Four years ago, a friend texted the couple to say some Icelandic sheep were for sale. “So, we jumped in and bought our first seven ewes,” said Ritger. The flock is now about two dozen ewes and ...

This lovely Icelandic film from Grímur ... Gummi hides a few rams and ewes in his basement because they are the last of their breed. The hitch? Sheep are difficult animals to keep quiet, and ...

In an innovative approach to wildfire prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is enlisting the help of hundreds of sheep to graze in the Arrowhawk Fuels Reduction Project ...

One sure sign of springtime in Idaho is the annual sheep crossing. Taking place on Wednesday, April 30, Frank Shirts and ...

It closes at the end of June 2025. According to sheep farmers, ewe reproductive failure, neonatal lamb disease, and mortality are the three biggest factors limiting better flock productivity, with ...

Over countless generations, Icelandic horses have developed distinct traits such as a long mane and a unique gait.

I nudged the horse into the bitterly cold gale force wind, turning my head to keep the blowing snow out of my eyes. A wind ...

For the Fourth Sunday of Easter in Year C, John Connell reflects on the Gospel’s message of Jesus as a shepherd, who knows ...

Francis Gonley’s lowland flock came back with an impressive scanning rate of 1.96 lambs per ewe to the ram in early January, and for the first time he can remember there were no empty ewes.

The couple operates Prime Avenue Farm in Meeker County, Minnesota, raising Icelandic sheep, garlic and produce.

and there is a changing landscape for the future potential supply of ewes due to the shift out of sheep in Western Australia and the big depletion of stock numbers from the Western District and ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Declining ewe numbers and lower-than-average lambing percentages suggest that the lamb crop will be the lowest for decades with AHDB predictions ...