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Social pressures likely to reshape Australia's woolgrowing industry over the next 25 years

Australia’s woolgrowers are operating under a variety of social pressures. Some of there pressures are reshaping the whole farm sector and affect woolgrowing as much as any other agricultural industry. Other pressures are reshaping the wool industry in particular. This paper discusses recent demographic trends among Australia’s body of woolgrowers and projects those trends into the future, and describes the various social pressures that appear to be influencing woolgrowing (more)...