In a small backyard barn filled with noisy fans and flies, Nicole Dericco of Healdsburg comes every day to tend to her flock of lambs, who are soon destined to become the centerpiece of a meal at ...

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 ...