New guide to maximise wool delivered to almost 50,000 sheep farmers nationally

‘Shear Success’ a new guide for farmers on how to maximise their wool’s value, delivered to almost 50,000 sheep farmers nationally Produced by the Irish Grown Wool Council in partnership with Teagasc, the guide is included in this year’s annual Sheep Census forms issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). The …

MTU SPRINGWOOL project receives over half a million in funding

A Munster Technological University-led project, SPRINGWOOL, which focuses on removing obstacles and providing a springboard for innovation in the Irish-grown wool sector, has received €574,683 from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The project is being run in collaboration with Atlantic Technological University, Technological University of the Shannon and University College Dublin.Springwool was …