'Shear' delight for sheep farmer Alastair!
A CLOGHER sheep farmer and member of Seskinore YFC, Allister Crawford, has spoken of the opportunities available in the world ...
11,000 Years of Designer Sheep
According to a new exhibition in Amsterdam, centuries of human intervention turned the animal into “a wool-producing machine ...
Doug Rathke places 7th at world sheep shearing contest
A pair of shears, a couple of sheep, and a steady hand are what it takes to place seventh in the world championships of sheep shearing, and Doug Rathke did just that. This is nothing new to ...
Pastures Past: Shearers' quarters were not always fit for living
Over the years, shearers’ quarters haven’t always been the most luxurious of accommodations. They are almost a thing of the ...
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NZ shearer takes $20,000 for shearing a lamb in under 20 seconds
NEW Zealand shearer Jack Fagan has picked up world shearing’s richest cash prize in a lightning trans-Tasman trip to win the ...
Shearing and woolhandling: Toa Henderson and Pagan Rimene win major titles at Otago Shears
Photo / Pete Nikolaison Northland shearer Toa Henderson has taken the first big step on the pathway to the 2025 Golden Shears ...
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Sheep-shearing shindig
Siri Swanson of Yankee Rock Farm in Vermont will be visiting the Island again, to shear Slough Farm’s Tunis flock. The public is invited to stop by and learn all about shearing and wool processing.