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<title><![CDATA[North Queensland Register - Wool - Latest]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The latest from North Queensland Register]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Maremmas deal with fox losses at Cunderdin]]></title>
<link>http://fw.farmonline.com.au/news/state/livestock/sheep/maremmas-deal-with-fox-losses-at-cunderdin/2450277.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[WITH wild dog and fox attacks on the rise, wool producers are taking matters into their own hands and fighting fire with fire.

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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tea tree the good oil]]></title>
<link>http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/tea-tree-the-good-oil/2449496.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[NEW research indicating oil from the Australian native tea tree is effective in treating flystrike and lice infestations in sheep could provide wool producers with a natural insecticide to which lice are unlikely to be able to develop any immunity.
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sticking to Merinos pays off]]></title>
<link>http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/state/livestock/sheep/sticking-to-merinos-pays-off/2449463.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THE challenge of breeding good Merinos has always stuck with Barry Carruthers, who enjoys producing sheep that consistently grow “good genuine medium wool fleeces”, soft handling and plenty of it.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wool research makes carbon headway]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/wool-research-makes-carbon-headway/2449319.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A COLLECTIVE of woolgrowers, scientists and carbon specialists known as the Wool Carbon Alliance (WCA) has reviewed the latest research on wool’s role in the natural carbon cycle, from woolgrowing properties to homes around the globe.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Katanning wool testing bonus for growers]]></title>
<link>http://fw.farmonline.com.au/news/state/wool/general/katanning-wool-testing-bonus-for-growers/2441837.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[WITH the recent purchase of a four-tube Jetco automatic wool coring machine, Westcoast Wools hopes to offer South West woolgrowers the only WA wool testing site outside the Perth metropolitan area.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aussie wool production up again in 2011/12]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/aussie-wool-production-up-again-in-201112/2443401.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THE latest forecast for shorn wool production in Australia in 2011/12, which was released in late December, indicates that production will increase in 2011/12, but by less than previously expected.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$A not deterring wool buyers]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/a-not-deterring-wool-buyers/2446241.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[IT WAS an uneventful week in wool, in Australian currency with little change, however in US dollars prices were more volatile.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Latest wool offering modest: AWEX]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/latest-wool-offering-modest-awex/2443198.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[IT WAS a reasonably small offering this week (for this time of the year) with just over 37,000 bales offered nationally over two selling days.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wool off to buoyant but cautious start]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/wool-off-to-buoyant-but-cautious-start/2442683.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[DEMAND for wool is looking up if the feedback from recent European and North American textile and clothing trade shows are anything to go by.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wild dog control is proving possible]]></title>
<link>http://sj.farmonline.com.au/news/state/livestock/sheep/wild-dog-control-is-proving-possible/2439602.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[FARMING communities in remote areas of South Australia and Queensland are showing how headway against the massive problem of wild dogs is possible.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China deal major 'coup' for Aussie wool growers]]></title>
<link>http://sl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/wool/general/china-deal-major-coup-for-aussie-wool-growers/2432852.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[ONE of China's biggest textile processors, Shandong Ruyi, has outlaid a substantial investment into the Australian ultrafine wool industry.
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chance find sheds light on woolly past]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/state/livestock/sheep/chance-find-sheds-light-on-woolly-past/2433693.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THE expression "one person's trash is another person's treasure" was apt when Tully resident Debbie Watt rang the North Queensland Register office recently with the news she had found something she thought might be of great interest to the paper.
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Broader wools shine at Heimtextil]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/broader-wools-shine-at-heimtextil/2434587.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation (AWI) and Woolmark licensees have reported strong interest in broader wool products at Heimtextil, the world’s largest trade fair for home textiles.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wool market eases slightly in second week]]></title>
<link>http://fw.farmonline.com.au/news/state/wool/general/wool-market-eases-slightly-in-second-week/2432658.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[AFTER the wool market's positive opening performance last week, the second week of sales saw a slight easing. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Slow days ahead for wool]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/slow-days-ahead-for-wool/2429246.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THE Chinese New Year holiday is now underway - relatively early this year - resulting in a shut down for the wool industry in China for well over a week. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finewool potential at Bathurst]]></title>
<link>http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/state/property/general/finewool-potential-at-bathurst/2424653.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[ONE of the first properties on offer in the new year offers substantial potential as a finewool production enterprise and comes with excellent infrastructure, making the transition for new owners an easy task.
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Call to make shearing an Olympic sport]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/call-to-make-shearing-an-olympic-sport/2424056.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A MAJOR New Zealand farm lobby group wants shearing included as a demonstration sport at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wool market down]]></title>
<link>http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/wool/general/wool-market-down/2426789.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[MOST of the gains made during the previous week of wool sales were eroded this week as the year begins with high volatility. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Harmonious wool deal]]></title>
<link>http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/state/wool/general/harmonious-wool-deal/2424679.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[ULTRAFINE woolgrowers are welcoming a new deal expected to boost demand.
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wanted: more alpaca fleece]]></title>
<link>http://sj.farmonline.com.au/news/state/livestock/other/wanted-more-alpaca-fleece/2415658.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[ALPACA is said to be the fibre of the gods, but Australia's alpaca fleece market is yet to reach stellar heights.
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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