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

Modern Farmer

To keep product in supply, she began asking other sheep farmers in her area if they had any fleeces they weren’t using. In fact, farmers across the US and Canada end up burning, burying or stockpiling their wool because processing it is expensive and seen as not worth the time and labor required. It’s just not worth it.”