Fur and shearling made their mark across all four leading Autumn-Winter 2016 (AW 16) fashion weeks, with an estimated 70% of collections overall featuring the natural material. Considering that fur was also hugely prominent during the menswear AW 16 collections earlier in the year, it’s clear that designers and consumers are enjoying using and wearing…
How to SuCCeeD! Prior to selling a mink crop, an auction house will subject pelts to close scrutiny and sort them into groups, or bundles, of the same quality. For a farmer to do well during grading, he must focus on four points all year long: Size, Color, Coverage and Density.
The Fur Industry was Formed in Detroit When the French built Fort Pontchartrain on the banks of the Detroit River in 1701, there was a very big reason why: fur.
Modern Agriculture Programs Go Beyond the Farm High school agriculture programs sprouting across the nation’s Corn Belt are teaching teenagers, many of them in urban environments, that careers in the field often have nothing to do with cows and plows.
Food Industry Prevents Greenhouse Gases Food safety overhaul could inadvertently send much of the reusable food back to landfills.
Fur Market Continues to Show Growth The economies of developed nations – all of them important markets for fur – have been in turmoil since the global recession began in 2008. One of the two biggest markets, Russia, is struggling to achieve meaningful growth, while the Japanese market is saddled with the enormous cost of…
Let Me Count the Ways Born in Canada where temperatures routinely fell to 20 degrees blow 0, fur coats kept the cold at bay.
2008 Will be a Year of Adjustment The global supply of ranched mink pelts is expected to fall back this year from the all-time high set in 2007, mainly due to a reduction of output in China. World output has been increasing steadily since 1999, with most producers responding to ever-stronger prices at auction, fueled…