jetro 5,349 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Only get 5 cent a kilo today for wool Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 50,303 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 20 hours ago, jetro said: Only get 5 cent a kilo today for wool Atb j That’s good that mate, was talking to an Alpaca Farmer the weekend and he gets €12.50 a kilo for his wool !!!! Mine is getting used to frost proof veg ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,910 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 minute ago, WILF said: That’s good that mate, was talking to an Alpaca Farmer the weekend and he gets €12.50 a kilo for his wool !!!! Mine is getting used to frost proof veg ! See to me this is an example of where we could really do better environmentally. We have this renewable resource that is essentially worthless and has been replaced by a much less environmentally friendly alternative (polyester). Depending on your politics we could either incentivise wool products with the tax system or make a bigger push socially. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 50,303 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: See to me this is an example of where we could really do better environmentally. We have this renewable resource that is essentially worthless and has been replaced by a much less environmentally friendly alternative (polyester). Depending on your politics we could either incentivise wool products with the tax system or make a bigger push socially. A social hearts and minds campaign would always be the preferred option for me buddy. It costs every farmer more to shear the sheep than the price they get back for the wool, I’d guess twice as much. Its criminal that we have this wonderful natural resource and it’s worthless. Just to add, I’ll be offering mine for free to folks next year if the price is still shite for insulation and anything else they want to do with it, I’m a member of a couple of traditional cottage renovation groups and I’ll just pop it in there....I’d rather give it away than see it go to waste. Edited July 20, 2020 by WILF 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Years ago, you sell the wool, you'd have plenty for all the dose and marking equipment for the whole year, now it's just mainly burnt or dumped in the field Plenty of potential for a small industry to get up and running again. Seen vids on YouTube wilf with them using the wool in the veg patches. Great idea. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 17,146 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 If I see a woollen blanket in the shape of a carp on eBay me and you are finished 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 50,303 Posted July 20, 2020 Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: If I see a woollen blanket in the shape of a carp on eBay me and you are finished Haha, melt ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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