RED LAKE FALLS, Minn. -- Woolly lambs nestled in deep beds of sweet-smelling hay, nursing their mothers or frolicking about their pens pause as their shepherd walks through, murmuring gentle words to ...
Stepping onto sixth-generation farmer Dana Stewart's farm near Judsonia is like walking onto a wildlife preserve with cattle, goats, poultry, dogs and cats sunning themselves or meandering around the ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Near the community of Minatare, Brittany Fulton and her family raise Polypay ewes. We stopped by her farm to learn more. “Polypay ewes are known for their meat and wool,” Fulton ...
Agriculture is one of the backbones of North Country culture and its economy. In St. Lawrence County, that means dairies, big and small. The Champlain Valley is dotted with apple orchards. And you can ...
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 ...
BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — Since the late 1800s Idahoans have been raising sheep, but recently local ranchers have been saying that raising sheep in the state has become challenging. “We’ve experienced the ...
Indiana is home to roughly 2,000 sheep farms and over 50,000 head of sheep, making the state number 28 for sheep production in the U.S. Even with Indiana’s bountiful flocks, however, it’s unlikely you ...
" Rangpur District Livestock Officer Dr Md Abu Sayeed said. In addition to family-level sheep farming, 364 private ...
Sheep farmer Annie Hopper had so much wool piling up in her barn that she was using it to insulate her chicken coop. Katie Sullivan had a truck, expertise and an idea. The two met at a pasture ...