Farmers Guardian Podcast: What happened to wool?

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Farmers Guardian Podcast: What happened to wool?

In celebration of Wool Month, taking place throughout October, Farmers Guardian's online editor Emily Ashworth and FG livestock reporter Katie Fallon take a look at the history of British wool, discuss the value of the British wool clip and and ask the question, what happened to wool? 

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