Some people have a nose for whiskey. Jenn Phillips has a nose for wool. "I can smell a fleece and tell if it’s good, and depending on the scent, it’ll be nice and sweet," Phillips said. The Amity ...

Raising sheep for wool is a fun and satisfying experience. The market for wool and wool-products continues to grow as people are eager to learn skills such as felting, spinning, rug-making, weaving, ...

Indiana is home to roughly 2,000 sheep farms and over 50,000 head of sheep, making the state number 28 for sheep production in the U.S. Even with Indiana’s bountiful flocks, however, it’s unlikely you ...

Welcoming the participants, Dr Arun Kumar Tomar, Director, ICAR-CSWRI, highlighted the current status and challenges of the ...

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed getting your housing and supplies together for keeping milk sheep. Once that is done, you are ready to bring home your flock. There are several different breeds ...

George Washington's Mount Vernon Livestock Program at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival had a rare breeds display this month that included some Hog Island Sheep. Hog Island sheep are descended from ...

A few years ago, I ran a series of articles on understanding agriculture, designed for anyone in the general public who had an interest in understanding more about various agricultural crops and ...

A breed is a group of domestic animals with a uniform appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species. Sheep fall into four broad categories: ...