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26 September 2002
Australian Wool Innovation announced today that a list of eleven candidates would be presented to wool producers for election to the AWI Board at the upcoming annual general meeting in Hay on 31 October.
13 September 2002
Australian Wool Innovation will invest over one million dollars over the next year in three competing research groups to develop commercial measurement technologies to address the issue of dark and medullated fibre contamination.
24 September 2002
A discussion paper on wool product and industrial marketing has been released today by Australian Wool Innovation to clarify the company's mandate to undertake proposals that maintain demand and develop a market presence for wool.
20 September 2002
South-west Victoria wool producers and textile industry interests have been invited to hear the latest information on opportunities for textile and garment manufacturing in regional Australia at a public meeting in Warrnambool on 26 September.
11 September 2002
Leading edge optics and advanced radar like technologies have been identified in a worldwide technology search as two possible areas of interest to assist in the development of a practical, hand-held, on-farm fibre measurement instrument for use by wool producers.
Australian Wool Innovation has welcomed federal government support for its decision to comply with the constitutional requirement for candidates for election to the Board to be nominated by five per cent of shareholders.
17 September 2002
Wool producers looking for the 1999 Future Direction Task Force report to set a new direction for research and development have achieved their objective, an industry analysis has shown.
23 September 2002
Australia's shorn wool production is forecast to drop to the lowest production level since 1950/51, declining by 11 per cent to 495mkg greasy for the 2002/03 season, the Australian Wool Innovation Production Forecasting Committee said today.
18 September 2002
Australian Wool Innovation will invest up to $3 million over the next five years to support the eradication of virulent footrot in Western Australia.
Wanted: two talented wool industry representatives; must be under 40 years of age; committed to the wool industry; active in a leadership role and ready to advance.
The Commonwealth Government has given the green light to the Australian Wool Innovation Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Plan, claiming well targeted investments in the identified priority areas have the potential to deliver real benefits to industry.
Sheep genetic research and development activities enter a new era from today following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Australian Wool Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia.