While election season proved to be a stressful time for many, sheep producers were under unusual pressure due to an animal rights effort. Residents of Denver voted on whether or not to prohibit the ...
Sheep producers in the Midwest say wool prices have been dismal for decades, but in recent years they’ve plummeted. Now producers are looking for new ways to add value to this fiber or drop it all ...
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 ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development and the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) are jointly sponsoring the annual Hoosier Sheep Symposium on Sept. 20 in Purdue ...
IN WILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A LOCAL COUPLE IS RETURNING TO THE NEW ENGLAND TRADITION OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION, ALBEIT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. WE TAKE IN WOOL FROM CUSTOMERS, USUALLY PEOPLE WHO RAISE THE ...
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 ...