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Shearing the campus flock: Students embrace the tradition and rhythms of wool harvesting

Shearing the campus flock: Students embrace the tradition and rhythms of wool harvesting

Students in the Faculty of Agriculture joined in the shearing of the campus ewes and rams this month — freeing 750 pounds of fleece that will be used to make blankets and yarn to be turned into hats, mitts and more.  Read more.

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