At a family farm in central Iowa, a sheep shearer leans over a ram, making smooth, clean strokes through several inches of shaggy wool. For most breeds, this fiber will just keep growing unless it’s ...

Sheep get sheared like recruits reporting for boot camp. Want something other than a buzz cut? “Baa,” say the barbers. Everyone gets the same. Sheep who want just a little off the sides are out of ...

Set in the heart of Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region, Prospect Pastoral is a regenerative wool and wheat farm that stands out against the harsh, brittle landscape in which it sits. Bordered by ...

Merino wool is a sustainable material when the sheep are treated well. Sheep Inc, short for Sheep Included, is transparent about its efforts to ensure their animals are: They allocate wearers a sheep ...

DILLON, Mont. — A family-owned sheep ranch has put a spin on the “farm-to-table” concept by trademarking a similar slogan — “Sheep to Shelf” — that captures its unusual business model. In 2013, John ...

Australian scientists have called on the country’s farmers to report any ugly sheep found in their flocks. A campaign called “Xtreme sheep” aims to study sheep with undesirable wool features to unlock ...