprentices are turning up in the sheds.

Bringing in the new blood
29 November 2000– A co-operative effort by WoolPro and the contractors association to promote wool industry careers to students is already paying dividends.

Thistles give mills the pricker
10 November 2000 – Specialist wool processors from the Manawatu to Belgium are up in arms about thistle contamination in New Zealand wool.

Athletes in the woolshed
19 September 2000 – In the two years since it was launched, WoolPro has been making good on its promise to attract and retain bright young people in the wool harvesting industry.

Wool training in New Zealand
24 August 2000 – European spinners and topmakers who use New Zealand wool could benefit from having staff complete tertiary papers designed specifically for this industry.

Big boys go for quality
15 August 2000 – One of the largest shearing contractors in the country -- Peter Lyon shearing -- has signaled its commitment to quality by becoming accredited to the Fernmark Quality Programme.

"Shot in the arm" for wool training
20 July 2000 – Young people who want to make a career in the wool industry will be helped by the Government’s Modern Apprenticeships scheme.

Pop group to beat bearings
14 July 2000 – Vets and farmers in Hawkes Bay and Southland are working together to find solutions to the expensive problem of sheep bearings.

Wet wool will cost farmers and shearers
4 July 2000 – Farmers and shearers could face large bills if they shear sheep with wet wool, say WoolPro and the Federation of New Zealand Wool Merchants.

Wool growers advised to keep eye on prices
15 June 2000 – Farmers could be missing out on 30c or more a kilogram by failing to get their wool typed and valued before sale, according to WoolPro.

Untapped sheep potential
15 May 2000 – Sheep farmers are having their most profitable year in a decade, but for many there is still the potential to do much better.

Dippy wools face foreign flak
6 April 2000 – Some New Zealand wool does not comply with proposed European Union environmental standards, according to mid-season results from WoolPro’s annual dip residue survey.

Warning on Clover Root Weevil
24 March 2000 – Improving growing conditions for white clover can help reduce the impact of the clover root weevil, scientists say.