Sheep Industry News April 2025

fact that these new and renovated facilities can provide a future in some research areas promoting and utilizing precision livestock technologies.” Gibbs was originally from a small sheep ranch in west central Texas in the “heart of sheep and goat country.” “We were active in 4-H and FFA. We showed livestock and

participated on livestock judging teams,” she said. Gibbs received a bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M University, and a master’s and doc torate with a post-doc at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She graduated last year and started at the NDSU HREC in June of 2024. For more on the facilities at HREC, visit NDSU.edu/agriculture/ ag-hub/research-extension-centers-recs/hettinger-rec.

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