N.Ireland
UFU and Ulster Wildlife have launched a peatland restoration trial using locally sourced wool on Slievenanee Mountain in the Antrim Hills.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has highlighted the growing value and sustainability of wool and the potential in the wool market.
Ulster Wool has confirmed that farmer member returns for the 2025 clip year are set to hit their highest level in 10 years.
Better coordination of Ireland’s wool output on an all-island basis could represent a win/win scenario for Irish sheep farmers.
Sheep farmers in Northern Ireland have been advised that wool stored over the autumn/winter period will only decline in terms of its quality.
Ulster Wool chair, Brendan Kelly, is asserting that the days of fast fashion are over, a trend that...
Sheep farmers in Northern Ireland are pointing to a positive outlook for the sector, due to a number of factors...
Fleece deliveries to Ulster Wool Group grading depot at Muckamore in Co. Antrim are ahead of this time last year
Wool markets have weakened slightly over recent weeks, primarily on the back of additional trade tariffs introduced by the US.
Ulster Wool Group has confirmed to Agriland that new wool shearing season fleeces are starting to arrive at its Muckamore depot, Co. Antrim
British Wool has confirmed that its monthly wool auction prices have increased by 25% since the...
The month of October has been designated to the promotion of wool in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK...
Rural Life
Llandovery Sheep Festival will celebrate rural crafts, food and entertainment as well as sheep farming and the wool industry...
Agri-Business
British Wool has announced an investment in NexGen Tree Shelters Ltd., a company specialising in...
New season wool is now arriving at the Ulster Wool depot in Co. Antrim. Traditionally, Balmoral...
British Wool experienced “weaker demand for its product” at a recent auction, which saw 30% of the wool offered at the sale unsold.
Brendan Kelly has been re-elected as Northern Ireland’s Ulster Wool representative on the board of British Wool...
Sheep
Carl Stephenson has been re-elected as the British Wool English northern regional board member for a further three-year term.
British Wool has confirmed that an election will be held to select Northern Ireland’s regional representative on the board of the company.
After a considerable period of time in the doldrums, the producer wool price in Northern Ireland...
British Wool has announced its first sustained price recovery since the Covid-19 pandemic, with a...
Co. Antrim sheep farmer, Brendan Kelly, has confirmed that he will be seeking re-nomination as the...
Farming on the Shetland Islands is undoubtedly a challenge, but for one farmer it is a challenge he has successfully faced for decades.
