FORT RANSOM, N.D. — A large Romney sheep makes its way out of the chute and on to the shearing station, waiting for the sheep shearer to get started on its overgrown coat. As the shearer picks up the ...

FARGO - Shepherds have some simple ways to capitalize on one of the best lamb and wool markets the American sheep industry has seen. One of them is shearing sheep. It can have tremendous impacts on ...

GILLETTE – A group of about 25 people gathered in an old, dusty barn last weekend. Some sat at a table, some on a beam along the wall. Others sat on bales of fleece nearby. Young and old, they ate ...

LOLO, Mont. — It's time for Montana sheep producers to have their animals sheared of their winter wool. Shearing keeps the sheep cool in hot weather, and allows new born lambs to nurse more easily.

Will Kleinert’s mobile sheep-shearing barn brings this service directly to fellow farmers. Will Kleinert of Askome, IL comes from a long line of farmers. Since starting in 2015 with his grandfather’s ...

NORTH ANDOVER — There was no pulling the wool over your eyes Sunday at the 53rd annual Sheep Shearing Festival at North Andover Common. As a matter of fact, it was all about shaving the wool off a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program is sponsoring a shearing school, hosted by the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA), on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Purdue ...

As one of the leading sheep producers in the United States, South Dakota is home to hundreds of thousands of these resilient ruminants. Throughout time, these animals have helped feed and clothe our ...

CLINTON, Tenn. — On Friday, the Museum of Appalachia welcomed spring in a traditional sheep shearing event. During the event, caretakers at the museum get rid of the sheep's thick winter coats. "Sheep ...