Day 3 - Wool Quality and Wool Handling

Date: Friday, June 21st, 2024

9am - 12noon Wool Handling Overview
- what is your goal/context for wool
- managing sheep for wool quality (growing good wool)
- how to identify, classify and be confident in your wool quality

12noon - 12:45pm - Lunch (Bring your own)

1pm - 2:30pm  Shearing
- options for shearing (hire or DIY)
- how to find a shearer and what to know
- set up for shearing day
- the cost of growing wool (financials)

2:30pm - 3pm   Coffee Break (coffee provided)

3pm - 5:30pm Wool Handling - What comes next
- how to skirt your wool (and for what purpose)
- classing wool
- the buying and selling of wool commercially
- scouring wool on a small scale
- Timing and infrastructure for breeding/lambing
- troubleshoot lambing

Cost: $50 - $75 (Sliding Scale)

Location: Long Way Homestead

This workshop will occur outside and participants should wear adequate/comfortable footwear and clothing for farm conditions. Please bring a pen and notebook and your own water bottle.