For longtime shepherds, keeping up the traditional work of raising sheep for quality wool has been rewarding — but may not be sustainable for future generations. Joann Slissman has made a living ...
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 ...
Building a barn is a hands-on education in problem solving and self-reliance. Meet your livestock’s needs on a budget with these sheep housing design ideas to build a DIY sheep barn. We farm a little ...
GANADO, Ariz. — Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother’s sheep. Begay’s parents had grown up raising livestock, ...
WHITEWOOD, S.D. — Black Hills Land Stewards in Whitewood is working to raise quality sheep while also finding ways to better track and improve sheep genetics. Jeff Clark moved from California to South ...
PLATTEVILLE, Colo. — The cutest sheep in the world are making their debut on this earth. It's lambing season up in Weld County. The Davis Family farm is teeming with new life. You can't get too far ...