STORY: This sheep farm in South Africa has shifted its practices in a bid to meet sustainable standards.For Stefan Erasmus, ...

Wineman shears her sheep in November as the ewes come off pasture. The wool is cleaner then, and they have shorter wool for lambing. They are kept in a barn, so they are not exposed to the weather.

Jo-Anne Lesard runs a business on a farm off Bayside that is a little of the beaten path, Cowgills Corner Sheep and Wool Farm. Farming is in Lessard's blood.

Chester County Parks and Preservation’s annual Sheep and Wool Day will be held Saturday, May 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Springton Manor Farm in Glenmoore.

That’s down from 22 sheep per person in 1982, when farming sheep for meat and wool was New Zealand’s biggest earner. Now, years of falling wool prices prompted by a global shift to synthetic ...

A newborn lamb runs at Ruxville Farm Friday, February 18, 2022. Kim Harrison raises the merino sheep for their wool, which she uses to weave cloth and make into clothing items at Ruxville Farm.

Indiana is home to roughly 2,000 sheep farms and over 50,000 head of sheep, making the state number 28 for sheep production in the U.S. Even with Indiana’s bountiful flocks, however, it’s unlikely you ...

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Chester County Parks + Preservation’s annual Sheep & Wool Day will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Springton Manor Farm.