The national commodity forecaster, ABARES, is tipping an average EMI of 1435c a kg in 2019-20.

Wool prices took their biggest ever leap last week but will the rise be sustained if more wool flows onto the market.

At the end of a frenetic day 130 cents a kilogram had been added to the EMI price in a single day's trading.

LeadingTasmanian sheep classer and livestock consultant, Andrew Calvert, is hooked on the versatility of the Merino breed.

Wool prices continued to rebound at sales in Melbourne and Fremantle today.

The wool market staged a dramatic tunaround today with the benchmark Eastern Market Indicator jumping 130 cents a kg.

Nominations are open for three independent directors on the national executive of WoolProducers Australia.

The Senate has passed legislation for an independent watchdog for Australia's live animal export trade.

Champion shearer, Hilton Barrett, decided to build a state-of-the art shearing shed on his farm near Dubbo in a bid to improve the design of sheds all over the country.

A new book chronicles the wide comb dispute which sparked violence in the shearing industry during the early 1980s.