Sheep and Wool

Sites

The British Wool Marketing Board

The British Wool Marketing Board operates a central marketing system for UK fleece wool with the aim of achieving the best possible net returns for farmers.

Canterbury/Nelson Perendale Breeders' Club

To promote breeding and showing of the Perendale sheep breed

Central Suffolk Breeders

Golden Shears

The world's premier shearing & wool handling championships. Annual event early March

The International Wool Secretariat

Presents a wide variety of information relating to the history, manufacture, properties, and care of wool, including a glossary.

International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO)

IWTO is the international body representing the interests of the world's wool-textile trade and industry. IWTO membership covers woolgrowers, traders, primary processors, spinners, weavers, garment makers and retailers of wool and allied fibres in its member-countries, as well as all kind of organizations related to wool products and the wool business in general.

Meat & Wool New Zealand

Meat & Wool New Zealand is funded by livestock producers through a levy on all beef, sheep and goats slaughtered in New Zealand. This income is used: to increase preference for New Zealand beef, sheep and goat meat internationally and domestically; to maintain and extend trade access for New Zealand red meat; and to fund research and development to help improve the profitability of New Zealand farmers.

Merino Inc.

100% grower-owned industry-good body representing all merino growers. It is focussed on providing benefits to all New Zealand merino growers.

New Zealand Beef and Lamb Marketing Bureau Inc.

Generic promotion of beef and sheepmeat in New Zealand.

New Zealand Merino Stud Breeders’ Society

independent merino company - The New Zealand Merino Company. Merino growers and PGG Wrightson jointly own this company.

New Zealand Wool Testing Authority Ltd.

A major wool testing company for the independent and impartial sampling, testing and quality certification of New Zealand apparel and interior textile wools.

NZ Sheep Breeders

Aims to foster the improvement of all sheep breeds and provide a unified body whose collective voice has a beneficial effect on the total NZ sheep industry.

Wool Industry Network

The Wool Industry Network is owned by the Wool Industry Trust, and was formed to invest in people and ideas that will return the sector’s performance to the point of delivering attractive returns to all involved in the pipeline.

Wools of New Zealand

A provider of specialist products, professional services and branding to the international wool carpet value chain from wool exporters to retailers.