BTB - Issue 25

Beyond the Bale - Issue 25 - December - January 2007

In this issue:

Cover story

• A new dawn for wool

AWI News

• Clear mandate delivered for two per cent levy
• AWI Director election result
• Innovations showcased to growers at AWI forum

Climate

• Breeders the focus for drought feeding
• Drought advice
• Software removes guesswork from 'what if' scenarios
• StockPlan

Production

• Woolcheque gives growers marketing strategies

Genetics

• Superior Sires and the 'art' of sheep breeding
• Demand for genetic service grows

 Profitability

• Gene tool herald a new breeding prgram
• Challenge shows the potential of wether lambs
• Merinos stack up in profit stakes

Management

• Modern pastoral management holds future hope

Innovation

• Clips road-tested in the search for a mulesing alternative
• Figures support value of staple testing
• The ShearEzy gets the thumbs-up and its first order

Fashion

• Australian wool goes to Paris with Easton Pearson
• Cool and convenient wool impresses Asian market
• Australian wool on China's catwalks
• Merino that travels even back in time

Textiles

• First-hand look at China
• AWI shows Indian markets the next big thing
• Nuffield winners aim for wool industry improvement

Education

• Young scientists aim to boost profitability
• Lifting the wool from their eyes
• A wealth of woolgrower education in NSW
• Growers flock to Wool4Wealth
• Farming for facts on 50 hectares

Profile

• Sarah Ackland, Tasmanian Merino grower and 2005 Nuffield scholar

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