Matthew Rowe, Campaign for Wool chief executive officer.

Canadian wool weaving gaining international attention

Federal government offers new funding for branding and developing high-value international markets for Canadian wool products

The Canadian Wool Council is attracting international attention as it hosts the International Wool Symposium in Montreal. The federal government also announced a $185,000 funding boost for branding and marketing through the AgriMarketing Program over three years. “It’s been a good couple of days for Canadian wool,” said Matthew Rowe, Campaign for Wool chief executive […] Read more

A mother lamb sleeping with two babies on straw bedding in an indoor pen.

Alberta lamb producers form shipping co-op

Western Canada Lamb Cooperative plans to find enough producers to fill a cattle liner and send it to Ontario or Quebec

Vice-chair of the new co-op, Claude Durupt, said the co-op isn’t about buying or selling lambs on its own; it’s simply trying to facilitate transportation.