WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Two competitors were named champions in the 2017 Indiana State Fair sheep shearing competition, sponsored in part by the Sheep and Wool Market Development Program (SWMDP) based ...

Next time you put on your favorite wool sweater, think about where it came from. Better yet, see where it came from and how it gets from sheep to sweater at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo. “Before ...

Doug Rathke of Hutchinson was one of two people who represented the United States in blade shearing at the World Sheep Shearing Competition, July 4-7, in Le Dorat, France. The USA Blade Team placed ...

UNION CENTER | Growing up on his family’s Montana ranch, Clint Hahn would spend each spring pushing up sheep for the shearers, who would swiftly defrock each ewe from her winter coat of thick wool.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - For lucky sheep, it's like a trip to the hair salon. For the unlucky ones, it can resemble a wild and woolly wrestling match against an opponent armed with a sharp object. The 4 ...

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HERMON, Maine (WABI) - There will be shear delight this Saturday in Hermon as Maple Crest Farm hosts Sheep for a Cure. The fundraiser benefits Cancer Care of Maine, a cause close to organizers’ hearts ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published Jan. 11, 2018. One of the more unusual events at the Pennsylvania Farm Show is the sheep-to-shawl competition. The long-established sheep shearing ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After a year of successful checkoff-funded projects and events, the Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Council (IN S&W) is accepting new funding requests at its Nov. 19 ...