Texas A&M collects wool from MeadowOak Farms

  • The Merino sheep, bred for their quality wool, are so used to being sheared they barely react to the loud machines. Ashley Barner | Meridian Tribune
    The Merino sheep, bred for their quality wool, are so used to being sheared they barely react to the loud machines. Ashley Barner | Meridian Tribune
  • Dr. Shawn Ramsey shows an example of crimping, one of the determining factors in the quality of wool. Ashley Barner | Meridian Tribune
    Dr. Shawn Ramsey shows an example of crimping, one of the determining factors in the quality of wool. Ashley Barner | Meridian Tribune
MeadowOak Farms in Meridian has sold the wool from their sheep to Texas A&M for the past three years, and this past Thursday was the day to collect. Dr. Shawn Ramsey, Professor and Assistant Head of Undergraduate Programs in Animal Science, along with three of his students, were on hand to collect and bag the wool as shearers from MeadowOak Farms sheared the flock of Delaine Merino. The…

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