Ulster Wool will be making payments worth £8.4 million to its members for the 2021 clip, representing an overall average...
May 20, 2022
Ulster Wool has confirmed that market prices across all fleece types have increased by 40% since the beginning of the...
November 26, 2021
Sheep producers in Northern Ireland have until August 12, to apply for the Covid-19 wool sector support measures, confirmed by...
August 3, 2021
A £1.2 million Covid-19 support scheme has opened for applications from sheep farmers affected by the global slump in wool...
July 29, 2021
Markets for 2020 wool have started to pick up, with prices up around 38% compared to the slump experienced over...
June 21, 2021
A young sheep farmer from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, has been announced as the winner of the Ulster Wool new Training...
June 5, 2021
Farmer organisation Ulster Wool has said it will be unable to make additional payments to suppliers of certain types of...
May 20, 2021
Wool marketing body Ulster Wool has announced changes to its producer haulage charges ahead of this year’s shearing season. A...
May 5, 2021
Sheep farmers have been urged to continue to feed wool into wool depots, for fear shortages due to low prices...
January 18, 2021
Following a call for nominations by Ulster Wool to represent wool producers in Northern Ireland, Brendan Kelly has been returned...
January 13, 2021
Farmer-owned wool marketing collective Ulster Wool is seeking nominations for its next non-executive board member. Current member Brendan Kelly (pictured...
December 12, 2020
Farmers unions across the UK have urged their retrospective governments to intervene after British Wool was refused access to a...
June 26, 2020
The price for last year’s wool has been set at just 32p/kg as the wool marketing board struggles to sell...
June 4, 2020
After a bright start to the 2018 season, the global cross-bred wool market proved extremely challenging from September onwards, due...
June 3, 2019
Sheep farmers wanting to gain a greater understanding of how Ulster Wool grades and sells their wool are invited to...
May 21, 2019
Ulster Wool and the National Sheep Association (NSA) are to host a joint meeting for sheep farmers to give an...
April 24, 2019
Ulster Wool has launched the 2019 Golden Fleece Competition, designed to showcase the exceptional quality of wool. Managed by Ulster...
April 18, 2019
The Ulster Wool depot team grades tonnes of wool on a daily basis, ensuring farmers across Northern Ireland realise the...
October 3, 2018
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