Now Groenewold Fur & Wool Company, based in Illinois, is the only large wool buyer left following Mid-States Wool Co-Op closure last year. Still, Whaley is optimistic as sheep producers pivot to ...

Alpacas are becoming more popular as a cash crop in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain region. At the Great Western Alpaca Show ...

Some sheep farmers are being impacted by the U.S.-China trade war in the form of unsold wool. A large share of wool—about 50 to 60%—is typically exported, with China serving as the primary ...

Well-cared for and "happy" sheep make the best wool, yarn experts who use rare-breeds have said. Becci and Markus Pamely-Bast founded a wool and hand-dyed yarn business seven years ago on a ...

Many sheep farmers deliver the resulting wool to the Swisswool company in Buchs, canton St Gallen. This spring, however, Switzerland’s largest buyer is not accepting any wool: its warehouses are ...

TUNBRIDGE, Vt. (WCAX) - Fiber aficionados are waiting with bated breath for the return of the Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend in Tunbridge. This year’s theme is camelids ...