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‘Waste Wool’ is a Burden for Farmers. What if it Could be a Solution Instead?

Modern Farmer

There was a ready market for their wool, and when she started selling it, she sold out quickly. Maksymiuk is now part of a wave of people spurring on an emerging market for wool that is often discarded, routing it back into agriculture. For many sheep farms, wool is not a viable income stream. Left: Maksymiuk’s flock.

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Animal Ag News 12/18

Agwired

Many of these facilities are located near communities with environmental justice concerns that have bodies of water impaired by nutrient pollution. The Animal Agriculture Alliance recently welcomed Logan Hall as director, membership and marketing. poultry industry’s on-farm antibiotic use. 6-7 in Charlotte, N.C.