KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Looking for something a little different to do this weekend? Old McCaskill's Farm's Sheep Shearing Farm Day might fit the bill. "We try to share the experience of a working farm ...

HIGHLAND COUNTY – As the winter turns to spring, thousands of Virginia wool sheep will get their annual “haircut." Sheep shearing, or the process of harvesting wool, is a centuries-old practice that ...

GILLETTE – A group of about 25 people gathered in an old, dusty barn last weekend. Some sat at a table, some on a beam along the wall. Others sat on bales of fleece nearby. Young and old, they ate ...

A Folklife Festival was slated to occupy a 5-acre site at Expo ’74, and it would feature a wide array of old-time activities, including riverboat-building, gold-panning, sheep-shearing and quilting.

HETTINGER, N.D. -- They were like patient customers at a beauty school, suffering a few clipper nicks without making too much of a fuss. After all, a sheep shearer's gotta learn sometime. Hundreds of ...

WITH his back bowed, Stacey Te Huia’s shears fly — he’s just sheared 10 sheep in 10 minutes. It’s all part of his training to be the best in the world. It’s all part of his training to be the best in ...

DERRY, Pa. — Chuck Penich plopped a sheep onto its butt between his legs and started buzzing away with a set of electric clippers, slowly working his way from her belly to her legs and back. Less than ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Irishfest attendees had the opportunity Sunday to witness an age-old tradition that many never see, but most benefit from. Sheep shearing, a practice deeply rooted in Irish history ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. — It’s a busy time of year for Doug Mathias: Sheep shearing season. His schedule started filling up right after Thanksgiving and he’ll stay plenty busy until the end of April before ...