WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Two competitors were named champions in the 2017 Indiana State Fair sheep shearing competition, sponsored in part by the Sheep and Wool Market Development Program (SWMDP) based ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Nowhere in America could you see better sheep shearing than at the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, Jan. 27 in Rapid City, S.D. The 10-day event hosts the National Sheep Shearing ...

DAVISON, MI – Sheep shearers from as far away as North Dakota will make their way to Genesee County next week for the fourth annual National Sheep Shearing Competition. The Aug. 16 contest is part of ...

Morning Beckons Farm was the site of the eighth annual North American Alpaca Shearing Contest, on June 24. The contests pit a two-person crew against a clock. They were judged on how fast they were ...

HERMON, Maine (WABI) - Maple Crest Farm hosted Shearing for a Cure for its third year Saturday. The event also served as the Maine State Shearing Contest. It was a win-win for the humans and animals ...

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 ...

GENESEE TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Organizers are expecting a larger turnout Thursday when the Genesee County Fair hosts its second national sheep shearing contest. Among the nearly two dozen sheep shearers ...