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Woolgrowers will today be able to have their say in WoolPoll 2021.The poll is a chance for woolgrowers to work out what percentage of their wool income they'd like to hand over to AWI to invest in R&D and marketing. The current levy is one-and-a-half per cent, but Australian Wool Innovation would like that to rise to two per cent. Lobby group WAFarmers supports a vote for one-and-half-per cent. The Pastoralists and Graziers Association is suggesting wool growers don't vote for more than one-and-a-half per cent. Dave Vandenberghe farms north west of Esperance at Scadden. He's a mixed farmer with sheep and cropping and would be happy to see a two per cent levy get up for AWI. For the first time ever, the WA Meat Marketing Co-op is transporting lamb all the way to Brisbane to access shipping services bound for north American markets.