Competitive sheep shearing possesses all the rivalry, passion and excitement of any other sport, with thousands of people turning out to watch it in sheds all over the country. A new documentary gives ...

A man from Co. Donegal has beaten the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to shear a sheep. Ivan Scott, 33, from Kilmacrennan near Letterkenny in Co Donegal, broke the record by shearing a ...

WINDSOR — One by one, Jeff Burchstead wrestled the fickle creatures out of their enclosure and onto a mat. With motorized shears, he removed a blanket of fleece from each of the bleating sheep, then ...

Two teenaged cousins working for the whānau shearing gang in Dannevirke scored a unique double by winning the novice titles, ...

In rural Oregon, farmers are leveraging technology to sell their products to a mostly urban clientele. Fifth-generation sheep shearer Jacob Valentine, proprietor of Darkside Shearing in Crabtree, OR, ...

For Maree Smith and her family, shearing is in the blood. The work is tough, physical and taxing on the body, but it is a lifestyle the family proudly embraces. In an arena once dominated by men, ...

A shearing contractor has stressed the footage released by PETA, of shearers abusing sheep, is not an accurate portrayal of what happens in shearing sheds. Bob Tully has been in the industry for more ...

GRAND RAPIDS – George Shearing, the world famous jazz pianist who penned "Lullaby of Birdland" among many other tunes, has died at age 91. Though blind from birth, Shearing was a major artist from the ...