Locals kids enjoyed an afternoon of hands-on learning during City Farm SLO's 4th annual Sheep Shearing Shindig. Families got the chance to watch expert shearers in action as they harvested wool from ...

GILLETTE – A group of about 25 people gathered in an old, dusty barn last weekend. Some sat at a table, some on a beam along the wall. Others sat on bales of fleece nearby. Young and old, they ate ...

WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- A hundred years ago, most sheep shearers relied on scissor-like blades to cut the wool off of sheep, before motorized clippers took over as the primary method. "Blade shearing ...

The Stockbridge Library, Museum & Archives and Prado de Lana will present a Sheepy Summer Pop-Up on Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12. Prado de Lana at 44 Main St. will host artisan vendors, a kids' ...

In a 2000 study, researchers at the University of Southern Australia found that by every measurement taken, from sustained heart rate to oxygen consumption to calories burned, sheep shearing was ...

Katie McRose, the founder of the traveling animal shearing business Right Choice Shearing, remembers the first time she posted a TikTok video showing off her work. It was back in March of this year, ...

What makes a dream job? The chance to travel the world? A workplace in the great outdoors as opposed to a stuffy office? Honing a skill to a competition-worthy level? Sounds pretty good – which is why ...

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SPOTSYLVANIA — Shearing sheep has been an annual rite of spring for most of Richard Beasley’s life. The Spotsylvania County farmer has taken care of his own herd and even done the backbreaking duty ...

A team of five Australian and New Zealand shearers has set a world record for shearing 2,301 sheep over eight hours. It is the first time this record has been attempted and sets a new bar for other ...