Sheep Industry News February 2024

Breeders’ Directory

blood lines in the Western United States. U.S. TARGHEE SHEEP ASSOCIATION Jackie McMartin, Secretary/Treasurer 105 S. Eastern Ave., Hartford, SD 57033 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 Ex port Certified flock. TUNIS BEND IN THE CREEK FARM Gary and Sandy Sojka 1335 Creek Road, Middleburg, PA 17842 gsojka@bucknell.edu • 570-658-5355 Short film on WVIA (PBS) website: Saving the Tunis. Breeding and raising registered Tunis sheep since 1997.

radellschrock@yahoo.com • 540-908-5399 SeasonsBountyFarm.com Thick, meaty suffolks. Annual Production Sale is the first Saturday in September. SNYDER RANCHES, LLC 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!

TUNIS-SOUTHDOWN-SHROPSHIRE WISE FAMILY SHEEP

405 Beaver Dam Road, Spring Mills, PA 16875 814-574-9470 • wisefamilysheep@gmail.com 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. Nate, Amanda, Abi & Jackson Houser 205 Patton Rd., Pikeville, TN 37367 931-267-1802 • 423-605-7511 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. WHITE DORPERS ROCK SOLID RANCH

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

Industry Calendar

Submit calendar items to kyle@SheepUSA.org See the complete list of events at SheepUSA.org

FEBRUARY 2024 10 – Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers Lambing & Kidding School – Scottsbluff, Neb. – 308-386-8378 or ne.sheep.goat@gmail.com. 13 – N.C. Small Ruminant Improvement Program Nutrition and Grazing Webinar – Online – Go.NCSU.edu/webinar_nutrition. 16-17 – Maryland Sheep Shearing School – Fairplay, Md. – MarylandSheepBreeders.org/activities/maryland-shearing-school. 21 – Small Ruminant Webinar Series: Lamb and Kid Care – On line – Livestock.Extension.WISC.edu/programs/small-ruminant webinar-series. 24 – Indiana Shearing School – Purdue's Animal Science Research and Education Center Sheep Unit – IndianaSheep.com. MARCH 2024 2 – Washington State Sheep Producers Lambing School – Martinez Lambing Camp in Mabton, Wash. – WSSP.org. 5 – N.C. Small Ruminant Improvement Program Genetic Selectioin Webinar – Online – Go.NCSU.edu/webinar_genetics. 6-7 – Missouri Extension Shearing School – Jefferson City, Mo. – Jody Bruemmer at BruemmerJ@LincolnU.edu. 8-9 – New York Shearing School – Stone and Thistle Farm in East Meredith, N.Y. – Doug Rathke at 320-583-7281. 22-23 – Ozark Highlands Sheep & Fiber Festival – Glenallen, Mo. – MestaMeadows.com. 27 – Small Ruminant Webinar Series: National Sheep Improvement Program – Online – Livestock.Extension.WISC.edu/programs/ small-ruminant-webinar-series.

APRIL 2024 11-13 – Shepherd's Cross Shearing School – Claremore, Okla. – ShepherdsCross.com/sheep-shearing-school-asi.html. 12-14 – Colorado Sheep Shearing School – Craig, Colo. – Megan Stetson at megan.stetson@colostate.edu. 13 – Washington State Sheep Producers Lambing School – Feustel Farms in Lamont, Wash. – WSSP.org. 13 – Texas Katahdin Hair Sheep Association Sheep Field Day and Private Treaty Sale – Gatesville, Texas – TexasKatahdins.com. 15-17 – Shepherd's Cross Shearing School – Claremore, Okla. – ShepherdsCross.com/sheep-shearing-school-asi.html. 15-17 – 93rd Congress of the International Wool Textile Organiza tion – Adelaide, Australia – IWTO.org/events. 17 – NSIP Online Replacement Ewe Sale – Online – NSIP.org. 24 – Small Ruminant Webinar Series: Feeding Your Flock's Genetic Potential with Proper Nutrition Management – Online – Livestock. Extension.WISC.edu/programs/small-ruminant-webinar-series. 22-27 – Washington State Shearing School – Moses Lake, Wash. – Sarah Smith at smithsm@wsu.edu or 509-754-2011, ext. 4363. 22-27 – Minnesota Shearing School – The Lamb Shoppe in Hutchinson, Minn. – LambShoppe.com/calendar. MAY 2024 11-12 – New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival – Deerfield, N.H. – NHSWGA.org. 17-18 – South Central Katahdins Gathering & Private Treaty Sale – Animal Science Building in Fayetteville, Ark. – Hair-Sheep.com.

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