Can regenerative wool really make a difference?
Wool trade certification Woolmark commissioned a study in 2020 looking at the impact of regenerative wool growers in Australia.
It reported that 11 small and medium-sized regenerative farms sequestered an overall 1,539 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year after other emissions were taken into account, maintaining 80 per cent ground cover over 13 years. Other research will produce varying results, however, depending on variables such as different soil conditions across different farms and also because while regenerative agriculture is supposed to refer to a certain set of farming practices, in reality their implementation looks very different from farm to farm.