That’s the situation facing farmers who are voting with their chequebooks by paying a premium for these new self-shedding ...

NEW Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries could prosecute and disqualify individuals from working with animals following its investigations into PETA claims of sheep mistreatment during shearing.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) is calling for mandatory webcams in all shearing sheds after alleging sheep are being mistreated on farms in New Zealand. The animal rights ...

An official investigation into allegations of animal mistreatment has uncovered some "very concerning" instances documented within the video footage of an animal rights group exposé.

The last time the treble was achieved was in 2016 by 2014 World Champion Rowland Smith, who on Saturday won the Wairoa Shears ...

The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program is sponsoring a shearing school, hosted by the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) on Saturday February 22, at Purdue University’s Sheep Center. The ...

Alexia Phillips, from Waikato, but based in West Australia, will make the attempt on February 22 at Spring Valley Farm, ...

Meant for meat production, ‘Nudies’ are a breed of sheep that don’t grow wool, allowing farmers to save on costs.

Having spent most of his time traveling the world shearing sheep, Will Hinton has changed farming direction. He now milks cows on a share-farming basis in ...

Former World champion Hawke’s Bay shearer Rowland Smith has bounced-back from almost a year away from the competition scene ...