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Practical traceability in the leather supply chain

Published: October 13, 2021

On October 7, ILM hosted a superb webinar on traceability in the leather supply chain, one of the best I have attended during the Covid-19 webinar floods. The chosen speakers explained what traceability was all about and showed what tools they had created to enact a functional traceability system from farm to shop.

UK industry body launches on-farm carbon footprinting

Published: December 10, 2020

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) said a total of 40 strategic and monitor farms will be the first to be assessed to determine their carbon footprint.

Hermès buys farmland to build crocodile farm

Published: November 11, 2020

The French luxury Group is reported to have purchased a former horticultural farm in Australia to build the country’s biggest crocodile farm.

Cargill invests in cattle identification technology

Published: February 2, 2018

The agricultural commodities multinational has partnered with an Irish start-up whose imaging software can identify individual cows using a facial recognition technology.

Brands looking for faster delivery from leather suppliers

Published: September 14, 2017

A senior manager from VF Corp, owners of several major international brands including Timberland, Reef and Vans, has urged the leather supply chain to cut lead times and “go quicker”.

Kazakhstan farm to export sheepskins to Italy

Published: May 8, 2017

With the export opportunity, the farm plans to boost its herd size by the end of 2017.

Tannery suffers damage after farm spillage

Published: December 8, 2016

A Scotland based tannery has faced £500,000 (around US$635,000) in damaged equipment as thousands of litres of toxic spill flowed into the nearby stream.

Anthrax case confirmed in English farm

Published: November 4, 2015

Post-mortem examinations confirmed anthrax disease in two cows on a farm in situated in Westbury, South West England.

Sustainable production

Published: August 13, 2014

Sustainable farming: Summer in Australia: droughts, bush fires and record heat waves and floods. Farmers have a hard life and many are leaving the land because they can no longer make a living. My parents bought a rundown dairy farm when I was eight so that the family could enjoy working holidays near the sea. Ever since, I have enjoyed being a part-time farmer but I am glad we do not have to make a living from it.

Luxury brands drive crocodile quality improvements

Published: July 11, 2014

A Northern Territory crocodile farm is expanding its operations to meet the growing demand for high quality leather by major international fashion labels. Darwin Crocodile Farm has about 73,000 crocodiles and currently supplies leather to prominent French and Italian designers, including to Louis Vuitton and Hermes.