Onslow looked relaxed and comfortable while lying on his back on a platform Thursday inside Kahua Ranch’s shearing shed. The 8-year-old Romney ram, weighing more than 200 pounds, looked like he was in ...

HUTCHINSON, Minn. — The Rathke family will once again host their Minnesota Sheep Shearing School April 24-26 at their Liberty, Land and Livestock Farm west of Hutchinson. The three-day course taught ...

For Melissa and Bryan Orr, a second Christmas happens in March, when professional shearers come to their Mills River farm for the annual shearing of their flock of Shetland sheep. The Sycamore Farms ...

A number of shearing schools are now open for registration with start dates ranging from this fall to spring of 2022. In anticipation of shearing season, the American Sheep Industry Association has a ...

As a sheep flips from its back to its front legs and scrambles out the small door of a trailer, it’s as much as 20 pounds lighter than when it entered a few minutes before. “Just like everyone gets a ...

If you are interested in learning more about sheep shearing or becoming certified for wool classing, plan to attend the schools the North Dakota State University Hettinger Research Extension Center is ...