Sheep shearer Tom Reinhart isn't a warm and fuzzy kind of guy, especially when it comes to woolly creatures in need of a haircut. "To me, it's just sheep and wool," said Reinhart, who learned to shear ...

ZEELAND — Families were invited to learn more about sheep shearing during an annual demonstration on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Critter Barn in Zeeland. Timothy Wright has been shearing sheep at Critter Barn ...

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 ...

With the longer days, it is easy to find more chores to do at La Plata Farms. As spring continues to move forward, major activities are centered on getting ready for our lambs to be born. With the ...

From the Blue Hill at Stone Barns Sheep Shearing Festival Site: Celebrate the arrival of spring, the growth of tender new grass, the animals that thrive on our pastures—and Stone Barns Center’s 10th ...

When it comes to competitive sheep competitions at the New York State Fair, it's all about the condition and grooming of the sheep's wool -- and for some breeds, the way a sheep looks when all its ...

It's shearing time at Montana State University's Red Bluff Research Ranch, headquartered east of Norris. It will take less than two days for four professional shearers to harvest this spring's wool ...