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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 ...

At a "Sheep to Shawl" competition teams shear a sheep, spin the fleece and weave it into a shawl...all in just a couple hours. The fastest team wins. Back now with Day to Day. You've heard of extreme ...

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 ...

NORRIS, Tenn. (WATE) — On Saturday, May 1, the Museum of Appalachia will be hosting their annual Sheep Shearing Day from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event will be host to live music, food vendors ...

A heated debate has erupted online over whether sheep shearing is ethical or exploitative. Alaina Wood (@itsthegarbagequeen), whose bio says she’s a sustainability scientist and climate activist, took ...

SHEFFIELD, Texas — For the past 80 years, four generations of Allisons have overseen the spring shearing at their 35,000-acre ranch among the rocky arroyos of Terrell County, 140 miles southwest of ...

Dave Allen and his trusty set of shearers have been together for 40 years, clipping sheep across America and pruning a tradition of hard work, dedication and a lot sheep. Allen, who lives near Byron, ...

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 ...

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 ...