CANFIELD — Saturday’s hot weather at the 177th annual Canfield Fair did not deter people from an interest in wool as artisans demonstrated how to shear it from sheep and use it to make clothing and ...

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Announcer Curt Olson, who runs three-day sheep shearing schools twice a year at South Dakota State University, was the guide for the uninitiated at the first-ever sheep shearing competition to be held ...

In addition to 4-H and open sheep shows, the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) is sponsoring sheep-themed competitions, vendors and educational opportunities at this year’s Indiana State Fair, with ...

It took Hilary Gietzen about 45 minutes to shear one sheep when he first started shearing 32 years ago. Now the 47-year-old can shear a sheep in 80 seconds during competitions. Gietzen recently placed ...

Baaaaa! Mehhh! The sheep at the Indiana State Fair Sheep Shearing Contest weren’t too happy Monday night, and they were pretty vocal about it. Professional and amateur sheep shearers gave more than ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. — It’s a busy time of year for Doug Mathias: Sheep shearing season. His schedule started filling up right after Thanksgiving and he’ll stay plenty busy until the end of April before ...