In March 2020, the sheep farming industry in South Dakota — the sixth-largest in the country — was humming along nicely. After a few sluggish decades, prices for meat and wool were at or near all-time ...

Wyoming sheep jams are a reminder of the big struggles ranchers face. Rising costs and industry changes threaten family farms, prompting new efforts ...

GREENWICH — Fulton County sheep farmer Rick Argotsinger got up early Friday and drove through Saratoga Springs on his way to Greenwich to deliver 1,200 pounds of wool headed to a South Carolina mill ...

LAWRENCE, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - One word best defines how Megan Landes-Murphy and her husband Tom Murphy met, made career choices and launched a unique-to-Nebraska business. Sheep. Neither ...

Four southeast Minnesota farms hosted the first annual Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour. Organized by Fiber Folke, a group of nearly 30 fiber enthusiasts, the event promoted wool sheep breeds and fiber arts, ...

Across Europe and North America, the picture is bleak: wool is often burned or discarded because processing costs outweigh ...

It’s finally spring! At the Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol, R.I., that means it’s time for the return of Sheep & Wool Festival. (May 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Celebrating the deep-rooted connection ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For over 50 years, the Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild along with the New Mexico Wool Growers have been showcasing wool’s progression at the New Mexico State Fair.