Sheep Industry News March 2022

SheepIndustry NEWS Volume 26, Issue 3 March 2022

A Look Inside 10 A m erican Sheep Inventory Down 2 Percent

ON THE COVER:

Increased slaughter of mature sheep in 2021 – thanks to drought and high mature ewe slaughter prices – played a role in a 2 percent decrease in the American sheep inventory as reported by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service in January.

12 2022 ASI Annual Convention

RAMS PAC Auction Sets Record Bidding was spirited and competitive at the 2022 RAMS PAC auction as a record amount of $31,700 was raised to support candidates who understand the needs of the American sheep industry. As it turns out, that rollercoaster ride American wool and sheep producers have been on the past couple of years was actually a Pacific Ocean wave that carried ASI into San Diego on Jan. 19-22 for its 157th Annual Convention .

Greenhouse Gas Guru Frank Mitloehner from the University of California-Davis explains how sheep can be part of the climate change solution.

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Departments 4 President’s Notes 6 Market Report 11 ASI Me m ber Listing 34 Obituaries 35 Breeders’ Director y 37 Industr y Calendar 38 The Last Word

32 Sheep Nutrition

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