Jake, the sheep shearing crew boss, called me on Saturday evening, hoping to arrive at my barn on Monday morning. I already had a big day of commitments on Monday so we settled on Tuesday morning ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. — It’s a busy time of year for Doug Mathias: Sheep shearing season. His schedule started filling up right after Thanksgiving and he’ll stay plenty busy until the end of April before ...

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 ...

HETTINGER, N.D. -- They were like patient customers at a beauty school, suffering a few clipper nicks without making too much of a fuss. After all, a sheep shearer's gotta learn sometime. Hundreds of ...

A new world record for sheep shearing has been set in southern New South Wales by a team of five shearers who clipped on ...

Former St. Cloud State All-American and Hall of Fame wrestler still lives a nomadic life, but has found his wrestling skills come in handy in his new business. Former St. Cloud State All-American ...

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 ...

A human's haircut? Boring, expensive, uninspired. But a sheep's haircut? Now that's an event for an audience. On Saturday, April 27, Fox Chase Farm will once again open its gates for Sheep Shearing ...

CANFIELD — Saturday’s hot weather at the 177th annual Canfield Fair did not deter people from an interest in wool as artisans demonstrated how to shear it from sheep and use it to make clothing and ...

Wood went on to write that sheep can die from heat-related issues if not sheared regularly. Undoing centuries of selective breeding to make sheep naturally shed their fleece would take extensive, ...