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 ...

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 ...

This spring, Capital Press got a question from a reader who raises Rambouillet and Merino sheep in Eastern Oregon: “Why are wool prices so low?” The answer is both simple and complex. The simple ...

One farmer’s practice of burning the wool shaved off her sheep has churned up “shear” madness, as media outlets like the BBC have reported she did so to protest ultra-low wool prices paid out to ...

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It was a fitting end to an extraordinary year. Many growers, like Craig Mitchell, who runs a merino flock at Gaerloch, east of Cooma in the southeastern NSW high country, are optimistic about their ...

If you’ve used down comforters and down alternative comforters without much success of finding a blanket that works for you, it may be time to try a wool or silk comforter. Silk can be a lux ...