They asked farmers a number of questions and, “requested and received useful information from our wool agents ... The industry in New Zealand and South Africa is shut down, he said.

Asked about the impact of falling wool prices on new and intending farmers, he said they were ... in Australia and New Zealand (South Africa also important) as those countries dominate the ...

Farmers in south-west England are struggling ... Without dry weather needed to cut wool, animals could become more susceptible to conditions such as flystrike, which could prove fatal, they ...

New DNA research uncovers how ancient sheep migrations shaped farming, revealing key domestication and breeding traits over 12,000 years.

and survivors can lose their wool. Sunken sides are a sign the ewes are carrying dead foetuses. The sick animals struggle to expel them. The infection rate this year on Dessi's farm is about 60 ...