CSB - Toby Williams - Meat and wool chair at Federated Farmers

A prominent sheep farmer who has boycotted wool auctions due to poor returns says he has no regrets.

Tai Rāwhiti farmer Toby Williams, who is the meat and wool chair at Federated Farmers, got so fed up with low returns on his wool he stopped selling it through the normal auction system a couple of months ago.

Selling mostly by word of mouth and directly to companies, Williams - a fifth-generation farmer at Pihitia Station up the coast from Gisborne - said selling required more patience now.