After her first day shearing, Mikayla Hall's hands were covered in blisters. Three years later she's one of the fastest ...

For decades, Irish wool has been undervalued—discarded as waste or sold for pennies. “The challenge for 99% of farmers in ...

The vicuna, a cousin of the llama and alpaca, holds a secret: its wool is among the world's finest and most coveted. By the 1960s, the vicuna was on the brink of extinction, with populations ...

South Dakota State University Extension hosts an annual Sheep Shearing School — a skill Sheep Field Specialist Jaelyn Whaley says there is a definite need for.

As the wool market continues to fall flat, there is a growing margin arising between the value of wool and the cost of ...

this is called shearing. It's a bit like having your hair cut. It doesn't hurt the sheep. The sheep's wool has grown very long and thick, too hot for summer. CURIOUS CAT:'The sheep's fleece is ...