This article provides a do-it-yourself guide for those who struggle to hire a shearing crew. Meat, not wool demand, is currently driving U.S. sheep numbers higher. Producers must still deal with the wool and a shearing routine.
Source: On Pasture, March 28, 2016.
While I’ve never sheared a sheep myself, I feel like these three videos give me what I need to know if I were suddenly faced with the job.
INSIGHTS: U.S. sheep production takes place on more than 84,000 farms. A majority them have fewer than 100 head. Mixed animal practices and retailers can use this article and its videos to help producers manage shearing if a shearing crew is not available.