Sheep Industry News December 2024

Breeders’ Directory SNYDER RANCHES, LLC

YouTube: Wise Family Sheep Serving the lamb industry since 1973. WENSLEYDALE HORSEFEATHER RANCH Terisue & Craig Harvey 1060 Fox Canyon, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 805-459-8248 • horsefeatherranch.net Black & White High percentage breeding stock. Raw, milled and finished fleece. WHITE DORPERS ROCK SOLID RANCH White Dorpers raised on pasture with profitabil ity in mind on an accelerated lambing schedule. Performance, parasite resistance, and productiv ity data available. We also have herding Corgis, Karakachan guard dogs and guardian donkeys occasionally available. Nate, Amanda, Abi & Jackson Houser 205 Patton Rd., Pikeville, TN 37367 931-267-1802 • 423-605-7511

111 Orion Ave., Pierre, S.D., 57501 605-553-3331 • ustargheesheep@gmail.com USTargheeSheep.org TEESWATER & VALAIS BLACKNOSE SHEPHERDS LANE OF OREGON, LLC Martin and Joy Dally 34503 Meridian Road, Lebanon, OR 97355 541-258-2692 • ShepherdsLane.com Providing Teeswater, Gotland, and Valais Blacknose genetics to North America. Semen, embryos, purebred breeding stock. USDA Export Certified flock. TEXEL TEXEL SHEEP BREEDERS SOCIETY Cinda Baird, Secretary 18700 CR 216, Arcadia, OH 44804 419-722-7230 • secretary@texelsusa.org TexelsUSA.org The breed with the remarkable muscle develop ment. TUNIS-SOUTHDOWN-SHROPSHIRE WISE FAMILY SHEEP 405 Beaver Dam Road, Spring Mills, PA 16875 814-574-9470 • wisefamilysheep@gmail.com

PO Box 363, Norwood, CO 81423 970-327-0271• Cell: 970-708-9906 snyderranch56@yahoo.com Providing quality range rams to producers for three generations! TARGHEE HUGHES NEWFORD CO. John and Betty Sampsel Box 558, Stanford, MT 59479 406-566-2700 • hnco@mtintouch.net Yearling Rams and Ewes. NSIP data since 1987. Maternal/Growth/Carcass/Wool traits. Above average USA Range Index. Microns 20-22. SIMS SHEEP CO., LLC Mike Sims PO Box 807, Evanston, WY 82931 307-679-1502 We have yearling rams, lamb rams, yearling ewes and ewe lambs. Targhee cross. Finest blood lines in the Western United States. U.S. TARGHEE SHEEP ASSOCIATION Jackie McMartin, Secretary/Treasurer

Industry Calendar

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DECEMBER 2024 6-7 – Buckeye Shepherd's Symposium – Wooster, Ohio – OhioSheep.org. 6-7 – North Dakota Lamb & Wool Producers Association Annual Convention – Ramada Inn in Fargo, N.D. – NDSheep.org. 6-7 – Montana Wool Growers Association Annual Convention – Bill ings, Mont. – MTSheep.org. 7 – Southeast Kentucky Sheep Producers Shearing School – Cabin Hollow Farm in Somerset, Ky. – Patrick Angel at 606-312-5264. 11 – IU-USU-SDSU Extension Sheep & Goat Monthly Webinar – uidaho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWiLWKvuS2-dx3AJnWotNw. JANUARY 2025 4 – Southeast Kentucky Sheep Producers Shearing School – Cabin Hollow Farm in Somerset, Ky. – Patrick Angel at 606-312-5264. 8 – IU-USU-SDSU Extension Sheep & Goat Monthly Webinar – uidaho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWiLWKvuS2-dx3AJnWotNw. 15-18 – ASI Annual Convention – Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scotts dale, Ariz. – SheepUSA.org. 23-25 – Utah State University Sheep Shearing School – Logan, Utah – eventbrite.com/e/usu-sheep-shearing-school-2025-tickets- 1003155062797. FEBRUARY 2025 12 – IU-USU-SDSU Extension Sheep & Goat Monthly Webinar – uidaho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWiLWKvuS2-dx3AJnWotNw.

MARCH 2025 5-6 – Missouri Extension Shearing School – George Washington Carver Farm at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. – 573-681 5540 or BruemmerJ@LincolnU.edu. 12 – IU-USU-SDSU Extension Sheep & Goat Monthly Webinar – uidaho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWiLWKvuS2-dx3AJnWotNw. 21-22 – Ozark Highlands Sheep and Fiber Festival – Mesta Meadows Farm in Glenallen, Mo. – MestaMeadows.com/fiber-festival. 28-29 – Tennessee Sheep Shearing School – Middle Tennessee State University Livestock Pavilion in Murfreesboro, Tenn. – TennesseeSheep.org. APRIL 2025 9 – IU-USU-SDSU Extension Sheep & Goat Monthly Webinar – uidaho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWiLWKvuS2-dx3AJnWotNw. 21-25 – Washington State Beginning Sheep Shearing School – Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake, Wash. – Sarah Smith at 509-754 2011, ext. 4363 or smithsm@me.com. 26 – Washington State Advanced Sheep Shearing School – Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake, Wash. – Sarah Smith at 509-754 2011, ext. 4363 or smithsm@me.com. MAY 2025 3-4 – Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival – Howard County Fair grounds in West Friendship, Md. – SheepandWool.org.

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