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Philip and Jonathan Higgins in west Sligo have quadrupled the gross margin of their ewes in just over 10 years from €35/ewe to €148/ewe by focusing on five key areas.

The sheep are used for weed control and fertilizer. They are also used as the farm works to incorporate virtual fencing.

Up to 15 people can go inside a building called “The Fold,” where Rhonda teaches classes and lessons. “The fold is where the shepherd takes his sheep at night, primarily to keep them safe ...

A farm in central Massachusetts is doing things the old-fashioned way by using dogs to herd sheep, instead of ATVs. It's at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland where 6-year-old sheepdog Bett does her job.

Sheep are being used to help maintain a solar farm 02:24. Hundreds of sheep are hard at work this spring in central Minnesota — not on a farm, but beneath solar panels.

Local farmer Marcus Gray has been raising sheep on his personal farm in Pittsylvania County for years. But in January, he was able to move them to a 1,000-acre solar farm near Snowberry Road.

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Nearly 60 sheep dogs competed at the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo’s sheep dog trials on Monday, Feb. 3. During this competition, the dogs and handlers showed off their ...

The sheep, in turn, cut down on mowing costs for the solar farm. The flock loves chowing down on the vegetation under and around the panels, Huber said.