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 ...

CANFIELD — Travis Johnson said the key to shearing sheep successfully is to get them seated on their rear so they will sit still. Johnson, of Malvern in Carroll County, spent four hours Saturday at ...

MANKATO — Joe Domeier vividly remembers the first time he sheared a sheep over 15 years ago, and it wasn’t pretty. “The very first sheep I sheared was my own and it was just brutal,” Domeier laughed. ...

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 ...

Anyone who’s ever wondered about wool had the chance to explore the subject during a two-day event at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. Shearing Weekend took place on May 8 and 9 at Farmpark, which is located ...

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 ...

One farmer’s practice of burning the wool shaved off her sheep has churned up “shear” madness, as media outlets like the BBC have reported she did so to protest ultra-low wool prices paid out to ...

On the Road fans, Taylor and I are in Valley Springs, South Dakota, on a sheep producing ranch where we found a sheep whisperer who has been doing an incredibly valuable profession for 57 years. “He ...

The sheep that was found in an Australian forest was carrying around 77 pounds of wool after not being shorn for a long time. Kyle Behrend, of Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary, said it appears that ...

A sheep found wandering in Australia had more than 75 pounds of extra wool weighing it down. The sheep, named Baarack, received a much needed shearing by Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary after they ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Irishfest attendees had the opportunity Sunday to witness an age-old tradition that many never see, but most benefit from. Sheep shearing, a practice deeply rooted in Irish history ...