For farmers, selling wool and yarn can provide an additional source of income to help keep their farms afloat.

A heated debate has erupted online over whether sheep shearing is ethical or exploitative. Alaina Wood (@itsthegarbagequeen), whose bio says she’s a sustainability scientist and climate activist, took ...

Former World champion blades shearers Allan Oldfield and Tony Dobbs have confirmed their bid to regain the title in Masterton ...

Born-again Oamaru competition shearer Justine Meikle scored his third Pleasant Point Gymkhana Open shearing title on Saturday ...

THE sale of the NSW High Country holding Moles Station for $4.4m leads property editor Linda Rowley's latest review of ...

A 12-year-old racing driver who helps shear sheep on his family's farm will attempt to become a world champion next month. Tom, from Louth, in Lincolnshire, has the nickname "The Farmer" and is ...

“The idea of a ‘woman’s place being in the home’ was common even in Tudor England and has led many historians to conclude ...

YOU'VE heard of the Running of the Bulls festival in Spain, but what about the Running of the Sheep in Boorowa? The event is the highlight of Boorowa Hotel's Irish Woolfest on Sunday, October 6. The ...

People passing a Staffordshire farm may have spotted a fairly unique - and romantic - sheep after a farmer took an unusual approach to proposing. Fraser Turner, 26, used one of his flock to propose to ...

Sheep and cattle enterprise Runnymede is being offered with the added appeal of being the site of a proposed renewable energy ...

Alpaca wool is soft, durable, hypoallergenic, and sustainable. Ethically sourced, it offers versatile, stylish sweaters and ...

With big-hitter London right on the doorstep, Essex gets short shrift. But if you’ve never spent much time exploring the ...