Facing low prices for coarse wools, sheep farmers around the U.S. have looked for creative ways to sell wool into alternative markets: as insulation, upholstery and even fertilizer. Marie Hoff, a ...

STORY: This sheep farm in South Africa has shifted its practices in a bid to meet sustainable standards. For Stefan Erasmus, it’s a step in the right direction in ensuring that he maximizes production ...

Trump Administration says help is on the way for farmers. Global sugar prices take a toll on sugarbeet growers. Chances of a ...

Norse ruins shiver in the shadow of the ice sheet in Greenland’s deep south. There, Ellen K. Frederiksen tends the nation’s oldest working sheep farm, Illunnguujuk. This overlooks a turquoise fjord ...

"They've been good partners in our community." Farmers make unexpected discovery when pairing sheep with solar panels: 'The best animal … among these' first appeared on The Cool Down.

They’re an unlikely pair, but Vermont friends Ethan Joseph and Michael Kirk have managed to devise a partnership that combines their two separate working worlds. Joseph, a winemaker, and Kirk, a ...

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A farm in central Massachusetts is doing things the old-fashioned way by using dogs to herd sheep, instead of ATVs. It's at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland where 6-year-old sheepdog Bett does her job.

A Surrey farmer has called for dog owners to "be responsible" with their pets and keep them on a lead to avoid sheep worrying. Luke Smith, a sheep farmer in Dorking, said there had been 46 incidents ...

The farmer, Ben Jackson, wasn’t able to attend his aunt’s funeral due to COVID restrictions Digital News Writer, PEOPLE An Australian farmer used his sheep for a heartfelt tribute to his aunt after ...