Ulster Wool has opened bookings for its 2026 shearing courses, now live on the Ulster Wool website. Delivered by a highly experienced team of instructors, the programme will see courses running ...

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has issued an alarm over a deficit of skilled sheep shearers after the Home Office told ...

The pursuit of a lower input, higher outcome, flock led Tom Basnett to cull 50 per cent of his ewes and rams in 2025 at Woodbine, Gunning. The Bogo-blood ewes were given the highest quality pastures, ...

Young farmers are being given the chance to sharpen their shearing skills at a discounted rate, thanks to a partnership ...

Ulster Wool has renewed its partnership with the Young Farmers’ Club of Ulster (YFCU) to offer subsidised shearing and ...

YFC members can access the training for £115 plus VAT for a shearing course and £42 plus VAT for wool handling. The offer is open until April 30, 2026. For non-members, the courses are priced at £230 ...

An award-winning Northern Hawke’s Bay farmer, shearing competitions judge and former record-breaking shearer has been named as a late replacement to manage the Shearing Sports New Zealand team at the ...

I found myself on my back in a 100-gallon sheep watering tank. There was over a foot of snow on the ground. It was right ...

Young farmers are being offered a 50% discount on shearing training after British Wool renewed its partnership with NFYFC.

Rurtec’s Lanati Astron offers slimline, cord-free shearing for sheep, dairy tails, and horses, with lightweight design and ...

The superstar fullback and his Broncos team-mates took some time away from their intensive Toowoomba training camp on Thursday to learn some classic country skills at the historic Jondaryan Woolshed.