Sheep producers in the Midwest say wool prices have been dismal for decades, but in recent years they’ve plummeted. Now producers are looking for new ways to add value to this fiber or drop it all ...

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 ...

Carl Terrey has spent most of his life breeding a rare Tasmanian carpet wool sheep, but he fears his beloved Elliottdale may be extinct within the next decade. Elliottdales were developed in Tasmania ...

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 ...

Sheep jumped for joy after getting their wool sheared off amidst a record-breaking June heatwave. Kelly Williams, 43, watched ...