WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- A hundred years ago, most sheep shearers relied on scissor-like blades to cut the wool off of sheep, before motorized clippers took over as the primary method. "Blade shearing ...

Women have made up almost half of the students on a sheep shearing course held to encourage more young people to become qualified shearers. The basic training - one of four levels new shearers can ...

A Waikato shearer has become a world record holder after shearing 367 merino ewes in eight hours. Alexia Phillips competed for the women's world record in Spring Valley Farm, about 200km southeast of ...

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, ...

Shearing day at a sheep farm is one of the most important days at the farm and it begins this time of year across Central New York. Depending on the breed of sheep and the growth of their wool, it can ...