WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The art of sheep shearing maybe aging out. The sheep shearing industry, according to an Indiana livestock organization, needs a new flock of experts to fill a growing void, and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A sheep shearing demonstration was held in the Ames Activity Pavilion at the National Western Stock Show on January 22, 2020. Bob Schroth, who runs annual ...

Katie McRose, the founder of the traveling animal shearing business Right Choice Shearing, remembers the first time she posted a TikTok video showing off her work. It was back in March of this year, ...

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 ...

HIGHLAND COUNTY – As the winter turns to spring, thousands of Virginia wool sheep will get their annual “haircut." Sheep shearing, or the process of harvesting wool, is a centuries-old practice that ...

Jake, the sheep shearing crew boss, called me on Saturday evening, hoping to arrive at my barn on Monday morning. I already had a big day of commitments on Monday so we settled on Tuesday morning ...

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 ...

Shearing day at a sheep farm is one of the most important days at the farm and it begins this time of year across Central New York. Depending on the breed of sheep and the growth of their wool, it can ...

The government and the shearing industry have announced a $75,000 programme to improve animal welfare in the industry. The ...

Facing incredible demand, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension shared the art of sheep shearing with a sold-out class Wednesday and Thursday. University extension specialists taught more than 20 ...

USINGEN, Germany (AP) — It’s time for the sheep in Germany's Taunus Mountains to get their summer look, and the shearers are making quick work of relieving the 1,000 or so in Volker Schuhmacher’s ...

A sheep named Baarack received a much needed shearing after rescuers in Australia found the abandoned animal with more than 75 pounds of wool weighing it down. Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary, an ...