The Helles raise Rambouillet sheep, a large, white-faced breed descended from the Merino breed that was developed in Spain during the 12th century. Rambouillets produce fine wool soft enough to be ...

This article was originally published with the title “ White Sheep Skins for Door Mats ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 30 (April 1853), p. 240 doi:10.1038 ...

But because the coloured wool gene is genetic, it is possible for a white sheep to be born in a black flock — suddenly finding that they are the odd one out. Get the latest rural news ...

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 ...

This wool was sheared off a white merino sheep at Ruxville Farm. Kim Harrison raises the merino sheep for their wool, which she uses to weave cloth and make into clothing items. Photo is taken on ...

Teams compete to be fastest to blade-shear a sheep, spin the wool and knit a jumper in one day as part of a global challenge ...

Her husband, Tom Cory, started raising sheep in the early 1960s — wool was an asset back then. “I was able to get enough money from that wool that I could pay for their winter feed.