Henty casts the spotlight on wool industry
The virtue of wool was a major focus as the machinery field days began in southern NSWChampioning the sustainable and environmental values of wool was firmly in the spotlight at the official opening of the 2022 Henty Machinery Field Days on September 20.
As a record Tuesday crowd flocked into the venue, UK woolgrower and industry advocate Lesley Prior spoke at the official opening, reaffirming the vital role the international coalition of wool-producing nations – of which Australia is a major player – plays in nurturing and promoting the incredible versatility of wool.
“Funding is from member countries but Australia as the largest producer in the world is the major contributor. From those who work with the campaign, thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” Prior said.
“Wool is less than two percent of world fibre usage with oil-based man-made fibres dominating – all of us at the sharp end of the industry understand the value of wool, not only for its incredible versatility providing clothing and interior textiles such as carpeting but also for a whole range of other things you might not think about.”
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Mrs Prior said sheep were part of a truly circular sustainable system with every kilogram of greasy wool sequestering 1.8kg of carbon dioxide.
She said the Henty Machinery Field Days provided access to the tools for monitoring, measuring and managing wool enterprises.
“The more information we have, the more we can feed it through to national and international bodies like Australian Wool Innovation, Campaign for Wool and the International Wool Textile Organisation, all of which are punching well above their weight on our behalf against the oil-based fast-fashion industry,” Prior continued.
“Needless to say, this is not just applicable to wool but meat-based agriculture is on the back foot at the moment, certainly from where I come from.
“So, I say get out there, enjoy Henty and use it plan your own campaign against misinformation – the tools are out there to go and do the job.”
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