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 ...

Securing a sheep between his legs, Jayson Foley bent over the wooly animal, quickly removing its fleece with his shears Sunday. A fourth-generation sheep shearer, 18-year-old Foley competed in the ...

Two teams of three shearers each competed over the weekend with two goals in mind; to gather the most wool in one day and to set a world record in team sheep shearing.

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 ...

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 ...

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HUTCHINSON, Minn. — The Rathke family will once again host their Minnesota Sheep Shearing School April 24-26 at their Liberty, Land and Livestock Farm west of Hutchinson. The three-day course taught ...

WELLINGTON, March 2 (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 ...

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 ...

Women have made up almost half of the students on a sheep shearing course held to encourage more young people to become qualified shearers. The basic training - one of four levels new shearers can ...

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 ...