Fifty woolgrowers from across Australia gathered at the industry forums to offer AWI their ideas on issues affecting the wool industry.

AWI has made grower consultation a priority this year, discussing the way forward for AWI with growers at over 80 events since April.

The latest discussion was held last week with a cross-section of young woolgrowers from all over the country.

The thoughts and ideas of these next-generation growers were shared with a larger audience of woolgrowers on Friday where further debate about the future of AWI took place.

Seven WA representatives attended the conference; Courtney Sutherland, Tim MacNamara, Dougal Young, Brendan Boyle, John MacNamara, Russell Meaton and Kim Henderson.

WA Farmers Federation Young Farmers representative Dougal Young said the experience was very rewarding.

"It was good to go over there and not be involved in politics of the industry," he said.

"No matter where you are in the country, all woolgrowers are dealing with the same issues.

"It was good to know that it wasn't just me, or WA, but it was the same problems Australia-wide."

Mr Young was involved with both days of the conference.

"On the first day, the next generation group sat down

and put all their ideas on paper on what the most important issues were for them," he said.

"The next day, it was the young growers and another 20 older farmers who gave their ideas on what we came up with and helped to see where they could fit in with existing programs."

Mr Young said the ideas the woolgrowers came up with over both days of the conference were well received by AWI.

"I have bit more confidence after seeing where the money is actually being spent and to have the break down of where the 30 per cent research and development is going," he said.

"AWI was very open to the ideas, but we are yet to see whether they integrate it into what they do soon."

The ideas presented to AWI by younger and older woolgrowers were focused on the same issues.

"The number one issue is making more money, and focusing on what we can control," he said.

Also identified as a big issue are the Australia-wide problems of finding labour and minimising rising costs.

"The second issue that was raised was cost of production and labour shortages," Mr Young said.

"We discussed how we can run more sheep with less people."