Sheep Industry News January 2023

ASI Announces Annual Industry AwardWinners

I daho’s Jeff Siddoway became the second member of his family to be selected as the winner of ASI’s McClure Silver Ram Award when he was chosen from a group of top-notch nominees as the 2023 recipient. His wife, Cindy – a past president of ASI – won the award in 2016. Siddoway leads a slate of award winners that is second to none. He’ll be honored at the Industry Awards Luncheon on Jan. 20, at the ASI Annual Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. He’ll be joined on stage that day by: • Distinguished Producer Award winner Dr. Stanley Poe of Indiana. • Peter Orwick Camptender Award winners Jim Logan, DVM, of Wyoming, and Cindy Wolf, DVM, of Minnesota. • Industry Innovation Award winner Jeanne Carver of Oregon. • Shepherd’s Voice Award winner KLST-TV/KSAN-TV of San Angelo, Texas. MCCLURE SILVER RAM A fifth-generation Idaho sheep rancher, Siddoway made his mark while serving 12 years in the Idaho State Senate. He was also a regular participant in ASI’s Spring Trip to Wash ington, D.C., where he lobbied Congress on behalf of the indus try. Siddoway ventured into politics “to protect agriculture,” and worked fervently on issues ranging from predator management to keeping the doors open at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. “We worked long and hard to save the station,” he said. “We almost saw its demise, but I’m proud to say it's still going strong. I do look at some of our wins in Washington, D.C., and I’m thankful for those."

Siddoway served on a variety of ASI’s councils and committees through the years, including a stint on the ASI Board of Directors. He’s also a past president of the Idaho Wool Growers Association. “I just love the people in this industry and the industry itself,” he said. “We don’t always agree on everything, but we find a way to come together and move the industry forward. I wish I could say the industry was a little stronger than it is, but I think the next gen eration is going to do some great things with the sheep industry." As for winning the McClure Silver Ram Award, Siddoway said he could think of plenty of other producers who are just as (or more) deserving of the recognition. “This was quite a surprise,” said Siddoway. “I’m humbled just to be nominated, much less to receive the award.”

Dr. Stanley Poe

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCER Dr. Stanley Poe is a lifelong sheep producer who was fortunate enough to work with both his father and his children in the family’s Hampshire operation. He was happy to hand over the operation to the next generation in the last year. “I appreciate the fact that I didn’t have to have a dispersal sale when I decided it was time to retire,” he said. “I don’t really have much work to do around the farm now, but a lot of the sheep pro ducers I worked with through the years admire the fact that I have sons who are just as interested in sheep as I was.” Poe ramped up involvement with ASI after retiring from full time work with an animal health company in 2000. The family op eration was a leader in artificial insemination in the sheep industry and even hosted the ASI Executive Board for a farm tour several years ago. Poe is a past president of the Indiana Sheep Association and has regularly served as the state’s representative to the ASI Board of Directors. PETER ORWICK CAMPTENDER Longtime ASI Animal Health Committee Co-Chairs Jim Logan,

Jeff Siddoway

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