MPBN Advances UMaine Extension Sheep Shearing Schools
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported on three sheep shearing schools offered by the Maine Sheep Breeders Association and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The schools, which will be offered in March and April, are designed for people with different levels of experience. Richard Brzozowski, a small ruminant and poultry specialist with UMaine Extension, said as farming continues to grow, a shearing skills gap is starting to be noticed. “Everybody that has sheep wants to have good-quality wool or the highest quality wool they can,” Brzozowski said. “And if the shearer doesn’t know what he or she is doing, they can mess up a nice fleece pretty quickly.”