“Wool classing has always been in our family, my dad is a wool classing teacher, and now that I’ve been involved in my partner’s farm with fine wool Merinos … I’ve started learning,” Anna said. Based ...

HETTINGER, N.D. - If left unshorn, a sheep's wool will simply never stop growing, until the animal can no longer move. To prevent the countryside from being littered with indolent, bleating balls of ...

The Southern Institute of Technology has yet to replace its wool classing tutors and semester two starts in July. Photo / RNZ / Tessa Charles The future of wool classing education is up in the air, ...

The NSW wool industry says the cost of TAFE courses is pushing young people away from the sector. Job seekers looking to find work in the wool industry often complete wool handling and wool classing ...

If you are interested in learning more about sheep shearing or becoming certified for wool classing, plan to attend the schools the North Dakota State University Hettinger Research Extension Center is ...

The future of wool classing education is up in the air, with the last two remaining tutors leaving their jobs next month. The Southern Institute of Technology runs a two-year Certificate of Wool ...

A number of shearing schools are now open for registration with start dates ranging from this fall to spring of 2022. In anticipation of shearing season, the American Sheep Industry Association has a ...

Southern Institute of Technology’s recent appointment of two new tutors with a specialist set of skills ensures the continuation of their qualification, the New Zealand Certificate in Wool Technology ...

For Matt, who grew up on a sheep property at Mudgee, NSW and is the seventh generation to be involved in farming, the win recognised his commitment to the sheep industry and his current role as a wool ...