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 ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) Sheep shearing is an essential task for wool production, Animal Health, and hygiene. But not all shearing tools are created equal. Whether you're a farm manager, distributor, or ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Nowhere in America could you see better sheep shearing than at the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, Jan. 27 in Rapid City, S.D. The 10-day event hosts the National Sheep Shearing ...

Visit the Mallary Complex at the Big E in West Springfield and you might find a guy with a shirt that says, "Hey Mr. Madoff - My customers want to be 'fleeced'" cutting wool off a sheep in single ...

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 ...

Hopland field station's annual shearing class was booked far in advance. Shearing sheep sounds like a quaint way to making a living. But it’s difficult, dirty work. Inside a barn in southern Mendocino ...

The small but abundantly woolly flock of sheep roaming at the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park will get their springtime shearing Saturday . Professional shearer Judd Redden usually pulls out his ...

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Seth Jenkins grabs a black-faced Suffolk sheep around the neck and with Billie Fowler nudging from behind, they lead the nearly 200-lb animal onto a plywood board. The friends maneuver the ewe onto ...