The week-long agricultural celebration will coincide with America's 250th anniversary, featuring the famous butter sculpture, food court and sheep-shearing competitions.

BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University Extension will teach the skill of sheep shearing to current and prospective producers this fall.

Laura Kieffer, owner of Dream Valley Farm near Strum in western Wisconsin, has downsized her flock of sheep from 300 milking ewes to a small grazing flock.

There aren’t many real farms left in Fairfax County. Few silos, the stoic monuments to farm operations, remain standing against the sky now to mark where farms once stood. One can find a few ...

Meet lambs, ride ponies and explore local history during the Wayne County Farm Tour Oct. 11-12. Eight stops offer hands-on fun for all ages.

A big season of shearing and woolhandling competition in New Zealand starts at the New Zealand Merino Shears in the Central Otago town of Alexandra this week. Pagan Rimene winning the New Zealand ...

Craft has become an essential element of the state fair, demonstrating the creative and practical values of handmade goods in American culture. In turn, state fairs have altered the way artists ...

Many great ideas start out as ‘what if’ conversations in “watering holes.” With the help of a little imbibing of a cool beverage or two, the creative juices start to flow, and from that ‘what if’ a ...

Autumn into winter, the Hudson Valley hums with creativity. From Rhinebeck’s Sheep and Wool Festival to the cinematic buzz of the Woodstock Film Festival, the season brims with reasons to gather.