One look at his bulging biceps told me I was beaten before I even started, as I sheepishly took hold of my shears. Pitching myself against Gwion Evans was simply baa-my! The 36-year-old farmer is the ...

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The loud buzz of electric shears cut through M46’s thick white fleece as Larry Armstrong held the Polled Dorset sheep between his knees in front of a crowd at the University of Delaware’s annual Ag ...

HOLLAND, MI — Beads of sweat cling to Timothy Wright’s hairline. The shearer from Byron Center delivers blow after blow after blow with his clippers. Then, he sets his challenger free and returns to ...

A human's haircut? Boring, expensive, uninspired. But a sheep's haircut? Now that's an event for an audience. On Saturday, April 27, Fox Chase Farm will once again open its gates for Sheep Shearing ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod ...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Looking for something a little different to do this weekend? Old McCaskill's Farm's Sheep Shearing Farm Day might fit the bill. "We try to share the experience of a working farm ...

Once upon a time, Bellevue, Washington, was heavily wooded, and timber logging was one of its earliest industries. Logging continued until the 1920s, when farming began. In 1921, 190 stump-covered ...

James O’Connor knows shearing like the back of his hand – but next month, he will face his biggest challenge yet: a 50-hour charity shearathon to raise €25,000 for local causes. The West Kerry sheep ...