Researchers have discovered a treatment that could combat the No. 1 health problem in the U.S. sheep industry: Haemonchus contortus, a parasite that infects the stomachs of ruminant animals, often ...

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 ...

A team of local meat producers who are competing with New Zealand and Australia to diversify Wiregrass agriculture and keep a particular customer buying locally is taking a jab at a different kind of ...

Rising Locust Farm started a few years ago when Frank and Kay Rhodes bought 40 acres of land in Mount Joy Township. Her parents, Harrison and Amy Koser, later moved to the farm. Then their two sons, ...

LAS CRUCES - In four hours, wool went from the back of a Debouillet sheep and into a hand-made shawl before your eyes. The Sheep to Shawl demonstration was one of many that visitors to the New Mexico ...

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 ...

A helicopter crew aiding Nebraska Game & Parks Commission with the capture and processing of bighorn in the state's panhandle helped a few sheep get airborne earlier this week. South Dakota State ...