A series of sheep shearing workshops in the South West will equip farmers with a plethora of practical technique and equipment advice as the shearing season nears. Cox and Ritchey, part of the Allflex ...

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Sheep shearing kit maker Heiniger has launched a lighter-weight version of its Icon shearing handpiece. The unit, which is sold in the UK via importer Allflex, uses a slimmer barrel to supposedly ...

Contestants competed in the 2008 National Western Stock Show (NWSS) International Sheep Shearing Contest in Denver, CO, on Jan. 12. Taking top honors in the professional competition was Loren ...

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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When you're a shearer and you develop cataracts in both eyes, you have a problem. Fortunately for Urenui-based shearing legend, Bill Birdsall, those cataracts have surfaced later in life and towards ...