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. ...

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 ...

Kateland Flock, a local producer of sheep wool products in Blithbury, has used the funding to invest in specialist machinery that transforms raw wool into nutrient-rich garden pellets which is a ...

LAWRENCE, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - One word best defines how Megan Landes-Murphy and her husband Tom Murphy met, made career choices and launched a unique-to-Nebraska business. Sheep. Neither ...

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 ...