CANFIELD — Saturday’s hot weather at the 177th annual Canfield Fair did not deter people from an interest in wool as artisans demonstrated how to shear it from sheep and use it to make clothing and ...
According to professional sheep shearer Cody Cowdrey, most people aren’t cut out for the job—and you should probably look ...
Facing incredible demand, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension shared the art of sheep shearing with a sold-out class Wednesday and Thursday. University extension specialists taught more than 20 ...
LESTER, Iowa — "Sheep shearers are in short supply in Australia just like here," says Alex Moser. Shearing is work that Moser enjoys, so a sheep shearing trip seemed like a good idea. His seven-week ...
FROM PAST ACTIVITIES COVERING DAVIE COUNTY. FAMILIES HAD THE CHANCE TO LEARN A VERY UNIQUE LESSON TODAY HOW TO SHEAR A SHEEP. TODAY’S OPPORTUNITY WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ...
DONNELLY, S.D. -- O'Donald "Don" Simonson is the first to admit he can't actually "see" every detail on a sheep anymore. After 71 years as a professional in sheep shearing, Simonson, now age 87, has ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program is sponsoring a shearing school, hosted by the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA), on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Purdue ...
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. — It's certainly not an easy job, but for sisters Fawn and Gracie Muraske, showing animals and shearing sheep is a passion. And five years ago, they turned that passion into a small ...
Spring is the time of year that sheep need a good haircut to stay healthy. Lake Metroparks Farmpark is celebrating Sheep Shearing season this weekend with a wide variety of interesting and fun family ...
"It's something I have always wanted to do," McRae said as she, her brother and four friends from Jordan joined a dozen like-minded Montanans and some 300 sheep at a sheep-shearing school in Bozeman.