Sheep Industry News July 2022

Breeders’ Directory

Industry Calendar CULHAM & STEVENS 5108 E. Howell Road, Webberville, MI 48892 517-896-7378 • culhamab@aol.com NSIP since 1988. Home of the breed’s fastest growing sheep. PASKEY SUFFOLKS Shelby, Scott & Lisa Paskey 5213 County Hwy TT, Cottage Grove, WI 53527 • Farm: 608-837-3725 Cell: 608-669-3996 • lrpaskey@gmail.com Established in 1976. Certified Scrapie Free Flock 2012. Export Certified Flock 2016. SEASON’S BOUNTY FARM SUFFOLKS Radell & Sarah Schrock 2373 Harpine Hwy, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 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!

541-258-2692 • ShepherdsLane.com Providing Teeswater, Gotland, and Valais Blacknose genetics to North America. Semen, embryos, purebred breeding stock. USDA Export Certified flock.

TARGHEE HUGHES NEWFORD CO. John and Betty Sampsel

TUNIS-SOUTHDOWN-SHROPSHIRE WISE FAMILY SHEEP

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. U.S. TARGHEE SHEEP ASSOCIATION Mardy Rutledge, Secretary PO Box 955, Chinook, MT 59523 702-292-5715 • ustargheesheep@gmail.com USTargheeSheep.org TEESWATER &VALAIS BLACKNOSE SHEPHERDS LANE OF OREGON, LLC Martin and Joy Dally 34503 Meridian Road, Lebanon, OR 97355

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.

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

JULY 2022 8-9 – 101st Idaho State Ram Sale – Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Twin Falls, Idaho – IdahoWoolGrowers.org. 9 – Eastern Alliance for Production Katahdins Annual Symposium & Sale – Blountville, Tenn. – EasternAllianceKatahdins.com. 9-10 – Western States Dorper Association's Annual Show and Sale – Reno, Nev. – WSDorpers.org. 11-13 – NSIP Ram and Ewe Sale – Online – WLivestock.com. 14-16 – Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Annual Convention – Ker rville, Texas – TSGRA.com. 16-17 – Copper K Fiber Festival – Whitehall, Mont. – CopperK FiberFestival.com. 17-19 – ASI Executive Board – Denver, Colo. – SheepUSA.org. 18-20 – U.S. Targhee Sheep Association National Show and Sale – Big Timber, Mont. – USTargheeSheep.org. 19-22 – American Dorper Sheep Breeders' Society Breeders Course and Judges School – Cookeville, Tenn. – DorperSheep.org. 20-21 – Colorado Wool Growers Association Convention – Mon trose Pavilion in Montrose, Colo. – ColoradoSheep.org. 22-23 – Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers Ultrasound Clinic – Scottsbluff, Neb. – NebraskaSheepandGoat.org. 23 – South Dakota Sheep Growers Association Premium Yearling Ewe Sale – Magness Livestock Auction in Huron, S.D. – SDSheepGrowers.org. 30 – NSIP Center of the Nation Sale – Spencer, Iowa – NSIP.org. AUGUST 2022 4-6 – Katahdin Expo & Sale – Hyder Burks-Ag Pavilion in Cookev ille, Tenn. – Katahdins.org/expo.

5-6 – Fiberfest Eureka – Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Eureka, Mont. – EurekaFiberfest.org. 6 – Montana Lamb Jam – Gallatin County Fairgrounds in Bozeman, Mont. – MTSheep.org. 8-9 – American Lamb Summit – East Lansing, Mich. – LambResourceCenter.com/summit2022. 19 – California Wool Growers Association Convention – Carson Valley Inn in Minden, Nev. – CaliforniaWoolGrowers.org. 19-20 – 49th Annual Sheep & Goat Field Day and Texas Sheep & Goat Expo – San Angelo, Texas – AgriLife.org/agrilifesheepandgoat. 20-21 – Beginning Shepherd & Pasture Management Workshop – Bellingham, Wash. – LydiasFlock.com. 27 – Montana Columbia Breeders Association Show – Fergus County Fairgrounds in Lewistown, Mont. – MTColumbiaSheep.org. SEPTEMBER 2022 6 – Virginia Tech 23rd Annual NSIP Production Sale – Blacksburg, Va. – APSC.VT.edu/facilities0/copenhaversheepcenter.html. 9-11 – Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival – Jefferson County Fair Park in Jefferson, Wis. – WisconsinSheepandWoolFestival.com. 10 – Rafter 7 Merino Ram & Ewe Sale – Eureka County Fairgrounds in Eureka, Nev. – Gary McCuin at gmccuin@unr.edu or 775-237 6134. 10-11 – Vermont Shearing School – Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vt. – Jim McRae at vtshearer@yahoo.com or 802-483-2463. 14-15 – Montana Ram & Ewe Sale – Eastern Montana Fairgrounds in Miles City, Mont. – MTSheep.org. 15-16 – Newell Ram Sale – Newell, S.D. – NewellRamSale.com.

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