To be a sheep, in the middle ages, was akin to having a coat made out of gold. Such was the value of the wool industry. British Wool (also known as The British Wool Marketing Board) celebrates its ...

It was once the fabric of choice for millions but will wool survive among a world of synthetic offerings? Farmers and experts focused on the fibre believe it can flourish with a little help. A ...

This article is part of a new series where we unpack what the ‘Made in the UK’ label stands for in 2025, and what it tells us about the future of onshoring. Read our series on ‘Made in Italy’ here, ...

Over the past year the price of British wool has been rising. On December 2nd, at the twice-monthly auction at Bradford, the average price of clean wool was at its highest in nearly a decade: £1.82 ...

Laura Jones receives funding from the European Research Council for research undertaken as part of the GLOBAL-RURAL (The Global Countryside: Rural Change and Development in Globalization) project ...