Two Mayo brothers will take part in the World Sheep Shearing Championships next week in New Zealand. James and Martin Hopkins ...

This will be Martin's second World Championships, having represented Ireland in France in 2019, where he finished 5th in the World Team Final alongside teammate Peter Heraty. He earned his place on ...

The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program is sponsoring a shearing school, hosted by the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA), on Saturday, March 14, at Purdue University’s Sheep Unit.

NEW Zealand shearers reclaimed trans-Tasman supremacy with a win by almost six points over pre-post TAB favourites Australia at the 60th anniversary Southern Shears shearing and wool handling ...

Reigning Golden Shears champion Henderson won the titles at the 60th anniversary Southern Shears in Gore on Saturday and the Counties Shears on Sunday in Pukekohe, where he was also the top individual ...

The rhythms of spring will soon be arriving this year, with daytime temps rising to the lower 40s this week. Chickadees are starting to sing their spring song of “Hey ...

Nick Greaves, a shearer from Staffordshire, set a new eight-hour world lamb record in August 2024 by shearing 764 lambs. The fastest time in which a single lamb has ever been sheared is 37.9 seconds, ...

On Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12, 2026, La Villette Farm will host the Wool Festival, a major family-friendly event featuring free activities and, best of all, the chance to see a flock of ...

Blade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan Oldfield, a world champion blade shearer, at a ...