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8-foot sheep big enough to make 50 fleece jumpers

8-foot sheep big enough to make 50 fleece jumpers

By Nathan Pynn One of the UK’s largest sheep fleeces has been sheared, measuring 8ft in length - and big enough to make 50 jumpers. Sheep shearer Carl Sutton was stunned when he clipped the 64 sq ft (5.95m) fleece off Lincoln Longwool Lottie - nicknamed the "Woolly Lambmoth.

'This is the Old West': Paid with a steak, bound by tradition, a Saturday was given up for branding day

MELVILLE — It takes community to brand, vaccinate, and castrate 160 calves. “Hey bull! — Hey! — Yah! — Hey cows!” Herding exclamations from 30 volunteer cowhands: Men, women and young adults, mixed with thunderous mooing. Organized corral chaos prevailed at the Open Spear Ranch, a sprawling quarterhorse and cattle operation near Melville, between

Texas screwworm cases addressed by the Montana Department of Livestock

Texas screwworm cases addressed by the Montana Department of Livestock

HELENA, Mont. – An emergency mandate has been ordered effective immediately by the Montana Department of Livestock to supervise and protect Montana livestock from potential exposure to the New World screwworm (NWS). The department’s Animal Health Administrator/State Veterinarian issued an emergency order to stop the import of animals from

Dog tired of sheep life now wants to be with humans

Dog tired of sheep life now wants to be with humans

By James Connolly A sheepdog who flunked farm life because he'd rather spend time with humans than herd sheep is looking for a loving new home. Five-year-old Border Collie Sam was bred for life on the fells of Cumbria, but never developed the drive needed to

Missoula pasture program offers free help for landowners

MISSOULA, Mont. — A free Missoula County program is helping landowners learn how to better manage their land for grazing. The Missoula County Department of Agriculture and Extension offers site visits through its pasture evaluation program. Natalie Sullivan, an MSU Extension Agriculture, Equine and Livestock agent in Missoula County, said the

Noxious weed awareness for livestock

MISSOULA. Montana — Noxious weeds can put livestock at risk and people who care for animals in Montana said staying alert in the pasture matters. Shari Montana, founder of the River Pines Horse Sanctuary in Missoula, said toxic plants can have serious consequences for animals. “The things that are really poisonous

'He loved Montana': The myths and legends of Ted Turner at home in southwest Montana

As executive director of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Mike Clark would often drive to the Flying D Ranch southwest of Bozeman to talk with Ted Turner about conservation at the elegant but modest log ranch home the media mogul co-decorated with Jane Fonda. Turner, who died Wednesday at age