MANKATO — Joe Domeier vividly remembers the first time he sheared a sheep over 15 years ago, and it wasn’t pretty. “The very first sheep I sheared was my own and it was just brutal,” Domeier laughed. ...

YORK COUNTY — Dottie the Sheep kicked, thrashed and bleated through the process as her wool was sheared Saturday, stopping only briefly to nibble at a patch of grass. The sheep shearers bent and ...

Cup of coffee in hand, Jim Barnett takes a break from shearing Brian Iburg's sheep. They seem unaware of the change, however, as they mill around the barn. It's hard to hear over the bleating, which ...

If you think shearing sheep is all about broken backs, aching muscles, poverty and general slavery, well think again. You are living in the past! Sheep shearing today, is all about fast living, big ...

The Maryland Sheep Breeders Association Inc. hosted Sheep Shearing School on Friday at the Ridgely Thompson Farm in Westminster. “This is one of the oldest shearing schools in the nation,” said Aaron ...

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 on ...

FAIRPOINT - He isn't an imposing figure, but with clippers in hand, Loren Opstedahl has turned sheep shearing into a 21-year career of championship seasons. Opstedahl, 37, began the 2009 shearing ...

When it comes to competitive sheep competitions at the New York State Fair, it's all about the condition and grooming of the sheep's wool -- and for some breeds, the way a sheep looks when all its ...