It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Mark Young

Wool / UK Productivity

23 January 2024

3 minutes

Current testing is for aggregated lots from multiple farms, with no routine testing for farms or individual sheep. Lots are often highly variable for diameter, due to variation within animal fleeces, between animals and between farms, significantly reducing price.

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