Sheep need a haircut once each spring before they lamb, so shearing is not a year-round job unless one travels to the southern hemisphere. That means each independent contractor has another job.

Making sure sheep aren’t injured while using blade shears requires extreme precision, and Ford — who has nearly 60 years’ experience shearing sheep — is well known in the Massachusetts ...

Sheep need a haircut once each spring before they lamb, so shearing is not a year-round job unless one travels to the southern hemisphere. That means each independent contractor has another job.

FARGO - Shepherds have some simple ways to capitalize on one of the best lamb and wool markets the American sheep industry has seen. One of them is shearing sheep. It can have tremendous impacts ...

The Ohio State University departments of Animal Sciences and Extension are pleased to announce the dates of the 2025 Fall ...

At a "Sheep to Shawl" competition teams shear a sheep, spin the fleece and weave it into a shawl...all in just a couple hours. The fastest team wins.

The Sheep Shearing School is from Oct. 25-27, 2025, at the SDSU Sheep Research and Teaching Unit by Brookings. It is $250 per person, and registration is required. To register, visit extension.sdstate ...

North Dakota man shears 1.2 million sheep in 13 countries and 27 states Hilary Gietzen has sheared sheep all over the world, but he enjoys coming back to shear in his home state of North Dakota ...

Why is watching sheep-shearing videos so calming? Some of TikTok and YouTube's most popular shearers describe how and why their content brings viewers comfort.