Langemeier lambs only in the spring, though some members of the sheep industry have achieved moderate success with fall lambing. Langemeier carefully monitors about 140 head of ewes as they drop their lambs. All of the pens hold woolly moms and wrinkly-skinned lambs. So on this sunny, 50 degree day, is there a more beautiful picture of a farm? You should have been here two weeks ago when there was six inches of ice everywhere, Williams mused as he poured some water into a bucket in the...

Animal Health has been working with industry to develop national codes of practice for moving stock such as sheep, cattle and goats and expects a draft to be ready by June. A consultant working on the project, Michelle Edge, says the codes will provide uniform operating standards covering issues such as loading densities and water deprivation times. Animal welfare officials says they are not expecting new operating procedures for animal transport to deliver any shocks to the livestock industry.

She eventually was able to bring the show horse to the Norton farm, so it can live out the remainder of its life. White said once the goat is healthy again, he'll join 14 other goats that reside at the pet sanctuary. White first learned about Jackson after receiving a call from neighbor lived near the goat. White said the leg was stitched up, but that wasn't the end of the goat's medical problems. He had gotten out of his flimsy fencing where he lived before and he wound up in a neighbor's...

When one of them asked for a second helping of the roast beef that had been boned, I could only think, excellent lamb is excellent lamb. Now, I had been taught that wool and skin on lamb meat was not the thing to do, as it would affect the good flavor of the lamb. She went to her freezer that had not been defrosted in quite some time, as there was ice on the sides and covering some of the contents. In the kitchen sink Shelly ran water over the leg of lamb to get the visible wool fibers...

Up to 30 healthy sheep could be available for adoption, officials said. Mayor Keith Weatherly said the town council considered a proposal last year that would bar residents from keeping livestock, but it was never passed. Police were waiting to see if additional animals would be euthanized before determining the extent of the charges. Neighbors have long complained about the sheep. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Animal neglect charges were...

Three local sheep contributed their sustainably grown fleeces, which were painstakingly spun by six traditional spinners into almost two miles of wool. The suit took a team of 20 artisans several months to produce -- 500 man-hours of work in total -- and the finished product wears its rustic origins on its sleeve. Industrial processes and cheap foreign labor belie the tremendous resources that go into garments as simple as a T-shirt. Textile artist Susie Brandt used husks from a local...