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Sheep Industry News

A publication of the American Sheep Industry

March 2024 SIN

President’s Notes
Trade Uncertainty
ASI Shearing Grants Awarded
Shearers Balance Competing Interests
Shearers Compete for National Titles
Rosemary and Thyme Creamery Makes a Name for Itself in Northwest Georgia
Obituary
Changing your lambing calendar

Sheep Industry February 2024

President’s Notes
Trade Uncertainty
Campaign Launched to Defeat Denver Ballot Measure Prohibiting Slaughterhouses
Annual Convention Wraps Up in Denver
Farm Bill Discussion Opens Convention
Innovative Topics Lead Wool Discussions
American Lamb’s Journey Continues
PERC Investigates Sheep Solar Grazing
Animal Health Hears Research Advances
Industry Hands Out Annual Awards
Realizing a Return on Genetic Selection
Inheritable Traits & Selection Indexes
Council Prepares for Disease Outbreak
YE Group Fired Up For American Lamb
ALB Announces Grazing Workshops
USDA Announces 2024 Wool MAL Rates

Sheep Industry News January 2024

President’s Notes
Trade Uncertainty
Groenewold To Be Honored Posthumously
ASI Announces 2024 Award Winners
Got Sheep’s Milk?

December 2023 SIN

President’s Notes
Trade Uncertainty
Make Plans to Attend Your First Annual Convention
Greg Groenewold Named Wool Excellence Winner
USDA Announces ALB, NSIIC Appointments
Making the Most of USDA Assistance Programs
Guard Dog Contributors
Maximize Revenue Opportunity from Cull Ewes

Sheep Industry News November 2023

President’s Notes
Mixed Signals in the Market
ASI Accepting Awards Nominations
Industry Educational Opportunities
Research Project Secures Arlington Sheep Unit’s Future
2024 ASI Annual Convention
Wyoming Man Looking to Restore Sheep King Mansion

Sheep Industry News October 2023

President’s Notes
Prices Trending Upward
Next Generation Examines Genetic Future
Great Lakes Lamb Achieves AWA Level III Certification
Wisconsin Festival Offers Variety to Large Crowds
Purina Announces New Products
Miller, Johnson Retire From Board

Sheep Industry news September 2023

President’s Notes
Prices and production
ASI Executive Board Meets in Idaho
RTM’s Bring Foreign Wool Buyers to United States
Young Entrepreneurs Tour Idaho
Former ASI President Jim Magagna Remains A Political Force
Managing Mineral Intake Is An Easy Fix

Sheep Industry News August 2023

President’s Notes
Some Good News in Lamb Markets
Council Gets Look at Pendleton Mill
Moving Forward in the American Sheep Industry
Meet the Research Leaders at NSIP
Data Management for the American Sheep Producer
Seedstock Producers Adopt Emerging Technologies
Technology Proving Invaluable In Combating Parasites
Pedigreed Sheep in the Digital Age
A Journey in Sheep GEMS
Young Researchers Lead State Initiatives
The Potential Value of International Sheep Evaluations
Bentley Selected for Sheep Heritage Scholarship
Changes in Cattle Industry Show Where Sheep Are Headed
Congressmen Express Support for Wool
Wyoming Festival Celebrates State’s Sheep Culture

Sheep Industry News July 2023

President’s Notes
Trade Uncertainty
OBITUARY
Pendleton Pays Premium for AWA Certification
Elevate Textiles Announces Recapitalization & New Ownership
ASI Exercises Secure Sheep & Wool Supply Plan
Georgia Sheep Association Draws A Crowd
Georgia Wool Grower Makes Most of Gulf Coast Native Sheep
Taking on Targeted Grazing
S.D. Lamb Benefits From CIS Certification
Oregon Contest Announces Winning Shearers
How Can I Get Ewes To Conceive on the First Service?

Sheep Industry News June 2023

President’s Notes
Prices Steady, Lamb Production Forecast To Decline Slightly
ASI’s Hubbard Offers Farm Bill Testimony
Grant Applications Due This Summer to NSIIC
2023 ASI Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries
Are You Ready for the Changes to Over-the-Counter Antibiotics?
Meet the Exec. Board Joe Pozzi – Valley Ford, Calif.
Festival Celebrates 50 Years of Fiber in Maryland
Fibershed Gets to Work on $30 Million Grant
Intensively Grazing in North Carolina
Major Contribution Fuels Raise the Shed Fundraising Campaign
Author Looks Back on Washington Ranch Life

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