Sheep shearing in the Scottish Borders

Sheep shearing season on 18th of June 2020, in Stow in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom. Carl and Craig working flat-out, shearing sheep all day. They both got other farming jobs but during shearing season they take on shearing which takes skills. Stewart Runciman has got 800 sheep and sheep shearing season is on. He keeps his sheep and lambs in the fields above Stow in the Scottish Borders but takes them inside at Muir House farm to have their wool cut. Wool and fleece was never a good business but with COVID-19 the price on wool has dropped and Stewart now loses up to 80p / sheep but the shearing has to be done for animal welfare reasons.

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Sheep shearing season on 18th of June 2020, in Stow in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom. Carl and Craig working flat-out, shearing sheep all day. They both got other farming jobs but during shearing season they take on shearing which takes skills. Stewart Runciman has got 800 sheep and sheep shearing season is on. He keeps his sheep and lambs in the fields above Stow in the Scottish Borders but takes them inside at Muir House farm to have their wool cut. Wool and fleece was never a good business but with COVID-19 the price on wool has dropped and Stewart now loses up to 80p / sheep but the shearing has to be done for animal welfare reasons.