Two farmers have been temporarily suspended as part of a New Zealand Merino Company investigation into allegations around animal welfare at some of its supplier's farms.

Sometimes it takes an outsider to come in and give a dyed-in-the-wool farmer a wee nudge. This is where Southland ...

The New Zealand Merino Company’s investigation of animal welfare concerns on two of its wool supplying growers has shown no deliberate abuse despite PETA claims, the company has reported. NZM chief ...

though the Merino Company says Hunter Valley does not supply ZQ merino wool for it. New Zealand Merino company employed independent investigator Auditor Control Union to look into two farms ...

Host-town shearer Jack Fagan is well-placed for a successful defence of the New Zealand Shears Circuit title after qualifying ...

Mr Patterson, known as the ‘Minister for Wool’, joined the front of the Great NZ Muster running of the Sheep down the main ...

The New Zealand Merino Company (NZ Merino) says it will take some effort to boost confidence in its ethical wool certification, ZQ, after animal mistreatment claims. “There's not going to be a silver ...

The New Zealand Merino Company says it will investigate claims of animal cruelty by an animal rights group - and could expel farms from its ethical wool accreditation programme if it finds they've ...

Tighter supplies of wool amid falling Australian production are likely to lead to price volatility, but will not be the ...

You’d think my favorite new sweater would be made out of the natural fiber we all know and love thanks to brands like Smartwool, Ibex, and Icebreaker: Merino wool. But there’s a new natural ...

Results clearly showed wool garments required the least frequent laundering, followed by cotton, with polyester garments ...