An alpaca was led into the barn at Sleeping Monk Farm in New Ipswich, where a mat was laid out and Harvard Alpaca Shearing ...

Sheep shearers from South America, employed by Hoopes Sheep Shearing of Wyoming, work to remove the winter coats of wool from hundreds of sheep at a ranch near Montrose on Feb. 27, 2023.

Leroy Sikorski started shearing sheep on his dad's sheep farm 63 years ago. "They're my favorite animal," he said, of the 100,000 sheep he figures he's sheared in his lifetime.

At the 51st annual Maryland Sheep and Wool festival, six teams have three hours to shear a sheep, spin the wool it into yarn, then weave those threads into a showstopping shawl.

Gethin Lewis from Rhayader and Llyr Evans from Aberystwyth will be attempting the 8-Hour Two Stand British Ewe Record. The record attempt will take place at Glan Elan, Cwmdauddwr, Rhayader, LD6 5HG, ...

Lake Metroparks’ second annual Lamb Jam event kicked off on April 27, providing visitors with an opportunity to learn more about sheep and the wool they produce. Farmpark staff members showed ...

Fourteen students, as well as observers and instructors, took part in a two-day sheep shearing workshop Saturday and Sunday ...

There was a ready market for their wool, and when she started selling it, she sold out quickly. To keep product in supply, she began asking other sheep farmers in her area if they had any fleeces they ...

Landes-Murphy founded Kestrel Ridge Pellet Company in 2022 and now buys around 30,000 pounds of wool each year from a local shearing crew and turns it into pellets. She’s excited to be helping ...

At the 51st annual Maryland Sheep and Wool festival, six teams have three hours to shear a sheep, spin the wool it into yarn, then weave those threads into a showstopping shawl.