There are some life lessons that can only be learned from living on a ranch—like the fact that keeping livestock fed means there’s no difference between weekdays and weekends, or how to create a ...

It’s been nearly three decades since Charlene Schmid first developed an interest in alpaca wool. “I wanted to make a blanket for my baby,” she says with a laugh. “I learned about alpaca fiber and I’ve ...

LAWRENCE, Neb. (KOLN) - Megan Landes-Murphy fell in love with sheep when her future husband Tom Murphy placed a lamb in her arms. Now they use sheep’s wool to make pellets that are good for the soil. ...

A young Victorian entrepreneur has taken low value wool and given it a higher commercial value by turning it into products for urban gardens.

The pellets Megan Landes-Murphy makes in her unique-to-Nebraska business have only one ingredient: wool. The pellets are sold as natural fertilizer for garden, landscaping and potted plants. Photo by ...