The team built jointed, mechanical arms ... Mr Barrett is building a prototype shearing shed, which he hopes other wool producers will adopt. AWI has contributed funding for the research.

Besides providing technical and mechanical sheep shearing facilities to the breeders, the federation is also maintaining a revolving fund of ₹ 133.39 crore earmarked for the procurement of wool ...

While Chamelin uses blade shears, she estimates most of her work is still done with mechanical shears. Blade shearing, on a calm day ... and a few geriatric sheep that need a bit of left-behind wool ...

LOLO, Mont. — It's time for Montana sheep producers to have their animals sheared of their winter wool. Shearing keeps the sheep cool in hot weather, and allows new born lambs to nurse more easily.

including the extension of the wool bale storage area and changes to some of the roof-line to accommodate the drive shaft of the shearing plant for mechanical shears and different wool presses.

and then we go over everything from the shearing, then people can see us card the wool and get it ready for spinning to make it into yarn.” Park livestock manager Jenny Greskovich hauled in one ...

There was no pulling the wool over your eyes Sunday at the 53rd annual Sheep Shearing Festival at North Andover Common.

Disgruntled farmers say income from dismal wool prices only covers half their shearing costs, while sheep numbers have fallen by 50 million. Calls for change to salvage the industry have ...