Shady Side Farm in Holland hosted its annual open house event where 69 sheep were shorn in just over three hours using a ...

And the claim of widespread abuse of sheep during shearing is incorrect. If People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals agents have seen severe abuse, then this would be an exception and should be ...

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In rural Oregon, farmers are leveraging technology to sell their products to a mostly urban clientele. Fifth-generation sheep shearer Jacob Valentine, proprietor of Darkside Shearing in Crabtree, OR, ...

Peter Heraty and James Hopkins from Mayo ready for action at the Golden Shears World Championships at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh. Joanne Devaney (Sligo) and Hazel Crowe (Mullingar, Westmeath ...

For Maree Smith and her family, shearing is in the blood. The work is tough, physical and taxing on the body, but it is a lifestyle the family proudly embraces. In an arena once dominated by men, ...