Wool Industry Forum 23 August 2019
Media Release The Federation of Australian Wool Organisations (FAWO) is a peak wool industry body whose Membership comprises AWEX, AWH, AWI, AWTA, and national Associations representing wool growers, brokers, exporters and processors. It represents Australia at the International Wool Textile…
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The Sheep CRC Winds Up
The Sheep CRC has finally concluded its objectives and as of the 30th June 2019 it will be wound up. However, the accomplishments of the CRC will continue to yield benefits to the sheep and wool industry. Read the final…
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Restructuring of the Australian Wool Education Trust
When the AWTA Ltd Wool Education Trust was first formed in 1997 there were 5 Trustees, 3 appointed by AWTA Ltd and 2 by the Australian National Committee of the International Wool Textile Organization. This was increased to 8 after…
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PhD Scholarship at Murdoch University
Project: Measurement of appetite, feed-use efficiency and fat metabolism to improve estimation of genotype profitability and selection indices in Merinos This PhD will be embedded within a large AWI-funded project that aims to quantify differences in systems efficiency between animals…
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Applications open for the SPA Sheep Industry Ambassador Award
Sheep Producers Australia is offering winners of the Sheep Industry Ambassador Award the opportunity to attend the New Zealand Sheep Industry Ambassador Program in March 2019. The program will foster and grow the up and coming leaders in the sheep…
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Tassie’s top ag science student researches wether productivity
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) student Lauren Rowlands has won a national scholarship and three awards recognising her achievements in agricultural science. An Undergraduate Project Scholarship from the Australian Wool Education Trust (AWET) – one of 15 awarded nationally –…
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Sheep CRC Final Conference
This is your last chance to tap into the minds of the Sheep CRC’s research team about new and innovative ways to improve your sheep business. After 18 years, the conference marks the final public event for the Sheep CRC…
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AWET 2017/18 Annual Report
A copy of the 2017/18 Annual Report is available on this website. In July 1997, Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd (AWTA Ltd) donated $3.00 million of its Unappropriated Profits to a trust vehicle named “The AWTA Ltd Wool Education Trust”. The…
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More News from Sheep Producers Australia
SPA hosts electronic identification ‘fact finding’ tour to Victoria. Members and partners of Sheep Producers Australia recently embarked on a two-day fact-finding trip where they observed electronic National Livestock Identification System (sheep) identification technology in use on Victorian farms, and…
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AWET Undergraduate Project and Masters by Coursework Scholarships – 2019
The Trust supports 15 Undergraduate Project Scholarships per year. These are available to suitable applicants from any University. Each is valued at $7,000 – with $3500 being allocated to the student and the balance to the University to fund its…
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