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Wool What Will You Do With It?
- Thread starter Frank-the-Wool
- Start date
- Location
- Perthshire, Scotland
I finished shearing on Sunday, phoned haulier yesterday mid morning to say that there is 14 bags ready, lifted by lunchtime today (Tuesday)
Don't see much of a problem with the wool board or their system.
Don't see much of a problem with the wool board or their system.
poorsheepfarmer
Member
- Location
- North York Moors
Be Nov before they get round to picking ours up
CharcoalWally
Member
- Location
- West of Scotland
I'd be more than delighted with November here.
- Location
- Fife
False modesty is to be frowned upon.
Took mine down this morning,40 mile round trip......i think i will get a 50k one next ..,or maybe a pre loved fastrac
those moaning about getting it away ....book it in....... and.take it yourself.
Nice burger at lou's
those moaning about getting it away ....book it in....... and.take it yourself.
Nice burger at lou's
- Location
- N.Lincs
Did you have a look at them grading? Very interesting - they hardly seem to look at a fleece but can tell you exactly why it's going in the bin it's going in. They know when it's a tup fleece just by the smell.
Mind you, they do get a lot of practice
RedMerle
Member
Did you have a look at them grading? Very interesting - they hardly seem to look at a fleece but can tell you exactly why it's going in the bin it's going in. They know when it's a tup fleece just by the smell.
Mind you, they do get a lot of practice
Nah they looked dead busy. I assumed you need an appointment for that.
I need to book in for one of those tours though.
ianlucasshearing
Member
- Location
- Kent
I took mine in to Ashford , KWG yesterday, had a email and text to say that 7 sheets weighed 358 kg and 6 bales weighed 850kg and more importantly the money will be paid in very soon.!!! Can't complain about that!
BELOWAVERAGE
Member
Took mine to a Laurence Pierce collection depot on Thursday morning, cheque arrived in the post Monday morning, on the second working day after wool was dropped off, pretty impressive I thought
- Location
- East Sussex
How much did you get paid and what sort of wool was it?
Did you use their sheets or BWMB ones?
BELOWAVERAGE
Member
50p a kg, good money for what they had, sheep came back from tack full of scab, fleece's were matted and a lot of coloured wool, used their bags, not enough money, but good money all the same.
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
Do you get more or less for black wool?
RedMerle
Member
I went into a temp recruitment agency the other week and got asked about the shearing. I said how I was pro wool board and how if people continue to put their wool elsewhere the price will drop and the wool board will cease. The recruiter then burst to the fact he recruits for a lot of wool exporter jobs.... maybe that's why I've not heard from them since
- Location
- Perthshire, Scotland
I think that the biggest flaw with the board is that they don't explain the way they operate, especially to folk that are unsure.
Fair enough, the Irish buyers pay the farmer straight away but BWMB doesn't buy wool. It sells it on behalf of the farmer
I know that @Frank-the-Wool has explained it on here.
Fair enough, the Irish buyers pay the farmer straight away but BWMB doesn't buy wool. It sells it on behalf of the farmer
I know that @Frank-the-Wool has explained it on here.
- Location
- N.Lincs
Less - it won't take dye.
- Location
- Romney Marsh
I think they have explained the system loads of times and why they can't pay on collection.
I was given a price from the Irish buyers this year and it was considerably less than the Wool Board.
So unless you are desperate for the money, waiting a year pays dividends. Once you are in the system you don't realise you are a year behind.