Penn State researchers say the stuff we throw away after making beer, wine, and even some medicines could help feed people ...

Despite wool making up just one per cent of the world's fibre market, some believe it's on the way back because of a new breakthrough. A South Australian company has discovered a way to spin low value ...

A heated debate has erupted online over whether sheep shearing is ethical or exploitative. Alaina Wood (@itsthegarbagequeen), whose bio says she's a sustainability scientist and climate activist, took ...

PLAINFIELD, N.H. — For farmer Meg Falcone, it began with just three sheep: Briar Rose, Honeysuckle, and Blackeyed Susan. About five years ago, Falcone decided she had to do something about it. She ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to ...

For the vibrant upstate fiber industry, which heavily relies on imported yarn and tools, the local infrastructure can’t keep ...

Steven Borzachillo, the mastermind behind the popular Brochet universe of crochet weaponry and comedy skits, will be at the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival on Saturday and Sunday. (Courtesy of ...

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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to ...

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Productivity gains, China's domination of the wool market, environmental legislation and social licence are top-tier issues for Australian Wool Innovation director Michelle Humphries.