Keen to see unmulesed woolgrowers rewarded for their extra management, wool buyer New England wool has offered a $100 per bale incentive for unmulesed wool it purchases.

The change stems from the Italian processors of superfine wool for which New England Wool specialises in sourcing product.

Growers of wool declared as unmulesed through New England's own declaration system will qualify for the $100 rebate.

New England managing director, Andrew Blanch, said the company and its Italian shareholders were worried about growers of the high-quality spinners type wools of which the Italian textile trade was synonymous.

"We have a history of supporting our growers and have even been known to bid against ourselves to see that the very best wool achieves a fair and reasonable price," Mr Blanch said.

"This development is a way of practically helping growers move towards unmulesed wool if they want to."

The rebate roughly equates to $2 per sheep and Mr Blanch said that would hopefully cover the extra cost of management associated with producing unmulesed wool, such as an extra crutch or Clik application.

"It has been well received by our growers. This might just be the catalyst for some growers to try and produce some unmulesed wool," he added.

The mulesing issue clearly threatens the production of the high quality Italian spinners wools that traditionally comes from bloodlines that often display a high level of wrinkle and can be susceptible to flystrike.