Though the first Lister sheep shears were made in 1909 (and are still being made to this day) the company’s origins are much older. In fact the name dates back to 1867 when Robert Ashton Lister ...

FOOT-AND-MOUTH movement restrictions, combined with an absence of Australian and New Zealand contractors, forced many sheep producers to re-organise their shearing programme last year. Apart from ...

Roots date back to 1910. It's annual sales are $500,000 worldwide. The firm, located at Platinum and Main, employs 3. The plain red brick building at 14 W. Platinum in Butte doesn't attract attention, ...

A young farmer and aspiring sheep shearer from Devon has secured a unique opportunity to sharpen her skills under the tutelage of top national instructors. Imogen Ogborne has been announced as the ...

A teenager from Loch Tay has been chosen as the Scottish winner of a nationwide competition to help young farmers get ahead with shearing sheep. Fifth generation farmer and Breadalbane Academy school ...