Animal rights advocates are calling for cameras in shearing sheds, saying "welfare training" for shearers is not enough to stop sheep being mistreated. The government and the industry have this week ...

COPPER HILL -- While most of his college peers are spending their weekends at parties and ballgames, Floyd County native and Virginia Tech agriculture student Derrick Spangler is spending his time on ...

Guy Frazier doesn't remember the first time he successfully sheared a sheep. "That's kind of like, how old were you when you picked up your first hay bale," he said. "I don't remember that, either." ...

The government and the shearing industry have announced a $75,000 programme to improve animal welfare in the industry. The fund will go towards workshops, online modules, practical assessments, and ...