Much of Montana’s wool still leaves the state before it is ever turned into yarn, fabric, or finished products.

While election season proved to be a stressful time for many, sheep producers were under unusual pressure due to an animal rights effort. Residents of Denver voted on whether or not to prohibit the ...

Sheep producers in the Midwest say wool prices have been dismal for decades, but in recent years they’ve plummeted. Now producers are looking for new ways to add value to this fiber or drop it all ...

HALSEY, Ore. — A conveyor belt fed a pile of Romney sheep wool into a carding machine. The machine intermixed the fibers and spit them out the other end as soft roving. “This is where the magic ...

CALEDONIA, Minn. - Four southeast Minnesota farms will welcome the public Oct. 8-9 for the first annual Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour. Fiber Folke, a group of nearly 30 fiber enthusiasts, organized the ...

Four southeast Minnesota farms hosted the first annual Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour. Organized by Fiber Folke, a group of nearly 30 fiber enthusiasts, the event promoted wool sheep breeds and fiber arts, ...

In March 2020, the sheep farming industry in South Dakota — the sixth-largest in the country — was humming along nicely. After a few sluggish decades, prices for meat and wool were at or near all-time ...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — What’s Happening in Bristol, the Sheep and Wool Festival is back at Coggeshall Farm Museum! You can shop handmade goods from over 40 local vendors, meet the animals, and see ...