Duncan Adams is in his third season helping farmers in the North Island of New Zealand. The 26-year-old from Banchory in Aberdeenshire is a sheep shearer, a role in great demand - but only at certain ...

Sheep farmers across northern England say changes to migrant labour rules risks a shortage of shearers next year and could cause animal welfare issues. Traditionally foreign sheep shearers have been ...

Farmers are being trained to shear sheep faster, ahead of the end of a visa scheme which lets highly skilled shearers come to the UK to help. For 14 years, the scheme has let 75 people, predominantly ...