The event takes place on the June bank holiday weekend on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June in the grounds of Mountbellew Co-operative Livestock Mart.

A CLOGHER sheep farmer and member of Seskinore YFC, Allister Crawford, has spoken of the opportunities available in the world ...

West Australian farmer Peter Reid has ridden the highs and lows of the wool industry for his entire working life and knows ...

British Wool has announced that shearing courses are now live on its website. The experienced team of instructors will be running more than 100 courses between April and August this year, offering ...

SHEEP shearing is becoming more of a problem because of the shortage of experienced shearers in many areas. An alternative and easier procedure for removing wool would be useful to the sheep ...

Siri Swanson of Yankee Rock Farm in Vermont will be visiting the Island again, to shear Slough Farm’s Tunis flock. The public is invited to stop by and learn all about shearing and wool processing.

The industry that once carried the fortunes of regional Australia on its back is in the midst of a ­“profitability crisis”, ...

Declining sheep numbers are also pulling up the price of strong wool. The country's flock keeps falling as more farms are ...