But that could end next year after the Home Office ended a long-standing arrangement which allows foreign sheep shearers to ...

As restrictions on international shearers near, the government says farmers should find UK staff.

The Home Office has agreed to extend a visa concession for sheep shearers from Australia and New Zealand for one “final” year ...

The Home Office has granted a one-year extension allowing overseas sheep shearers to work in the UK after warnings that ...

The industry has been warned it must rely on a UK-based workforce in the future ...

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A combination of profitability, innovation and environmental stewardship has led to Jon and Fiona Sherlock of Otorohaea Ltd ...

Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?

The Home Office has agreed to extend a visa concession for sheep shearers from Australia and New Zealand for one “final” year. The ...

Jon and Fiona Sherlock have tonight been named the Waikato Regional Supreme Winners at the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, ...

Britain’s sheep sector is under mounting pressure as breeding ewe numbers fall to the lowest level in living memory, raising ...

The UK approves visas for overseas sheep shearers after warnings of worker shortages and potential animal welfare risks ahead of the summer season.