Sheep Industry News March 2025

Center of the Nation Wool, Inc. – SD Steve & Pam Clements – SD Tom, Ron & Cynthia Crane, Crane Family Ranches, LLC – CA David & Theressa Dalling, Dalling Sheep, Inc. – ID Douglas & Julia Davis, The Homestead Ranch – SD Denis Ranch – TX Krista & Dennis Doyle, Doyle Farm – OH Alicia Dredge, Jouglard Sheep Co. / CD Ranches – ID John & Bernie Dvorak – MN David & Janet Earl, Upper Creek Ranch – UT Jeff Ebert, Ebert Sheep Farm – KS Ted & Renae Edwards, Edwards Ranch – WY Thomas & Leah Edwards, TLE Ranch, Inc. – WY Ben & Stella Elgorriaga, Elgorriaga Livestock, Inc. – CA Martin & M. Teresa Etchamendy, Etchamendy Sheep Co. – CA Ernie & George Etchart, Etchart Livestock, LLC – CO Nick & Kimberly Etcheverry, Eureka Livestock – CA Joe & Lillian Ethridge, Comanche Trail Ranch. L.P. – TX Lorin & Waneta Fawcett, Joseph O. Fawcett & Sons, Inc. – UT Tom & Joni Harlan, Harlan Livestock, LLC – WY Marlin Helming, Helming Hampshires – CO Dwight Heser – MT Kurt & Carol Heupel, Heupel Farms – CO Larry & Angie Hopkins, Little Eagle Creek Valley Farm – IN Matt & Sandra Jarvis, Jarvis Sheep Co. – UT Claire Jones, Bar 7 Ranch – TX Gary & Gail Jorgensen, Legacy Lamb – KS Chris Kokkeler – OR Rodney & Sharon Kott – TX Dean & Kathy Lamoreaux, Lamoreaux Sheep – UT Marianne & Kris Leinassar, F.I.M. Corp. – NV Louis (Spud) & Thea Lemmel, Lemmel Ranch, LLC – SD Dan & Kim Lippert – MN Carol Martinez, Martinez Livestock, Inc. – WA William Mast – OR Max & Joyce Matthews – SD Janet & Michael Mawhinney, Blaker Ridge Farm – PA Ken & Oogie McGuire, Desert Weyr, LLC – CO Ken & Phyllis McKamey, McKamey Ranch Co. – MT Matt & Dan Mickel, Mickel Bros. Sheep Company – UT Maxwell & Kelsey Miller, DJ Miller Ranches, Inc. – OR Linda & Tammy Fisher, Askew Fisher Ranch – TX Gerry & Gwen Geis, Geis Brothers, LLC – WY Kevin & Bobbi Geis, Geis Brothers, LLC – WY Helen Glass, JL Glass Ranch – TX WM & Sherie Goring, W.F. Goring & Son, Inc. – UT Keith & Linda Hamilton, Hamilton Ranch, Inc. – WY Dan Hampton, Hampton Sheep Company – WY Bob & Kate Harlan, Bar SX Ranch – WY

North Dakota Lamb & Wool Producers – ND Will & Laura Nuckolls, Nuckolls Ranch, Inc. – WY John & Connie Olagaray, Five-O Ranch – CA Dave & Holly Ollila, Flying O Sheep – SD Bob & Jennifer Orwick, Orwick Ranch – SD Pete & Rama Paris, Paris Livestock – NV Dan & Kay Persons, Rafter P Ranch – MN Burton & Pattie Pfliger, Roselawn Legacy Hampshires – ND Doelene Pitt, Pitt Family Columbias – UT Martha Pool Elder, Tisdale Ranch – TX Jewell Reed – WY Warren & Carla Roberts, Open Heart Ranch – CO Ward & Lynn Rouse, Rouse Farms – OR Thomas & Carol Schene, Schene Enterprises, Inc. – CA Louis Schmidt, Schmidt Ranch – CO Schreier Farms Tracy Minnesota – MN Maurice Short, M and K Short Ranch – OR Bill & Margie Sparrow – NC W. Keith & Kathy Stumbo, Down Valley Farm – NY Dean & Paula Swenson – ND Randy & Amanda Tunby, Tunby Ranch – MT Utah Wool Marketing Association – UT Luanne & Mike Wallewein, Timber Coulee Columbias – MT Washington State Wool Growers Auxiliary – WA Sandy & Brenda Webster, Webster Livestock – UT Ray & Jeri Willoughby, Willoughby LTD Ranch – TX David & Sara Winters, David W Winters Livestock – TX Paul J. Wipf, Cascade Colony – MT Charles & Deborah Wray, Portland Prairie Texels – MN

CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS Martin Albini – CA Almost Appalachian Farm – KY Albert Bisek, Hidden Knoll Farm – MN Ronald & Norma Bromley – VT Robert & Sarah Calvert, Calvert Farm – PA

CRP Ranch Partnership – TX Debbie & Jim Cummings – PA Anne & Rob Davis, Davis Family Livestock – CO Pete & Sarah Gnatkowski, Hall Gnatkowski, Inc. – NM David & Susan Hermann – IN Sharon Holman, Pfluger Holman – TX Kathy & Tony Meyer, Final Frontier Farm / KY Wool Works – KY Michael & Leah Miller – OH Michelle & Dana Missler, Bittersweet Family Farm – OH William & Susan Shultz, Bunker Hill Farm – OH Richard & Jeanne Sparks – MT Rex A. Streets – MT Marilyn Volpe & George Borkow, Sheep Ranch – ID

Jim & Georgia Moore – WY Ron & Elizabeth Moss – ID Joanne Nissen – CA

Bill, Jr. & Karon Wheeless, KBAR Ranch – TX Bobby & Sherri Zesch, Bar Z Zesch Ranch – TX

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