"We have 20 students learning how to shear sheep and 15 here for the wool classing certification," said Chris Schauer, director of the NDSU Hettinger Research Extension Center (HREC), and coordinator ...

Vicunas in Totoroma, Peru, ahead of the annual ancestral "chaccu" shearing - Copyright AFP Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Vicunas in Totoroma, Peru, ahead of the annual ...

HETTINGER, N.D. - If left unshorn, a sheep's wool will simply never stop growing, until the animal can no longer move. To prevent the countryside from being littered with indolent, bleating balls of ...

Simon Goss completed the remarkable feat of shearing 732 strong wool ewes and pipped the previous record holder Matt Smith by ...

On the weekend of March 28th and 29th, 2026, the National Sheepfold invites you to join in celebrating its annual event dedicated to shearing and wool. This traditional occasion showcases the Mérinos ...

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 ...

Wool yields are better than average as sheep shearing season gets underway across West Texas, said Ronald Pope, general manager of Producers Marketing Cooperative. The Producers Marketing group leases ...

Read the full report by the Center for Biological Diversity and Collective Fashion Justice's CIRCUMFAUNA Initiative. While the environmental impacts of the meat industry have gained significant ...

Victorian wool growers may face a 2-6 cents a head increase, the shearing industry says, as a result of industry-wide ...

In our inboxes, on our feeds, in the mail, and everywhere else, we're seeing the sartorial, fashion-forward signs: It's time to start thinking seriously about our spring wardrobes. That may mean ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod ...

An iconic wool museum built from a couple’s love for clearing sales will soon go under the hammer. Mallee Country Pickings ...