Beyond the Bale – December 2019
AWI releases Beyond the bale – December 2019 in Flip Book format. In this issue AWI has partnered with the most popular sheep in the world, Shaun the Sheep, during the global roll-out of his new movie ‘Farmageddon’, in a…
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AAAS Conference: 13-15 July 2020
Call for Abstracts Are you an Animal Scientist working with production animals? Zoology? Wildlife? Marine Animals? Do you work in food production? Or with social and economic issues that interface with the management of animal systems? The Animal Production 2020…
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RASF Vocational Education & Training (VET) Scholarships are Open
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Foundation (RASF) is calling for applications for VET Scholarships. VET Scholarships aim to support students in NSW who demonstrate a passion for rural life and commitment for any career that will ensure the future…
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UTS Fashion Students present their Graduate Collections
Each year AWET distributes grants to selected Fashion Design students, to facilitate purchase of wool-rich fabric for their final year design projects. The students are selected by the Fashion School. University of Technology Sydney is one of the participating schools.…
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West Australia College of Agriculture – Cunderdin
The Trust supports the VET sector via a number of scholarships, valued at $3,000 each, being made available per year to students attending institutions in this sector. Applications for these scholarships are made on behalf of the student(s) by the…
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Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding Journal Archive
When the Wool Technology journal was first published in 1954 by the University of New South Wales it was a unique vehicle for communicating technical information to sheep and wool industry participants. The journal also provided an advertising vehicle for…
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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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