Loren Opstedahl of Piedmont demonstrates how to shear a sheep using hand shears, which are called blades, during the sheep shearing championships at Rushmore Hall on Sunday at the Black Hills Stock ...

HUTCHINSON, Minn. -- Depending on his clients, Doug Rathke can deliver the perfect shave at least 150 times a day. Not baaaaad. Rathke boarded a plane bound for Scotland on Wednesday to compete for ...

Lake Metroparks’ second annual Lamb Jam event kicked off on April 27, providing visitors with an opportunity to learn more about sheep and the wool they produce. Farmpark staff members showed visitors ...

HOLLAND, MI — Beads of sweat cling to Timothy Wright’s hairline. The shearer from Byron Center delivers blow after blow after blow with his clippers. Then, he sets his challenger free and returns to ...

LOLO, Mont. — It's time for Montana sheep producers to have their animals sheared of their winter wool. Shearing keeps the sheep cool in hot weather, and allows new born lambs to nurse more easily.

Certain four-legged balls of fluff at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site need haircuts. Thirteen sheep will lose their winter locks during Saturday’s annual sheep shearing event at the 160-acre city park.

Loren Opstedahl of Piedmont demonstrates how to shear a sheep using hand shears, which are called blades, during the sheep shearing championships at Rushmore Hall on Sunday at the Black Hills Stock ...