At a family farm in central Iowa, a sheep shearer leans over a ram, making smooth, clean strokes through several inches of shaggy wool. For most breeds, this fiber will just keep growing unless it’s ...

Fashion's almost forgotten fabric is on the way back as fleece prices enjoy record rises. British wool's value plummeted during the 1970s and 80s with the introduction of many manufactured materials ...

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 ...

The sheep’s wool industry is a wasteful one; 90% of all sheep’s wool generated in the U.S. is too coarse to use in the textile industry, so it’s sent to landfills instead. That may not be the case for ...

Products from ten companies have been selected as finalists for the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Dutch Postcode Lottery. Three ...

Inflationary pressure across farm wages and loss-making wool prices have increased the demand for sheep that shed their fleece. The British sheep industry has seen growth in crossing to Easycare, ...