Sheep Industry News March 2023

SheepIndustry NEWS Volume 27, Issue 3 March 2023

A Look Inside 10 Mid-StatesWool Growers Closing in Fall 38 The Last Word: Fighting Antibiotic Resistance If you attended the ASI Annual Convention, you know we’ve been talking about efforts to address antibiotic resistance. Chances are you already know that by this June antibiotics that we now get over the counter will require a vet's prescription. 14 ASI Elects Officers, Executive Board As he works through the transition process to step away from a daily role on his family’s fifth-generation ranch outside Casper, Wyo., Brad Boner stepped into a new role during the ASI An nual Convention in mid-January in Fort Worth, Texas. Just five years after celebrating its 100th anniversary, Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative has decided to cease operations later this year. The cooperative’s board voted in favor of the closure in December 2022.

ON THE COVER:

Dalton Long of Oregon submitted this photo of Kelsey with a newborn spring lamb in last year's ASI Photo Contest.

Departments 4 President’s Notes 6 Market Report 9 ASI Member Listing 32 Obituary 34 Sheep Health 35 Breeders’ Directory 37 Industry Calendar

20 ASI Annual Awards

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