For the past 43 years, the month of May has meant only one thing to Gwen Handler — the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. One of the largest of its kind in the country, the festival features more than ...

Romney sheep produce a long fleece that is good for spinning. So do Coopworth sheep. People also like spinning yarn from Jacob sheep. Fleeces from these breeds and more will be available at the Garden ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association is offering sheep snuggles at the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show. “Last year, we just had some of my sheep here on display, ...

One farmer’s practice of burning the wool shaved off her sheep has churned up “shear” madness, as media outlets like the BBC have reported she did so to protest ultra-low wool prices paid out to ...

An Australian champion sheep shearer has set a new record after clipping a sheep that had become so overgrown its life was endangered. The gigantic sheep, named Chris by the member of the public who ...

AUSTRALIA -- An Australian animal shelter sheared off a 78-pound fleece from a rescue sheep that had been roaming in the wild for several years, rescuers said. The overburdened sheep, named Baarack, ...

(Reuters) - A sheep in eastern Australia is leaping about more lightly after being sheared of its massively overgrown fleece. In a social media post that has gone viral, farmer Graeme Bowden shared ...