On Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12, 2026, La Villette Farm will host the Wool Festival, a major family-friendly event featuring free activities and, best of all, the chance to see a flock of ...

Nick Greaves, a shearer from Staffordshire, set a new eight-hour world lamb record in August 2024 by shearing 764 lambs. The fastest time in which a single lamb has ever been sheared is 37.9 seconds, ...

Australian farmers are finding a new use for surplus sheep's wool. This low-value wool is now being spread on drought-hit fields. It helps soil retain moisture and rebuilds its structure. This ...

In the sheep farming regions of New South Wales, a peculiar transformation is underway. Spread across paddocks where crops have not grown properly for years, farmers are laying down a material that ...

The fiber arts have gained more popularity, particularly after the pandemic, as the trend of an analog life — less phones and ...

GERMANTOWN, Wis. — Two lost sheep in Wisconsin became a focus of social media for months. People throughout Ozaukee County shared daily sightings and surveillance camera footage online. Over the ...

For livestock producers, winter is a critical sales season. At Willow Pond Sheep Farm in Gardiner, the Hudson Valley’s only sheep dairy, co-owner Carrie Wasser said operations shift from dairy to meat ...

Researchers have successfully shown a technology developed at the University of Queensland can improve the efficacy of a chemical-free flystrike treatment for sheep. The technology, BenPol, addresses ...

This romantic lavender lamb farm in Georgia is the place to visit, offering fragrant fields gentle animals and a peaceful countryside escape ...

A sheep once described as the loneliest in Britain will finally have some company, after giving birth to a set of twins.

Despite brutal cold, winter conditions benefit New England farms. Livestock are well adapted to low temperatures and snow protects soils while supporting spring growing conditions.