Sheep Industry News July 2023

ASI Exercises Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan

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In May, ASI hosted a discussion based exercise to pilot-test com ponents of the Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan and permitting process of sheep with no evidence of Foot and Mouth Disease infec tion during a simulated outbreak.

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20 Taking on Targeted Grazing Andrée Soares employs thou sands of sheep and goats whose only job is to mitigate fire danger throughout California’s Bay Area. So, it’s a bit ironic that she spends most of her days putting out fires of an administrative nature.

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Georgia Wool Grower Makes Most of Gulf Coast Native Sheep Georgia producer Joanne Maki was introduced to sheep in Dr. Keith Inskeep’s class as an undergraduate at West Virginia University in the mid-1970s.

S.D. Lamb Benefits from CIS Certification Wall Meat Processing – a small meat processing plant in Wall, S.D. – has opened new op portunities for South Dakota's lamb industry by becoming the state's first certified Cooperative Interstate Shipment facility.

Pendleton Pays Premium for AWA Certification

When ASI developed the American Wool Assurance program several years ago, one of the potential benefits for producers included receiving a premium price for their wool clips.

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