Countryfile presenter Adam Henson has been running Bemborough Farm for more than 25 years - and he's a great proponent of ...

A woollen coffin would be the perfect, poetic way to end a life devoted to rearing rare-breed sheep for their fleeces, says ...

The other day I went to the reception of the old metal. And for a long time I was looking for suitable material for restoration, but unfortunately I did not find anything this time. When I was about ...

For farmers, selling wool and yarn can provide an additional source of income to help keep their farms afloat.

Our job is shearing the sheep, making a product for the farmer to sell. On an average day, you just want to shear and keep ...

From banquets fit for kings to tavern feasts and lovers’ suppers, a new cookbook by Sam Bilton and Shakespeare’s Globe ...

An orange warning was issued, but the mayor of the Waitomo District and the Minister for Rural Communities are questioning ...

When you think about the common thread that has woven the fabric of Australia, it’s hard to go past the wool industry.

A new world record for sheep shearing has been set in southern New South Wales by a team of five shearers who clipped on ...

History was made at the weekend when a team of five shearers from Wagga Wagga achieved a world record-beating challenge.

A New South Wales woman has set a world record as the first female to shear more than 500 merino lambs in a day. Nikki Lyons achieved the feat in a shearing shed near Marnoo in Victoria's Wimmera ...