We voted for Trump to fix the border, now we are milking cows alone at 4am."

[Attilatheblond]

62. Lived in one of the few US counties where sheep are still raised. Shearing teams from Australia and New Zealand came

and the ranchers gave them a try. Ranchers did NOT like their work as they were usually hung over and not especially good with the sheep. To a one, they went back to the traveling bands of shearers from Mexico. Ranch wives especially did not like the teams from lands down under. Rude and not socially acceptable on family ranches. The local sheriff and deputy didn't much like the trouble they caused in the two local bars. It was a mess.

The shearing teams from Mexico were always polite, stayed out of the bars, and were especially gracious to the ranch wives who fed and housed them.

Raising sheep is really not financially profitable in the US today. But some die-hards do it because of tradition. I doubt the market for wool will get much bigger. There are years, decades, of unsold wool bales here and wool clothes are just not made here in any large degree. Even with market shifts due to tariffs (which are likely not to hold up in courts) there just isn't a market. And the meat? Sheep feeding on range plants are just not tasty.