The event wasn’t Dwayne Odell’s first rodeo. In fact, it wasn’t really a rodeo at all. But it was an introduction to the sport. And Odell, a longtime rodeo veteran, spent Saturday working with sheep ...

For the past 43 years, the month of May has meant only one thing to Gwen Handler — the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. One of the largest of its kind in the country, the festival features more than ...

Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits -- and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training -- according to new research. Sheep can be ...

Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in Australia, but new equipment to help handle sheep is helping to make it safer. Sheep handlers can be used for a range of tasks The ...

Constructing a good handling unit can cut labour hours by as much as 18% by allowing handlers to complete a variety of tasks efficiently and safely. To achieve the best design, farmers are advised to ...

The scene of a border collie herding sheep over undulating knolls as fog rolls through a nearby stand of trees could convince you for a moment that you’re somewhere on a bucolic Scottish countryside.

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Sheep farmers will be able to check out the popular Combi Clamp sheep handler, available at Landmark, which will be on display for the first time at this year’s FarmFest.

A three-year-old girl has stolen the hearts of many after a video of her expertly handling her large sheep went viral. The video of Barley Brook Sellar, dressed in a smart checked shirt, white coat ...

If you have a border collie that's herding your children, your cats and anything else that moves, maybe you should give it a chance to do the job it was bred to do. Just be warned: Doing so may lead ...

Ten skittish lambs walked across the field as Andi the border collie followed behind, stopping to hunker down in the grass at her handler’s command. From across the field, Patrick Shannahan whistled ...

Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits - and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training - according to new research from scientists at the ...