On a sunny spring day at Rob and Jo Hodgkins’ farm in southern England, sheep were being led, one by one, into metal boxes resembling oversized washing machines. Each of the 120 animals stayed in the ...

Whether it’s wool from their own backs or just a snuggle, these sheep are the talk of the town. A couple from Cornish, Maine, prides themselves on having raised the sweetest sheep with softest wool.

Sitting on 45 gently rolling acres in northwest Georgia, just west of LaFayette and near the Alabama state line, is Rosemary and Thyme Creamery. While the state Department of Agriculture estimates ...