Grazing sheep on improved pastures during winter offers an economically attractive alternative to supplementation in sage-brush steppe ecosystems. We studied diet selection and nutrition of sheep ...

Herding sheep is generally a responsibility reserved for farmers and sheepdogs. Occasionally, a piglet might fill in. But a ram? During an annual “sheep parade,” sheepherding duties were indeed ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds following ancient herding routes led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital to southerly ...

When a wildfire strikes, some of its destructive impacts are clear: scorched ground, blackened trees, burned houses. A lesser-known impact is that wildfires can drastically change rangeland by ...

Across farm country, a quiet experiment is reshaping how fields earn their keep. By pairing flocks of sheep with rows of ...

Joshua M. Pearce has received funding for research from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Mitacs, the U.S. Department of Energy ...

PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. - A railroad bridge on Long Island is in danger of collapsing, according to local officials. They are demanding the MTA replace it before tragedy strikes. They charge the MTA with ...

Those who have sheep and goats can find out more about pasture and grazing management for optimal nutrition through two webinars sponsored next month by the Penn State Extension Service. The Sept. 8 ...

BERLIN — Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through downtown on its way to its winter quarters. Curious ...

In today’s volatile economy, job stability can often be found in unexpected places — like returning to the traditional role of shepherding. Solar shepherds, who manage sheep grazing under solar panels ...