Scottish farmers say Home Office rule changes are likely to leave more than a million sheep unshorn ...

A concession currently allows shearers from Australia and New Zealand to travel to the UK for three months but the rules are set to change.

As restrictions on international shearers near, the government says farmers should find UK staff.

Sheep shearers from overseas will be allowed to work in the UK for one "final" year after the government agreed to extend a ...

NORTH ANDOVER — It was a wild and woolly scene at this year’s Sheep Shearing Festival, as thousands of people came to the 46th celebration of the town’s rural roots. Children and parents filled the ...

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 ...

These women have found a community in an unlikely place — the male-dominated shearing sheds. From wool-classers to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A sheep shearing demonstration was held in the Ames Activity Pavilion at the National Western Stock Show on January 22, 2020. Bob Schroth, who runs annual ...

LESTER, Iowa — "Sheep shearers are in short supply in Australia just like here," says Alex Moser. Shearing is work that Moser enjoys, so a sheep shearing trip seemed like a good idea. His seven-week ...