WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The art of sheep shearing maybe aging out. The sheep shearing industry, according to an Indiana livestock organization, needs a new flock of experts to fill a growing void, and ...

Facing incredible demand, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension shared the art of sheep shearing with a sold-out class Wednesday and Thursday. University extension specialists taught more than 20 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana Sheep Association is sponsoring a workshop to teach sheep producers how to efficiently shear their animals Dec. 6. The annual Sheep Shearing School will be at the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program is sponsoring a shearing school, hosted by the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA), on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Purdue ...

HERMON, Maine (WABI) - Folks gathered at Maple Crest Farm Saturday for the third Sheep for a Cure competition. It’s a sheep shearing contest that raises money for Cancer Care of Maine. “We are ...

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Though the first Lister sheep shears were made in 1909 (and are still being made to this day) the company’s origins are much older. In fact the name dates back to 1867 when Robert Ashton Lister ...

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 the animals to follow one another up a ramp ...

A series of sheep shearing workshops in the South West will equip farmers with a plethora of practical technique and equipment advice as the shearing season nears. Cox and Ritchey, part of the Allflex ...

NORRIS, Mont. - Spring time is sheep-shearing time, and a small group at Montana State University's Red Bluff Research Ranch east of Norris, are cutting away. But they're all first-timers, part of the ...