Jake, the sheep shearing crew boss, called me on Saturday evening, hoping to arrive at my barn on Monday morning. I already had a big day of commitments on Monday so we settled on Tuesday morning ...

ROSEBURG, Ore. — After several years of work, applying for grants and buying and modifying equipment, Oregon Sheep Growers Association members staged their first sheep shearing school last week in ...

BUHL, Idaho (AP) — With sweat dripping from his permanently tanned nose, Chase Cantrell leaned against the shearing shed. "I did 266 sheep on my best day," said Cantrell, 25, of Buhl, who has been ...

MILES CITY, Mont. - Mike Schuldt has been shearing sheep for 28 years, and a grant through the Growth Through Agriculture program last November made his vision of a mobile sheep shearing operation a ...

FAIRPOINT - He isn't an imposing figure, but with clippers in hand, Loren Opstedahl has turned sheep shearing into a 21-year career of championship seasons. Opstedahl, 37, began the 2009 shearing ...