Two farmers have put countless hours into washing, shearing and preening sheep ready for a county show. Stephen Cobbald, 80, is in charge of a farm at Acton Hall near Sudbury, Suffolk, and gets help ...

SPOTSYLVANIA — Shearing sheep has been an annual rite of spring for most of Richard Beasley’s life. The Spotsylvania County farmer has taken care of his own herd and even done the backbreaking duty ...

When it comes to competitive sheep competitions at the New York State Fair, it's all about the condition and grooming of the sheep's wool -- and for some breeds, the way a sheep looks when all its ...

Katie McRose, the founder of the traveling animal shearing business Right Choice Shearing, remembers the first time she posted a TikTok video showing off her work. It was back in March of this year, ...

Dave Allen and his trusty set of shearers have been together for 40 years, clipping sheep across America and pruning a tradition of hard work, dedication and a lot sheep. Allen, who lives near Byron, ...

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 ...

Brown grew up in King George County and shears 300 to 400 sheep a year, when he’s not working as a cookware consultant at Bed Bath and Beyond in Fairfax. There just aren’t enough herds in this part of ...