Sheep Industry News June 2022

President’s Notes SUSAN SHULTZ ASI PRESIDENT

Summer Is ATime For Friends

S ummer is here. This is a perfect season to get out and take advantage of the many field days, festivals, exhibitions, tours and educational events that are offered throughout our sheep industry. Not only is it an opportunity to gain new ideas and expand our knowledge base, but it is a great time to renew old friend ships and create new ones. In this column, I am sharing a few photos of the variety of folks from different states that I have had the pleasure of visiting with and learning from these past few years.

Regardless of the differences in environments, management systems, production goals or flock sizes they all share a common vision of working to produce lamb and wool that makes them proud and profitable. Whether they are a producer, feeder, packer or scientist they each have knowledge that warrants listening to. Be curious, carve out time to observe and learn from others. It is a key in making positive change in order to improve our own operations and our industry. My best.

1. Luke, Lane and Cael Blonquist with Bill Shultz in Utah. 2. NSIP's Rusty Burgett and Susan Shultz in Iowa. 3. Weston Helle of Montana and Jeff Hasb rouck of Colorado in Texas. 4. Vance Broadbent and Susan in Wyoming. 5. Matt Mickel of Utah. 6. Reed Anderson and Susan in Oregon. 7. Susan and Dr. Reid Redden at Texas A&M AgriLife in Texas. 8. Kyle and Carrie Hurley of Iowa. 9. Susan with Dr. Brad Freking, Mark Hoogendoorn and Dr. TomMurphy at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Neb. 1

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