A hog panel crosses a driveway. Learn about the best essentials for raising sheep in your backyard: sheep fencing options, DIY hoop barn, feed, and water requirements. Sheep are a great addition to ...

EDMORE, N.D. — A longing for Lance Myrvik’s children and wife to experience the life he’d left behind brought them back to the family farm. A growing herd of Katahdin sheep is helping the five of them ...

At a family farm in central Iowa, a sheep shearer leans over a ram, making smooth, clean strokes through several inches of shaggy wool. For most breeds, this fiber will just keep growing unless it’s ...