Sheep Industry News June 2022

SheepIndustry NEWS Volume 26, Issue 6 June 2022

A Look Inside 12 Deadline to Enter ASI Photo Contest is Aug. 1 With the start of summer comes the annual kickoff of the ASI Photo Contest and sheep producers, photographers and others are encouraged to begin collecting their entries now. The dead line to enter is 5 p.m. mountain time on Aug. 1. 14 Peak Mountain Offers Sheep Camp Luxury Family Foundation: Utah's Allen Olsen It's easy to joke that Allen Olsen hasn't gone very far in the sheep industry given the fact that he was born just 150 feet from where he sits at the kitchen table in his home. But there's so much more to the story for this fourth-generation rancher. Members of the Wheeler family readily admit they aren't great salesmen. Fortunately, the high-quality sheep camps they build at Peak Mountain Camps in central Utah pretty much sell themselves. 16

ON THE COVER:

Darrell Keese examines wool that was available for sale in late April through Utah Wool Marketing.

Departments 4 President’s Notes 6 Market Report 9 ASI Member Listing

30 The Last Word

10 Sheep Shot 26 Obituaries

27 Breeders’ Directory 29 Industry Calendar

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