Last week the Wool Alliance presented to the Parliamentary Primary Prodution Select Committe to advocate for the return of a wool levy to unlock New Zealand's undervalued wool.

In a recent interview on CountryWide CONNECT, Ross McIsaac from Wool Impact shared his insights from a recent farmer survey on the demand for a wool levy from farmers to improve farm gate prices.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Guest Background
00:29 Overview of Wool Industry Challenges and Opportunities
01:26 The Need for Investment and Industry Support
02:20 Public Support and Levy Reintroduction Support
03:18 Proposed Structure and Focus of New Wool Organization
04:11 Making Wool Easier to Use and Promote
04:34 Funding Sources and Government Involvement
05:30 Industry Good Model and Post-Farmgate Focus
06:24 Impact of Wool Prices on Support for Levy
07:21 Market Demand and Innovation in Wool Products
08:17 Ensuring Market Transparency and Value Creation
08:47 Closing Remarks and Future Outlook

Resources

Wool Impact - https://woolimpact.org.nz/
Campaign for Wool - https://campaignforwool.org/
Wool Research Organisation - https://woolresearch.org/
Beef + Lamb New Zealand - https://beeflambnz.com/

Guest links

LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/ross-mcisaac

CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson & Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit country-wide.co.nz on how to watch / listen.

Last week the Wool Alliance presented to the Parliamentary Primary Prodution Select Committe to advocate for the return of a wool levy to unlock New Zealand's undervalued wool.
In a recent interview on CountryWide CONNECT, Ross McIsaac from Wool Impact shared his insights from a recent farmer survey on the demand for a wool levy from farmers to improve farm gate prices.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 00:29 Overview of Wool Industry Challenges and Opportunities 01:26 The Need for Investment and Industry Support 02:20 Public Support and Levy Reintroduction Support 03:18 Proposed Structure and Focus of New Wool Organization 04:11 Making Wool Easier to Use and Promote 04:34 Funding Sources and Government Involvement 05:30 Industry Good Model and Post-Farmgate Focus 06:24 Impact of Wool Prices on Support for Levy 07:21 Market Demand and Innovation in Wool Products 08:17 Ensuring Market Transparency and Value Creation 08:47 Closing Remarks and Future Outlook
Resources
Wool Impact - https://woolimpact.org.nz/ Campaign for Wool - https://campaignforwool.org/ Wool Research Organisation - https://woolresearch.org/ Beef + Lamb New Zealand - <a href="https://beeflambnz.com/">https://beeflambnz.com/</a>
Guest links
LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/ross-mcisaac
CountryWide CONNECT with Andy Thompson &amp; Sarah Perriam-Lampp is our daily rural show livestreamed from 11am-1pm. Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://country-wide.co.nz">country-wide.co.nz</a> on how to watch / listen.

CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am – 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.


The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah’s Country & Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).


Over two hours, Sarah & Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!

For more information & to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

CountryWide CONNECT is the latest innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am &ndash; 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.
 The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah&rsquo;s Country &amp; Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).
 Over two hours, Sarah &amp; Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!
For more information &amp; to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

CountryWide CONNECT

CountryWide CONNECT is an innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am – 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.


The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah’s Country & Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).


Over two hours, Sarah & Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!

For more information & to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz

CountryWide CONNECT is an innovative daily livestreamed rural video/radio show broadcast at lunchtime 11am &ndash; 1pm Monday-Friday from Christchurch, New Zealand.
 The show is hosted by respected award-winning agribusiness broadcasters, Sarah Perriam-Lampp (formerly Sarah&rsquo;s Country &amp; Rural Exchange) and Andy Thompson (formerly The Rural Round-Up).
 Over two hours, Sarah &amp; Andy cover the latest in New Zealand rural news, views, politics but most importantly in-depth technical farming advice to help improve farmers bottom lines!
For more information &amp; to subscribe to CountryWide, visit www.country-wide.co.nz