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 ...

Katie McRose, the founder of the traveling animal shearing business Right Choice Shearing, remembers the first time she posted a TikTok video showing off her work. It was back in March of this year, ...

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 ...

Shearing sheep can be a seasonal occupation, lasting from February to May, or it can be year-round. For one student at the HREC shearing school, the job is year-round, McWilliams said. That student ...

CANFIELD — Travis Johnson said the key to shearing sheep successfully is to get them seated on their rear so they will sit still. Johnson, of Malvern in Carroll County, spent four hours Saturday at ...