Sheep

Industry speakers and chute-side discussions are part of the Wyoming Sheep Seminar in Powell May 10-11. A late afternoon session is at the Park County Fairgrounds Monday, May 10, then …

Profits from sales of limited-edition throws made from wool grown and knitted in Wyoming will be reinvested back in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources sheep and wool program …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued a report showing that the department’s changes in recent years to the policy of providing free sheep identification …

Nominations are now being sought by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for the American Lamb Board (ALB). The 13-member board is charged with directing research, information and promotion programs …

A coalition of senators and representatives sent a letter in late January to Acting Secretary Kevin Shea of the U.S. Department of Agriculture concerning the status of the Importation of …

Following one of the most difficult years in the history of the American sheep industry, Susan Shultz of Ohio has been elected to lead the American Sheep Industry Association as …

Ben Lehfeldt, sheep producer from Lavina, MT, and Montana Wool Growers Board of Directors member representing District 2/Central Region, is campaigning for the nomination of the American Sheep Industry Associations …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service announced a groundbreaking treatment that prevents anemia, weight loss, poor wool and meat production, and even death in sheep. ARS researchers partnered …

There is an ongoing sentiment in the American sheep industry that the animal inventory is greater than that captured by federal and state lamb slaughter data. The belief is these …

The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors announced this week the approval of seven proposals for NSIIC grants in 2020. A total of 24 proposals totaling nearly $2 …