When it comes to competitive sheep competitions at the New York State Fair, it's all about the condition and grooming of the sheep's wool -- and for some breeds, the way a sheep looks when all its ...

At 21, Jayson Foley is an anomaly in the sheep-shearing industry – a rarity at work this week in a sun-lit barn north of Windsor. Weld County ranks first nationally for its number of sheep and lambs, ...

Hingham-based Talbots Inc. has vowed to phase out the use of wool from Australian farmers who use a controversial practice that removes the skin folds on a sheep’s hindquarters with shears. “Mulesing” ...