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. ...

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 ...

LOLO, Mont. — It's time for Montana sheep producers to have their animals sheared of their winter wool. Shearing keeps the sheep cool in hot weather, and allows new born lambs to nurse more easily.

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Looking for something a little different to do this weekend? Old McCaskill's Farm's Sheep Shearing Farm Day might fit the bill. "We try to share the experience of a working farm ...

PHOENIX - A Phoenix area non-profit dedicated to saving farm animals is getting some help it needs, as a company is paying for all the sheep at Farm Angels Sanctuary to get sheared. The sanctuary is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...