LOLO, Mont. — It's time for Montana sheep producers to have their animals sheared of their winter wool. Shearing keeps the sheep cool in hot weather, and allows new born lambs to nurse more easily.

FORT RANSOM, N.D. — A large Romney sheep makes its way out of the chute and on to the shearing station, waiting for the sheep shearer to get started on its overgrown coat. As the shearer picks up the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod ...

LESTER, Iowa — "Sheep shearers are in short supply in Australia just like here," says Alex Moser. Shearing is work that Moser enjoys, so a sheep shearing trip seemed like a good idea. His seven-week ...