Wool-d you believe Wales is losing sheep?
If we believe the stereotypes, Wales has long been widely known for its rugby, choirs and sheep. But the rugby is in the ...
'Happy sheep' make the best wool, say yarn experts
Well-cared for and "happy" sheep make the best wool, yarn experts who use rare-breeds have said. Becci and Markus Pamely-Bast ...
Pictured: Sheep not sheared for five years ‘at risk of pneumonia’ if wool is removed
A Belgian sheep that has not been sheared for five years cannot have its wool removed in case it catches pneumonia. The ...
University of Wyoming3 天
UW Sheep Program Launches Sheep Innovators Exchange to New Zealand
Sheep are pictured grazing in Shakespeare Regional Park in New Zealand. The University of Wyoming’s Sheep Program, in ...
BBC10 天
'Happy sheep' make the best wool, say yarn experts
Well-cared for and "happy" sheep make the best wool, yarn experts who use rare-breeds have said. Becci and Markus Pamely-Bast founded a wool and hand-dyed yarn business seven years ago on a ...
Australian Geographic2 天
Defining Moments in Australian History: Australia’s merino wool industry begins
Captain Henry Waterhouse and Lieutenant William Kent brought 26 merino sheep in 1797 from the Cape of Good Hope, in present-day South Africa, to Port Jackson, in the colony of New South Wales. Little ...
Pictured: Belgian sheep not sheared for five years ‘at risk of pneumonia’ if wool is ...
A Belgian sheep that has not been sheared for five years cannot have its wool removed in case it catches pneumonia.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation8 天
From merino to dorpers, graziers in New South Wales are breaking with agricultural tradition
But a closer inspection reveals the sheep in their yard aren't wool-growing merinos. The family is transitioning away from traditional sheep breeds grown for their wool and into dorper sheep ...