LOLO, Mont. — It's time for Montana sheep producers to have their animals sheared of their winter wool. Shearing keeps the sheep cool in hot weather, and allows new born lambs to nurse more easily.

More than 100 breeding ewes and five male sheep received their annual haircut at Desiree Wright and Randy McBroom’s farm near Clavet, providing relief from the weight of the wool and helping reduce ...

FORT RANSOM, N.D. — A large Romney sheep makes its way out of the chute and on to the shearing station, waiting for the sheep shearer to get started on its overgrown coat. As the shearer picks up the ...

What makes a dream job? The chance to travel the world? A workplace in the great outdoors as opposed to a stuffy office? Honing a skill to a competition-worthy level? Sounds pretty good – which is why ...

A team of five Australian and New Zealand shearers has set a world record for shearing 2,301 sheep over eight hours. It is the first time this record has been attempted and sets a new bar for other ...