Sheep Industry News June 2023

Joe Pozzi Several years removed from his role as the Region VIII representative to the ASI Executive Board, Joe Pozzi was elected earlier this year as secretary/treasurer for the associa tion. A fourth-generation rancher, he’s taken the family operation in a handful of new directions that eas ily show the value of niche market ing for both lamb and coarse wool.

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Maryland Festival

Saturday morning at the Mary land Sheep and Wool Festival felt like a rock concert. It was abuzz with excitement and anticipation with fiber enthusiasts itching to get their hands on the best fleeces and yarn.

With Fibershed among a group of applicants that was awarded a $30 million Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities grant last fall from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American sheep industry celebrated its inclusion in the program.

John Brasfield Running 100 ewes on 10 (and a half) acres, John Brasfield has an operation that Western producers can only imagine. Welcome to North Carolina, where intensive grazing and high stocking rates aren’t just a dream.

ASI Photo Contest

It’s time to start sorting through those great photos you took the past few years and prepare to enter them in the 2023 ASI Photo Contest. Win ning entries will be featured in the October issue of the Sheep Industry News.

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