• A petition is calling for British Wool products to be mandatory for in the government’s new home insulation scheme and for insulation and carpeting in any public financed building projects.  You can find out more about the petition and sign it here.
• Cumbria based company, the Chimney Sheep Ltd will be collecting approximately 22 tonnes of Herdwick wool throughout August directly from Cumbrian farmers which will be used to create its bestselling chimney draught excluder, the Chimney Sheep®. See Cumbria Crack.

The Farmer Network has put together a briefing about wool disposal options see https://www.thefarmernetwork.co.uk/safe-disposal-of-wool/