Aching knees and a sore back, coupled with providing encouragement for his son, inspired Indigenous shearer Garry Pittman to tackle wool classing at Dubbo TAFE. After leaving school at the age of 15 ...

Cally Spangler is focused and speedy, running between the shearers and the wool classing table, gathering fleeces, sorting them and keeping the floors tidy. Around Australia, seven out of 10 wool ...

THE wool sector is calling for an industry-wide push to help attract young people as critical labour shortages continue. A few months after concerns were raised about a shortage of shearers and wool ...

The Southern Institute of Technology has yet to replace its wool classing tutors and semester two starts in July. Photo / RNZ / Tessa Charles The future of wool classing education is up in the air, ...

A number of shearing schools are now open for registration with start dates ranging from this fall to spring of 2022. In anticipation of shearing season, the American Sheep Industry Association has a ...

“Wool classing has always been in our family, my dad is a wool classing teacher, and now that I’ve been involved in my partner’s farm with fine wool Merinos … I’ve started learning,” Anna said. Based ...

Southern Institute of Technology’s recent appointment of two new tutors with a specialist set of skills ensures the continuation of their qualification, the New Zealand Certificate in Wool Technology ...

The future of wool classing education is up in the air, with the last two remaining tutors leaving their jobs next month. The Southern Institute of Technology runs a two-year Certificate of Wool ...

Two- and three-day courses now accepting applications The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be holding the annual Wool Handling School Jan. 4-5 and the Certified Wool Classing School Jan. 4-6 ...

The deadline to register for the Kansas Wool Classing School is Sept. 30. The class is scheduled to take place at the Kansas State University Sheep and Meat Goat Center in Manhattan, Kansas, from 8 ...