Sheep shearing is the process of removing a sheep’s wool fleece. It can be done with traditional hand shears by a skilled shepherd but is more commonly carried out by professional contract shearers ...

SINGAPORE – For the first time, Tasmania is inviting one Singapore resident to embrace winter life Down Under on a week-long trip in August. The trip, dubbed a “Winternship”, is part of a ...

Tyrrell Winston’s A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing explores a “Future Nostalgia” concept The exhibition features ten layered text-based works, blending Americana motifs and cultural critique ...

A man who stole a sheep and also cut the throat of a pregnant sheep near Killarney has been handed down a 16-month sentence with six months suspended. At the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee ...

H, the North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild and the North Olympic Fiber Growers Association will host the Shepherds’ ...

Farmers shear sheep at certain times of the year to ensure that they have thicker wool for winter. Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images McGrath said that sheep shearing takes place in October and ...

Federated Farmers national meat and wool chair Toby Williams. From the golden age of wool to lamb roasts at Sunday dinner, sheep farming has sat at the heart of our national identity for generations.

Well, that’s what a few dozen alpacas felt like Sunday! The Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm in Unity held its 2025 Annual Alpaca Shearing Day. This year marks the 20th year of shearing at the farm ...

“Make sure to follow Falkland Islands Sheep Shearing for updates over the next four days”. The Royal Highland show is an annual event, showcasing the best of food, farming and rural life at ...

Driver Gene Popata, 39, died at the scene. Friend and long-time work colleague Tristan Mackay said Popata, an employee of Mackay Shearing, was a friendly man who had a number of passions in his life.

It also operates as an alternative teaching provision for young people. It will have sheepdog and sheep-shearing demonstrations, opportunities to interact with pigs, sheep, goats and alpacas ...